I want to have this baby!

Yesterday was my 38 week appointment. Dr. Huish checked me and I was still only 80% effaced but was dilated to a 3 now! He asked if I wanted him to strip my membranes. Since it didn't work with Garrett, I asked how effective he thought it was. He said only about 50/50. But I thought, why not? Might as well give it a try again. Ouch. I just told myself it would all be worth it if it really did work. 

Well the rest of the day I felt crampy and had quite a bit of spotting. We decided to go to Winco as a family for a few groceries and to get some walking in to maybe help things along. By this point I only had some mild cramps but it was still more than I had felt before.  By the time we got home the cramps were stronger. When we got home we all ate a late dinner and then I felt like I needed to clean the kitchen.... you know, just in case. After the kids were in bed I showered, again, even though I had just showered before my appointment earlier that day, just in case. 

Just before 10 I thought, well, nothing is happening so I guess I'll go to sleep. Then I guess I jinxed myself because right at 10 I felt a contraction. Then I felt another one and another one. They were about 10-13 minutes apart. Over the next several hours they got closer and closer together and they were getting to be around 6-7 minutes apart. I was starting to really believe that we would be heading to the hospital. Then around 4:30am the contractions totally stopped. Boo!! I was so disappointed. But obviously there was nothing I could do about it, so I went to sleep. The kids woke up 2 hours later and I was exhausted from being up so much the night before but Rick had to be at the hospital at 7 so we all got up and ate breakfast. I think we'll just hang out around the house today and just hope that labor starts, or that my water breaks, or at least something happens! Haha. I am so ready to meet our little baby girl!!

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Also, as a side note, Rick has been giving me foot rubs every night. He is such a sweetheart and his mom trained him well!! He used to give his mom foot rubs all the time and his mom always jokes around how she was just preparing him for marriage one day. Well, she prepped him well! Haha :) Rick gives a great foot rub!

I also found these random pics from right before Brenna was born that I don't think got added anywhere. We took the kids to the Children's Museum the week before Brenna was born. I snapped this pic from down below.... there was no way I was climbing up there at 39 weeks pregnant. Ha! But the kids had fun and we got this gorgeous picture of the sunset on our way home!

My last official pregnant picture.