Almost... but not yet

Well the end is finally in sight. Yesterday Sean and I went in for our last pre-natal appointment. We packed the car with our bags and cameras just in case :)

I let the doctor know that I was a little worreid that Jackson had slowed down quite a bit so they hooked me up to the fetal monitor to check on him (fortunately we didn't have to go back to the birth center for this!). After about 5 minutes Jackson was dancing like a crazy man and his heart beat looked/sounded wonderful. I just needed some reassurance I guess!

Afterward the doctor did an exam and said I was about 2 cm dialated... just like last week. He also said that because I'm in week 41 that I need the baby out by the following week before we risk him getting too big or other complications. We talked more about setting up an induction and now we are scheduled to start at 6am on June 12th. I'm still nervous about the risks involved but I'm hoping and praying that since I've had a very healthy pregnancy this far that everything goes well.

After all was said and done we walked out of the doctor's office with a little bounce in our step because we finally knew that we're going to get to meet Jackson very soon! I was also pretty pleased to find that my weight gain had finally plateaued, thank the Lord!

We headed to the grocery store to pick up a few snacks to pack for our hospital stay. We even got in line with Safeway's most annoying cashier, but I was still in such a good mood that I didn't snap or cry when she said, "oh honey you are very pregnant." Yes that's right... but not for much longer!!

Sean and I continued our celebration by making some cookies last night... well it was mostly Sean doing all the work since I needed to put my feet up. But... here are some of our final pictures prior to being parents:












Well I guess this is it for pregnancy blogging. Both our families are coming in to town today, so let the madness begin!