I went to the doctor this morning for our check-up. Everything is lookin’ good! I've gained 24.5 lbs so far, so despite how fat I feel, that’s good! Skyler's heartbeat was fast and strong, and we are still easuring well. They also took a culture for Strep B, which is a common bacteria that if not treated, can be harmful to the baby at birth. If I test positive, then I'll get treated with some antibiotics. No big deal if they catch it now. And, I’ll be going every week from now on!

However, I woke up at 4 am this morning and could not go back to sleep. A thought was occuring to me...for some reason I was feeling like I might want to give the ol’ push method a college try. Don’t know why (hormones? Motherly instinct?) but I think I just started feeling bad for my body and thought “you know, Body, you’ve been good to me most of my life. The only problem you’ve ever given me was endometriosis, which you overcame very well, obviously! I kind of feel bad choosing a c-section and not at least giving you a chance to do what you were made for…”

But on the other hand I am SO excited to have a scheduled delivery date a week before my due date with the c-section. I don’t want to go ANY longer than I have to! I don’t want to have to wait for my body to go into labor. I’m such a planner, and I’ve already got plans that are kind of dependent on Skyler's scheduled arrival.

So I talked to my doctor this morning about all these feelings, and he said “I think it’s great if you want to give pushing a shot. Your baby is a good average size and your previous surgery doesn’t mean anything as far as your pushing abilities. Epidurals are wonderful things in that it will be more comfortable for you and will help us ease the baby out to decrease chances of tearing. And you are comfortable with the idea of a c-section, so if you get tired and things aren’t progressing, then you are ok with that option and we don’t have to wear you out unnecessarily before getting there.” So then I countered with “well, I’m really impatient and I really liked the idea of having this baby on a scheduled time a week before my due date…” And he said “Just like we can schedule an elective c-section at 39 weeks, we can schedule induction that day too! And at 38 weeks if your body doesn’t look like it’s getting ready on its own, we can do some things to help it along.” So, that's a big change of plans (for now, anyway), but we still get to stick with the 39 week delivery schedule!!!! I’m kind of excited now – it's something new to think about but I still feel really comfortable with everything. Who knows though…I may change my mind again before that!