Tomorrow's Induction!

We had our last doctor's appointment today! I can't believe it - the time has gone by both quickly and slowly at the same time. Part of me can't believe that its time to have our baby - I absolutely LOVE feeling her kick and roll around, I feel like I know her so well already, I am going to miss that. But at the same time Jason and I are thrilled to finally meet our daughter that we have been anticipating for the last 9 months. We have had such a fortunate pregnancy and I am blessed to have been able to carry her to full term with no complications. I am a little nervous for the induction tomorrow, but at the same time I know we'll get to finally see her and that will be the most amazing moment of our lives. Its kind of a strange thing, knowing that the most important day of both of our lives is right around the corner.

So, the induction is planned for tomorrow evening. The plan is that we'll go into the hospital at 8pm and they'll give me the first round of medication to help me dilate (I haven't dilated at all yet, so chances are she would have been a late baby!) They'll give me that medication throughout the evening and then by morning hopefully I will have progressed enough that the doctor will come in and break my water. Between those two things, I will hopefully start having contractions on my own, but if not then they will give me a second medication, Pitocin, that will start contractions. I am a little nervous about that because the Pitocin does make for a painful labor, but thank goodness for modern medicine. I plan on going as far as I can without an epidural, but I am by no means opposed to it.

The doctor says if everything goes as planned she should be born by Thursday afternoon, we'll see if Sophia agrees :)