Still here...

I'm thinking that saying, "I doubt that I'll make it to my due date" was the wrong thing to say:). Each day brings us closer to Friday and actually facing the possibility that I might go past. That would certainly be a different experience, but not unusual for many. We are trying to be patient, but it's hard not to wonder each day and night if it is "the day". It seems like someone new calls each day to see if I've had the baby yet. We'll have a lot of people to call once it finally happens. Until then we're keeping busy with school, reading, a bit of knitting, chores, and the everyday. Thankfully the weather has improved quite a bit. It's mostly around -7 these days. There was a bit of snow yesterday, but it warmed up enough to melt it. They were calling for 70 kmh winds yesterday, but that didn't happen. We're quite thankful for that because it would've brought a lot of extra snow in to fill up the lane and block our exit. So, until there's more news to post, it'll probably be pretty quiet on the blog front. Hope everyone else is having a good New Year so far!

Vehicles, in-laws, knee trouble, etc...

The past week feels like a month all rolled into one. The unusual actually started last week. Scott was helping a friend with house renos, but had to cancel on the second day because his car stalled and was acting strange. He had it towed into town, but couldn't get it looked at til this Monday.

Sunday we had temperatures of -40C and that wasn't including the wind chill, which we hear brought it down to about -50. We still managed to get to church and enjoyed the preaching and fellowship with those who were able to make it.

Monday we packed up the van and headed in to spend the day at the church. Scott had some work and was hoping to pick up his car later that day. We didn't want to be at home if my contractions continued, so we planned to make a day of it and possibly spend the night there. It ended up being one of the longest days/nights I've ever experienced. I did have contractions about every 15 - 25 minutes, but they never got any closer. Scott's car ended up not being fixed that day and he ended up making sure that most of it got taken care of on Tuesday.

Tuesday the contractions continued and were around 10 minutes apart. The in-laws arrived and we really thought we'd be heading to the hospital to deliver the baby sometime before midnight. As I was saying goodnight to the in-laws my left leg gave out and I fell sideways. My in-laws thought that I had fainted! That was not the case. I was rather embarrassed, but thankful that I hadn't fallen on my stomach. I did discover when I stood up that my knee with the tendonitis was back to square one. I could barely limp to my bed. I had been walking normally for a week, so this setback was quite disappointing.

It's now Thursday night and my knee is starting to feel almost normal again. The fall and pain seems to have stopped the close contractions though, so we're really just in the waiting stages again. I was told by a friend today that there are rumors of some patients at the local hospital having H1N1 flu. I'm not sure, but have considered the possibility that the Lord is delaying the delivery to avoid us coming into contact with those patients. I'm not sure if they're in a separate area and how susceptible we'd be to catching it, were we to be in the hospital right now.

So, we get more practice with patience and look forward to seeing when the Lord will bring this little one out. We are ready with the bed set up and car seat ready to go. Bags are packed and my mother in law is here to stay for awhile. So, although the waiting is hard, we're trying to maintain a good attitude. Hopefully I will be able to announce the arrival and post a pic of the new baby soon:). Until then....

Last one...

Today I had my last prenatal appt. for this pregnancy! The roads were covered with snow, but it wasn't that cold out. Yesterday was so nice that the kids played outside for awhile:). Tomorrow is supposed to bring a drop in temperatures again, so we're trying to enjoy the nicer days. The colder temps make it easier to get out of the yard, so it's probably a good thing so close to baby being born. Nothing has changed with the delivery policy, so we're just planning to hang out at the church til we're sure we're past the point that they would put me in an ambulance. The Dr. said that baby is head down, which is really just a confirmation for me. I've felt a lot more pressure, which is a good indication that we were close. I just wanted to make sure that the baby wasn't in the breech position. Other than that, things have slowed down a lot around here. Kind of makes the waiting that much longer, but trying to get a bit more rest before baby comes.