40 WEEKS, 1 DAY

Friday was a good day. Ashley & I went to my clubhouse gym & I walked on the treadmill hoping gravity would work its magic. I walked almost 2.5 miles & felt great. We went to lunch at the Redneck Gourmet in Newnan...their pimento cheese is to die for. Got a photography print order out of the blue & that kept me busy for most of the afternoon. Ashley cooked us a pasta dish for dinner from the Cooking Light magazine & then we watched college basketball for 5 hours. The Tarheels won, so Ash was excited. I had Braxton Hicks contractions for most of the evening (like every two minutes or so). In between the contractions, little Reagan would move all around in my tummy. My dad had a ball filming my belly with his new Canon video camera.

40 WEEKS

Here we are...made it to the due date. I haven't had a single contraction...well, at least one that causes me any pain. I'm heading out now to take Ms. Raleigh on a walk & am hoping that gravity will work a little magic. The waiting game is a hard game to play.

39 WEEKS, 6 DAYS

So, almost to the due date! I saw Dr. Beckford this morning & I am now 4 cm dilated & the amniotic sac is bulging which means it could break at any time. We've scheduled an induction for next Tuesday, March 31, but the doctor has a strong feeling that I won't make it that long. Ashley arrives from Raleigh tomorrow & will be here through Monday, so I'm hopeful that the baby will come while she's in town. Still feeling good & can't believe that our daughter will be here shortly!

39 WEEKS

39 weeks has come & gone & I'm still pregnant. I saw Dr. Beckford today & am now 2-3 cm dilated. The baby is still pretty high up, so I don't think she's quite ready to be born just yet. The doctor did strip my membranes & told me that Dr. Turner is on call this weekend if I go into labor, but I have a feeling I'll be waiting a bit longer. The weather forecast for the weekend looks really nice so I'll be able to enjoy the outdoors unlike last weekend when I was trapped inside for 3 days with nonstop rains. Next appointment (if I make it that far) is on Wednesday.

38 WEEK UPDATE

Just got home from the doctor & things are progressing...I'm officially 1-2 cm dilated. Of course, I could stay like that for a while, but at least there's been a positive change. Dr. Beckford could even feel the baby's head this time. She's still pretty high up, but at least I know she's pointing in the right direction. Baby Reagan's heartbeat was in the 140s & my blood pressure was low, so all is looking good!

37 WEEKS

My check up went well today; pretty uneventful. If nothing changes here in the next couple of weeks, it looks like I'll be carrying little Reagan all the way to 40 weeks!