No changes :(

Went to Dr. Fuller's yesterday for our weekly appointment and found out that I was still dilated 2 cm and 60% effaced- so no changes. Dr. Fuller said that it is pretty rare for a lady to be more dilated than 2 cm unless she is in labor (in which I am not currently). I had no idea! I thought that I would just keep going week by week dilating and effacing more and more till I went into labor. He said my body has done all it can to get ready for labor and I could go into labor anytime, or we might go until our due date- May 6th.

If we make it to May 6th and Hudson has not hatched, I will be induced that day because Dr. Fuller does not allow his patients to go over the due date. So at least that gives us a time frame. I am hoping that Hudson will go ahead and come on out before May 6th- but only God knows if he will or not. So if ya'll haven't heard anything by May 5th you can rest assured that we will have a baby one way or another on May 6th. We will have a baby in two weeks!

Hudson, you can commit this to memory- Women worry about their weight! I say that because I am the biggest I have ever been. Yes, I know that it is baby and not all me- but the scale and my body don't know that. Well- actually I guess a more accurate statement would be my joints don't know that. Anyway- having a you (Hudson)- is worth every pound I've gained- but I am getting pretty tired! Having had a great pregnancy I really can't complain- but I do have to admit that it is starting to take it's toll on me and I am ready to move on to the next phase of pregnancy- parenthood, and to let my body work toward getting back to normal. I know that I will miss feeling him move inside me though- that is the coolest feeling ever!

Gretchen- Dr. Fuller's nurse- asked me yesterday- "Aren't you glad we are not elephants? They carry their young for 2 years!"- I said yes- very glad and if that was the case I don't think most people would have more than one!

Jay was being Mr. Funnypants this week with the guys at work, he'd emailed them in the process of conversation on obesity that maybe now that I had been pregnant and had some physical ailments and uncomfortabilities related to pregnancy that I would appreciate what he went through all the time- reflux, backache, difficulty getting up, shortness of breath- that sort of thing. Made me laugh but I quickly replied to him that I intend to go to Weight Watchers as soon as possible after I have Hudson to work on getting this weight off.

I also plan to train to run (well- I say "run" tongue & cheek- I am sure I will be walking more than running)- the Little Rock half marathon next March. A friend of ours- Eileen- did it last year and I told her that I would like to do it with her this next year. What a great way to get in shape and lose baby weight right? I will dedicate it to both Jay and Hudson. Ya'll keep me in your prayers.

Being the type of person that always tries to enjoy whatever stage I am in- and not have any regrets I was looking ahead and thinking how all of this will be forgotten in a matter of months. What I mean is that we will be in a totally different pace of life and as most people (parents) have told us- we will wonder what we ever did without Hudson. I think that is pretty cool. Everytime we do something we think "This could be the last time we do this before Hudson arrives"- then we just try to savor the moment! We saw "Monsters v.s. Aliens" in 3D at the movies last weekend and Jay said "This could be the last movie we see before Hudson is born."

I did want to brag on myself for a minute- or my good genes- Thanks Mom & Dad. Dr. Fuller is a very laid back man but he has bragged on my how well I have done with this pregnancy from day 1. He has been pleased with my blood pressure, my weight gain and overall how my body has handled being pregnant. Yesterday when he was checking Hudson's heart rate with the doppler he said "Well, no stretch marks"- I told him that I had been moisturizing every day and he said that might be some of it but that more than likely it was good genes and not gaining too much weight. He said when lady gains 75 lbs there is only so far the skin will stretch- that kinda made me smile because knowing how laid back he is I wonder what he does when a patient is noncompliant with his direction. I wonder if he ever gets made at them? Just made me smile.

Lastly for this entry- Poppa Jay ordered a base for the car seat for his car and a neat little camera that Rachel told us about called a Flip. Well- the base came the other day and the Flip came last night. We played with it a little last night. Jay was recording me while I was doing my nightly routine of removing make-up, washing my face and flossing and brushing my teeth- it was pretty cool. The neatest thing about this camera is that the software is on it and that you plug the actual camera right into your computer via a USB port and can download the footage or still shots right onto your computer. I was instructed by Jay that one of us needs to keep it with us at all times from now till Hudson is born- and even after- so I have it with me ;)

Well- ya'll have a good rest of the week. I- or Jay- will be sure to pass on if our precious angel decides to grace us with his presence before May 6th! Love ya'll!