Guess what.........still waiting!

We are still waiting to meet Baby Burling and we are getting very anxious. Brandon thinks that we will be the only parents whose child stays in the womb. That's funny for him to say because it is not moving around inside of him. I know this has to be a big baby because it is taking up every inch of me. Every move is exciting but a little more uncomfortable everyday. I am going to call the midwife today though because my hands and feet are swelling and I don't know whether to be concerned or not. It might be because I am so big but I can hope she will say "Let's go, meet me at the hospital." So far, I feel that we have tried everything to meet this baby. I have eaten all sorts of spicy foods, we went on a bumpy ride in one of Grandpa Dave's trucks, and we have tried everything else that has been suggested. Nothing worked. I know that it has worked for some people but not for us. We have everything ready and have been looking at all the baby stuff for a while now but we haven't been able to use it. I know that this is the last week we will be pregnant but I want to have this baby sooner than later. Brandon is supposed to start teaching at Eureka on Thursday so we are both hoping that the baby will come before then. I think we have both been very patient long enough. It is time to meet our little one.

We hope everyone is well. I hope this is our last post before the baby. We will update you soon.
Thanks for all of your support and well wishes. We know everyone is looking forward to hearing about Baby Burling.

Ahhhhh.... Still Waiting

I went to the Dr. yesterday and we are still waiting. If the baby isn't here by next week we will talk about inducing. I had to take a non stress test to check on the baby because I am overdue. They monitored the baby's heart rate and contractions I was having. Everything looks great with the baby which is wonderful and I am having small contractions with a couple of significant ones. Most of my contractions hit the 20 line and I had about 2 or 3 that hit the 40 line. I am still feeling no pain from the contractions which I feel blessed and a little scared about. I feel a little tightening but nothing bad. It's a little scary because I am not feeling pain, so I won't really know how to time them. I can't always go by the tightening because she said that the baby is so big that my uterus is so tight I probably won't feel that much tightening. I gained another inch in my measurement. I am measuring at 41 weeks now. I think I am more anxious about meeting the baby then I am about not being pregnant anymore. Again, Brandon and our families have been wonderful. I get phone calls everyday from people checking on me and I really appreciate the fact that they are thinking of me. I have given myself little projects to do everyday because I want to keep busy not only to keep my mind off of being late but also to keep myself moving around because that is what is good for the baby. We will keep posting information as we get it.

Overdue #2

We are still waiting to meet our little one and I grow a little more uncomfortable everyday. I go back to the Dr. tomorrow afternoon to see what they say. I know they will probably induce my labor by the end of this week because they won't let me go over a week overdue. Brandon has been wonderful through this whole experience. He rubs my back and always tries to help me with whatever I need. I really appreciate everything he has done during this past nine months. Lily has started acting a little strange around me. I was hoping that she was sensing something but no luck yet. I think that I am more anxious about meeting Baby Burling then I am uncomfortable. Trust me its not roses to being carrying a big baby but it is totally worth it. I am still very excited everytime the baby moves (even though the baby has gotten stronger and it doesn't always feel that comfortable). I am looking forward to watching the baby so I can see just what he or she was doing while he or she was inside of me. My nephew, Noah is very excited about the baby. It keeps telling me that I am getting bigger and that I am about ready to pop the baby out of there. It's so cute. Well, I am hoping that this will be my last post until the baby is here. We will keep you update.

Overdue

We are still waiting to meet Baby Burling. No real changes in how I have been feeling. We spend a lot of time playing games and watching the Olympics. I'm a little too big to do much else. We are hoping that the baby will come soon. Hope everyone is well.

Still Waiting

Well, back to the dr. yesterday for my 39 weeks appointment. Things are progressing a little bit. She said I could go at anytime, but that doesn't really mean anything at this point because I seem to hear that every appointment. Baby Burling is running out of room, so we are hoping that something will happen soon. The baby is in a good position and they don't think we should have any trouble delivering naturally. We have had three friends or family members have babies in the last week. (MY TURN!!) Congratulations to Kip and Tricia, Baby Collin is adorable. Congratulations to Brett and Jessica, Baby Laila is beautiful. Congratulations to Brandon's cousins Betty and Jason on the birth of Baby Jack. We are looking forward to meeting Baby Jack. He was born a little early but is doing very well. Now, we are totally ready to meet Baby Burling. The midwife thought we wouldn't have to wait real long. She said it is possible that the baby will come meet us this week because of my progression and because there is a full moon on Saturday. It would figure that the baby would come on the weekend because Grandma and Grandpa Burling are going out of town. Lily ( our dog ) and Sophie ( his parents' dog ) have acted a little strange around me so I am hoping they are sensing something is going to happen. ( they say dogs know when things are going to happen) We'll keep you posted.

Waiting

I was hoping by now to have some exciting news, but it looks like we are waiting to see when Baby Burling wants to come and meet us. I went to the Dr. on Tuesday and my midwife thinks that my body is totally capable of having a big baby. I was honestly a little frustrated, but after I had some time to think about it I decided that it is probably better that I go into labor on my own. She did tell me that the baby is out of room and that is why I am a little uncomfortable. She thinks that the baby could be in the upper 9 lbs or possibly even 10 lbs. ( I am keeping my fingers crossed for 9lbs.) I have been having some prelabor symptoms, so I am hoping that baby will come visit soon. I have given Brandon directions on how to update this site, so when he has time he will deifinitely post the news and some pictures. He also has me email and facebook information to update those too. I hope we have some news for you soon.

Oh yeah

Brandon brought to my attention that I forgot to label one of the pictures that I added. The picture in the middle is a picture of Brandon and I with Stephanie and Chris having a picnic before we saw Taming of the Shrew at the Shakespeare Festival. ( I couldn't see the pictures as I was writing what they were. I apologize) We had a great time that night!