Baby Watch

I just wanted to add that I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow (Thursday) afternoon. I'm hoping he predicts I have the baby soon. My concern is this: I am planning to do a VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean) delivery. The only thing is, if this baby is going to be bigger than the last one (7 lbs., 4 oz. at 4 wks early), the doctor doesn't want to even attempt it--we'll just do a C-section. This baby is getting bigger and bigger everyday she's not born and I really don't want a C-section! He thinks she'll be 7 1/2 to 8 lbs. at term. If that is true, she should be between 6 and 7 lbs. now. So at tomorrow's appointment I'll get a labor prediction (soon, not soon) and a current size prediction (too big, not too big). Based on the combination of answers, I suppose we might plan for a C-section or we might wait. I'll post an update sometime after my doctor's visit!

Baby Watch

I had some contractions this morning but they stopped. Still no baby.

Baby Watch

On a suggestion from NerdMom, I am starting a "Baby Watch" segment here on my blog. I think it's a good idea--I know you all are as anxious as I am to have this baby. Okay, so you're not as anxious as I am. But you're interested, right? I've hesitated even doing this because I keep thinking, "Why put this on my blog when I'm going to have this baby any day? I'll mention it once and then the baby will be here." Well, many days have passed since I've been saying that and still no baby. And I'm still 16 days away from my due date. There is no indication that I am going to have this baby very soon. (Well, unless you count my occasional feeling that I might burst open.) I've had a few minor contractions over the last few days but that's it. Well, I'll try to keep up on this as the days go on. And I'll try to keep it interesting.

Numbers

I know it's been a long time, but I'm back. Well, for now. No telling what life will be like once the baby comes!

I read an interesting (to me) article at sciencenews.org today. If numbers and patterns intrigue you, you may find it of interest as well. Now, if you're the kind of person who gets frustrated by theory/proofs without application, then don't read it. It's a "dramatic tale" of partition numbers, prime numbers, and the beauty of numbers. (Yes, I said the beauty of numbers.)

Protection

Yesterday my son was playing outside with a small watering can while my husband and I were cleaning up our patio. He went up to my husband who had the hose asking for him to fill up the can. My husband looked down and saw a black widow in the watering can and grabbed it away from our son. As far as we could tell, the spider had not touched him, let alone bit him. Reflecting on this experience a little later I thought, "There is nothing more we could have done to protect him and, yet, we have no control over that spider--it could have crawled up on his hand and bit him." (We had even washed out the can several times before letting him play with it.) Then I recalled a simple prayer I pray most mornings: "God, please keep us healthy and safe." I had no control over that spider's actions but God did. Could it be that my little prayer is what kept my toddler safe? In fact, I hadn't even prayed that this particular morning. Did my prayer from the previous day cover this day as well? Sometimes I feel trite praying something so simple time and time again. And in my mind, I am asking for protection for that day, not the next. But God knows better. He knows we need his protection everyday. And He hears my prayer each time I pray it. But, regardless of whether God would have protected my son with or without my prayer, I must give the credit to Him. It was not my doing. "He is my loving God and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer, my shield, in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples {and spiders} under me." Psalm 144:2 NIV (braced phrase added by me)