For Lucas

Ok, so maybe Lucas is holding out on us cuz he was waiting for mommy to finish her last project. Here it is...a little wooden trinket block I found on clearance at Michaels...cute, isn't it? Of course I had to paint it to match his room. It only took two days and it doesn't look perfect, but that's as much patience as I have right now. Love you baby! Now just come out!

A few more bellies to go!

37 Weeks


38 Weeks

Snug as a Bug in a Rug

So apparently Lucas is very snuggly in my tummy or he is just too afraid to come out and face this crazy world (or maybe just his mama). Doc says I'm STILL not dialated!!! Not even 1 cm!!! Therefore, he advises against inducing because at this rate it could take days. So the plan is for me to go in on Monday morning and have a Non Stress Test and see how baby is doing.

If all looks well, then I have two choices. If I absolutely can't take it any longer, he will admit me Wednesday and induce me then, or, I can wait til Sat (one week past due date) and be induced then. He will not let me go any further than one week past, so that's at least something to look fwd to. Now, I mentioned an ultrasound before, but we are foregoing that because that would only be to confirm my decision to have a c-section, which I don't want unless ABSOLUTELY neccesary.

If, God forbid, there is a problem Monday, he will send me to hospital and admit me then, but so far baby's heartbeat is good, he's still moving around and I'm not leaking any fluid, so all should be fine.

So I'm done with all the wives tales for now. The only one I haven't tried is the castor oil and I'm too afraid to end up with diarrhea to try that one. This baby will have to come out on his own or he will be forced out by Dr. I keep telling him he doesn't want that cuz then he will be entering the world all pissed off and crabby and that's no way to start your life, but obviously he's not worried about it. He'd rather drive me crazy for a little while longer!

I've come to the conclusion that basically I'm just going to give birth to a ginormous baby and half his clothes will go to Good Will cuz none of them will fit and mommy, trying to be prepared took all the tags off and washed them. Yay! He has plenty of 0-3 months clothes, but all the cute NB stuff will most likely be too small.

Oh well, off to study...sorry this is taking so long...BELIEVE ME, NOBODY WANTS HIM OUT MORE THAN ME!!! :)

Not yet...

Still here....no baby Lucas yet. I know he's not due til Saturday, but I have to say, this week has been the most frustrating of them all!
I appreciate the concern and excitement you all have and apologize for not answering phone calls, text messages and/or emails, it's just really hard for me right now and to be honest, I'm tired of telling everyone the same thing, no, no baby yet. So please bare with me, I love you all and will definitely let you know one way or another when he finally does decide to come out, I promise...the whole freaking world will know!!! Lol!!
Love you all!
Me

To Continue or not to Continue...

Hi everyone...just wanted to let you know that I'm not sure how much longer I will be doing this blog. As you already know, I'm not very good at updating it. The reason is mainly because it's just too frustrating! I'm ususally pretty good with this kind of stuff, but as you can tell by my last batch of belly pix, I'm having trouble posting pix. I may just resort to myspace or facebook, but not sure yet.

Also, I wanted to let you know that I think I lost my plug...so it could be any day now! And unfortunately sometimes it can be weeks after that happens, but I'm thinking positive! My tummy has also been one giant BH contraction (hard as a rock) since I woke up yesterday at 3:15am, so hoping that means somethihng too. I did wake up last night, twice with contractions, but after a couple they seemed to go away....but again, it's a step closer. We're really hoping he will come out by this weekend! And prepare yourself for when you hear the weight! I know I was only 6lbs 11 oz but Todd was 8lbs 5 1/2 oz and I'm thinking this boy weighs closer to what his daddy did...I'm huge, still gaining weight and hungry most of the time again now...yikes!

Well most of you will here from us (or mom & dad) via phone or text so keep your phones near! Hope to talk to you soon! Lol!

The Ervins

Belly Pix...

31W 1D

32W 1D

33 Weeks

34 Weeks 2 Days

35 Weeks

36 Weeks

Be careful what you wish for...

I had a doctor's appointment yesterday and doc said all is well. Lucas is prob about 4.5-5 lbs now, which is right on target. However, the doc is a little worried he may get too big for me. So, they will keep an eye on things and do an ultrasound in a few weeks and take measurements to see how big he is. If he's on his way to 8 pounds or more they may induce me a few weeks early! Yikes! Of course they want to keep him in there as long as possible so that everything is functioning properly, but they are usually ok anytime after 37 weeks.

All this because I asked a question! Exciting, but yet scary. He could be here sooner than we thought! Not sure if it's all really real yet....but it will be soon enough!

Hope to see you all tomorrow!!! So excited!!! :)