The Waiting Game

So....we're still waiting.  Baby Alex is making a liar out of me and the doctors, LOL!  If he doesn't come today, tomorrow makes 37 weeks, technically a "term" baby.  He'd be my one and only!  My sister wondered if maybe my dates were off for the last two pregnancies, which caused them to be pre-term.  My theory is that, since the 40 weeks is based on the first day of your last period and a 28 day cycle, but my cycle is usually 25 or 26 days - that could have thrown the due dates off by a day or two....but not a whole month both times, I don't think.  And I was very certain about my period dates because I was charting them both times on a calendar.  So - who knows?  Maybe Alex just needs a little more time to grow.

But y'all, I am so miserable and ready to be done with being pregnant.  I'm uncomfortable.  I'm huge.  I'm exhausted.  The most energetic thing I did all day today was pick up the boys from school and fold some towels.  Other than that, I'm basically useless.  I know the baby will come when he's ready, and I know I need to focus on something else besides every little twinge that could be a labor pain.  But that ain't easy with my 4 day work schedule staring me in the face in 2 days...  I honestly don't know how I'm supposed to do that since I'm so exhausted just sitting at home.  I'm going to talk to my doctor about it at tomorrow's appointment. 

On one hand, I could ask to go ahead and start my FMLA leave this week and cross my fingers that Alex will arrive in a day or two.  Unfortunately, though, I've only got 8 weeks saved up, and if I lose two of them waiting....well, that's less time with my baby once he's here.  There have been encouraging, positive signs that he's on his way, but until one of them involves either my water breaking or some definite, measurable contractions, they're fairly useless at predicting how long this is going to last.

Anyway, I want him to be healthy.  That's the most important thing.  And if I have to suck it up and go to work this week, I'll do what I have to do. 

But I will whine about it, LOL! 

Y'all bear with me, OK?