40 weeks, 2 days

Whew. Still waiting. In church today, we sang "In Christ Alone" and the lyrics hit me...

"From life's first cry to final breath, Jesus commands my destiny." Evey, Joel and I are in His mighty hands and it will be perfect timing....

Hello Due Date!

Hello all,

So yesterday was my due date and I'm sad to say little Princess hasn't made her debut. Joel and I are getting anxious, but working really hard to stay calm and trust God with the situation. I think the hardest part for me is NOT KNOWING. It could happen now, tonight, tomorrow, or, heaven forbid, next week. And to add to the craziness, I have had false labor about 5 times. For those who don't know, false labor is seemingly regular contractions that go away. They can go away with rest, activity, eating or drinking. However, I have been fortunate in the fact that they will go on for hours, and then just suddenly stop. For instance, 12 HOURS of contractions every 8 minutes yesterday. They had all the signs of real labor (not going away, getting more consistent, getting stronger and radiating in my back and upper thighs). So, no baby, but my body is definitely getting ready! The bright side with all these Braxton Hicks and false labors is that they are strengthening my body for the real thing. And God is ever in control - He knows Evey's birthday and it will be the perfect time and day. I just want to hold my little girl!

I will post a picture soon. We got to document because you never know when it will happen :)