Welcome to the world baby Savannah!

Welcome to the world Savannah!


Savannah Jane Stokes
Born Friday, March 25th at 9:20pm
7lbs, 8oz and 18in long!


My dear sweet baby girl has finally arrived! She's quietly sleeping in my lap right now and Bryant is out playing golf with his dad, brother and uncle, so I figured that while I had a few moments to spare, I'd tell her birthday story!

So Friday morning, I woke up feeling really crummy and Bryant convinced me to go back to bed and stay there all day if I felt like it. I had had some contractions the night before and a few that morning, but I had been having them off and on for weeks now so I brushed it off. At 12:15 that afternoon I decided to get up and make myself some toast. After I plugged in the toaster, I turned around to grab the bread when suddenly, I felt like I wet my pants (TMI, I know...) and I thought maybe I had (one of the joys of being pregnant) so I went to the bathroom to change.(first family photo! Excuse my tired face...)

Well, It was a lot more than expected and it just kept coming. So I called out to Bryant and asked his opinion. We decided that we had better go to the hospital to make sure if it was my water breaking or not. So I quickly jumped in the shower, finished making that toast (they don't let you eat when you're in labor so I made sure to eat before we went, just in case) grabbed the hospital bags and headed to the hospital around 2:30pm

We were admitted into triage and the nurse grabbed the PH test strips. She said that it needed to turn blue in order to be positive but that if it didn't they would keep me there for an hour then try again. Well, on the first test strip, it was bluer than blue! She said that meant that my membranes had definitely ruptured and that we were going to have a baby!

So we called my parents and Bryant's parents, and were then moved into a labor and delivery room. Since I still wasn't contracting regularly, or very hard, they decided to start me on pitocin
to get things moving. Not even 10 minutes after they started the pitocin, I started getting really hard and painful contractions. They said I could ask for the epidural at any time, but the monitor didn't show that I was contracting at all.

When I heard that, I thought I must be the biggest wimp in the world. The nurse said the monitor would show great big waves when I had a contraction, but the blue line was straight, maybe with an occasional wiggle, and here I was trying my hardest not to rip Bryant's hand off! So I decided to tough it out and wait for the epidural. Well after 40 minutes and feeling like the contractions were one on top of the other, I asked if maybe there was something wrong with the monitor. She came over to re-adjust it and as she did, she felt my stomach and said "oh wow! you are contracting big time!" so she went and grabbed a new monitor and hooked me up to it, and sure enough, those giant blue waves were a'rollin!

Thats when I decided to ask for the epidural.
And can I just say; Best. Thing. Ever.

Boy, oh boy are epidurals worth every penny! And honestly, it wasn't even that bad when they put it in. I think the IV in my hand felt worse actually. There was a literal 5 second pinch of pain and then my stomach, bum and legs were in numb heaven!

I was progressing pretty fast at this point. I was at 4 cm when I went to triage, and 5 when they started me on the pitocin. They said I would go about 1cm every hour, but after the first hour I was up to 8! So they cut the pitocin and let my body take over from there.

Anyways, after a little while, I got the extremely strong urge to push. It's crazy to describe because I literally could not stop my body from pushing on it's own. At least that's what it felt like.

(One proud daddy! He is absolutely wrapped around her finger!)

So I told the nurse that I really needed to push. She said that if I stated now, I would be too exhausted by the time the baby was in position. But seriously, I couldn't help it. So I told her that I really needed to push and she suggested that we do a few "practice pushes" to see if that would help with the pressure. So we did 3 or 4 pushes and she checked me. She got a surprised look on her face and said "I'm going to go get the doctor, this baby is coming fast!"

The doctor came in and checked me and said "did they test you with a PH strip to make sure your water broke?" when I told him about what happened at home and then that test strip that couldn't get any bluer, he said that it didn't really make sense because my bag of waters was still in tact. So he broke it for me. He said that he thinks the mucus plug broke or something.

Anyways, that will be the mystery of the day...

Well, we were fully into the swing of things so they brought two more nurses in, ready to help when she was born. I really think labor and delivery nurses are the best! I felt like I had my own little cheerleading squad in there. I half expected to see pom-poms in their hands! They were all so great and made me feel like super-woman!

So I continued to push, Bryant grinning from ear-to-ear and coaching me on my left, three nurses cheering me on on the right, and the doctor telling me how close she was at the end of the bed. They asked if I wanted a mirror and honestly, I was worried I'd be grossed out but I said yes anyways, just to try it. Surprisingly, I was really glad I used the mirror. It's a great motivator when you can actually see how close you are. Plus, it's actually pretty cool to watch your own baby be born! I highly recommend it.

So after pushing for under an hour, Savannah arrived!!!

As soon as she was born they put her on my chest while they cleaned her off. She coughed a couple of times, but wasn't crying. After half a minute, they began rubbing her trying to get her to cry. She did, but not very long so they ran her over to the warming table to try to get her to cry there. The nurse grabbed the oxygen and said "I don't know if I need this, she's breathing just fine and she's pinking up great, but she just won't cry!" Eventually, she just put a little bit of air under her nose and she gave us a pretty good cry for a minute. When they were going over her APGAR score, the nurse didn't know what to give her for breathing, since she was breathing just fine, but they score it on how good their cry is.

But in the end, she got a 7 out of 10 which is a really good score!

So they gave her back to me and I got to sit and hold her on my chest for a good little while. She was so beautiful and very alert. She kept trying to pick up her head to look around! She was also pretty hungry because she kept sucking on her fingers. So they took her down to the nursery to give her a bath and check her vitals.

(She's already a thumb-sucker. Plus I like this photo because she's a little wall-eyed in it and I think it's funny...)

They moved me down to the mothers rooms and they brought her back to me.

It was the best day of my whole life.

We were able to bring her home Sunday afternoon and we have been taking it pretty easy. We are enjoying just spending time snuggling and letting people take care of us (score on the ward dinners!)

Unfortunately, she's a little jaundiced so we've had to go to the hospital every day to get her blood drawn (it breaks my heart to watch them stick her with a needle. Thankfully, she sleeps right through it.) And she has to wear a bilirubin blanket, which is just a plastic paddle that straps onto her back and shines a light 24 hours a day. And we've been having a bit of trouble with feedings, but we are slowly getting the hang of it.

I've been doing pretty good too. I'm a little sore from the stitches and my back is a little achy from where the epidural was, but overall I feel pretty awesome.

I honestly couldn't be any happier. Being a mother feels like the most natural thing in the world and the labor and delivery process was such an amazing experience. I was so blessed to have an easy delivery and the worlds most beautiful baby!

Are we there yet?

Well, here we are, 39 weeks. 1 to go (hopefully less)

We went to the doctor again on Tuesday.
Every week I see a different doctor since the OB/GYN I go to has 6 doctors.
This doctor said pretty much the same thing the doctor last week said. I'm still 3cm dilated and 90% effaced. He also said she's dropped and her head is really low "Your poor bladder" was his response to this, "you must have a 30 second time limit!" Finally! I bit of sympathy for my bladder...

And just like last week, he said he was pretty sure she would come this week...

He even seemed really excited about it, "we rarely see first time mom's this far along before their due date! I bet we see you in labor and delivery soon!"


Still no sign though. Except the occasional contraction, and my extreme uncomfortableness, there is really nothing that (to me, anyways) indicates that I will be going into labor anytime soon.

Last week, I think I had my hopes up too much. Everyday I would say "ok, tonight's the night! I bet I have her within 24 hours!" Then, of course, nothing would happen. So this week, I'm really trying hard not to think about it and get to anxious. After all, we are still a week away from her due date...

Bryant is starting to get pretty anxious and impatient too. Every day he goes for a walk with me and he's constantly leaning over my belly saying "Baby, you need to come tonight ok?", or while we watch a movie he'll say "maybe you should try jumping jacks, I heard that helps" (if you think I'm going to exert the energy to do a jumping jack, you're crazy...)

He even made me drink a whole glass of pineapple juice tonight (apparently, pineapple juice is supposed to help induce labor. It doesn't, it just makes you sick for a while.) And he made me walk around all of wal mart when all I needed to get was some fabric and toilet paper...

I think the thing that's the most annoying is that I have nothing to do. I have all my online classes completely done except 1 test in one class and the final in the other, but that won't even be available to take until mid-April. And my work called and said they went ahead and took me off the schedule because we've been so slow lately. I guess the first person you cut hours on is the one the size of a hippo who can barely move around the store. I'm grateful because at this point, I really couldn't stand at a desk for hours at a time fixing people's Nooks. I'd come home with too much back and leg pain I'm sure...

I spend most my days taking naps, reading, occasionally cleaning, and catching up on the episodes of "House" that I've missed.

Oh, and I made this:


I bought a pack of newborn onsies because I don't really have anything in a newborn size, and I had some extra fabric, so I cut-out the bird, hand stitched it on and then made a flower headband to match! I'm quite proud of it and I plan to make a couple more. (Hence, my wal mart trip to get some more fabric tonight.)

Other than that, there is nothing really to report. It's just the waiting game from here on out for me. Bryant's parents are coming out from California either tomorrow or Saturday so I'm pretty excited to get to see them! They are here for a week so I'm really hoping this baby comes before they have to go back so they get a chance to see her!

Things I've learned

Still no baby yet.

I've been getting contractions off and on the last 2 days. But they are pretty inconsistent. Some are really strong and start in my back and work their way to the front, others are just small and usually pretty painless. The timing is way off too. Sometimes they are 10 min apart, others are hours apart.

At least I'm kind of heading in a good direction right?

(38 weeks! Hopefully my last week being pregnant for a while!)

Once I'm done with this post, I'm going to download last weeks "Wait Wait, Don't tell" me radio show to listen to on my iphone and head out for a walk. The nice thing about where I live is that no matter which direction you go in, you have to walk up a hill at some point. I'm thinking hills may do the trick here...

At least, I'm crossing my fingers it does.

See, the truth is that I don't think I could physically make it 2 more weeks until her due date. And I especially couldn't make it another 3 before my induction date if she's late. Yesterday was tough. Bryant and I (well, mostly Bryant) cleaned up the entire apartment and by the time I went to bed, I could barely get back up to use the bathroom. I've never been so sore in my life!

I'm really hoping this weekend is my last as a pregnant woman for a while.

But I can't complain too much here, this whole experience has been a great one and I've learned so much.

So if these are my last few days being pregnant (and I'm praying it is) here are a few things I've learned, and, even though I'm no expert, a few tips I have for those who are newly pregnant or will be someday.

1. "Morning sickness" is not an accurate term. If it was, you would only be sick in the mornings. Unfortunately, it can strike any time of day or night and certain things will set it off. You just have to learn to work around it. For me, I learned fruity kids toothpaste reduced the chances of puking while brushing my teeth, gatorade was easier on my stomach for breakfast instead of milk or juice, and sometimes, that pizza box just needs to go out on the porch for the night because that garlic smell was going to make me ralph.

2. Tums. Keep some next to the bed, in the kitchen, and in your purse. You'll need it.

3. You'll have food aversions just as much as you'll have food cravings. Stick to the foods that work, even if it's the same thing for lunch every day for a week.

4. You'll get a super-human nose and every smell will bother you.

5. Don't watch people eat, or sniffle on the tv, it will make you gag.

6. Invest in a good set of maternity clothes. I thought t-shirts, skirts and leggings would last my whole pregnancy. They don't

7. Speaking of maternity clothes, invest in a belly band. No one tells you, but there will be a point where you no longer fit into your regular jeans, but you're not big enough to fit into your maternity ones yet. The belly band lets you hide the fact that your pants are unbuttoned and unzipped, and they allow you to wear your maternity pants a little sooner. So worth it.

8. Everyone is going to give you advice. People who have had 10 kids, and people who have never had kids. Listen to it, consider it, be grateful for it, but you can choose to follow it or not. Every mother and every pregnancy is different. Take the advice you want and ignore the stuff you don't.

9. Random people will touch you're belly. Just accept this as a fact of life. If it bothers you, just rub theirs back...

10. Accept help. This was a hard one for me to learn. I have a certain way I like to load the dishwasher, mop the floors, put away groceries, but sometimes I just have to get over the fact that Bryant doesn't put the bowls in the right side of the dishwasher rack and just be grateful for a moment to sit and enjoy doing nothing.

11. You're going to become bi-polar some days. Just keep the phrase "I'm really sorry, I didn't mean to say that, I'm just hormonal" on hand at all times.

12. Some people get stretch marks, others don't. It's just genetics so don't get upset over them. Wear them proudly as a badge of motherhood.

13. Research, research, research! The more you learn about what to expect during pregnancy, the more comfortable you'll be with it. So when you wake up and your feet resemble the stay-puff marshmallow man, you won't panic.

14. Pregnancy is rough and uncomfortable, but enjoy it. 9 months is nothing compared to the satisfaction I get from knowing I will be a mother for the rest of my life!

Almost there!

So we had a big surprise today at the doctors office!

Last week, if you will remember, I was at 1 and 1/2 cm dilated and they didn't really say anything about how effaced I was. This morning I woke up after a rough night of being unable to get comfortable and constantly kicking the sheets off from being too hot (Bryant was all curled up in the blankets so I know it was just me that was too warm, not the room itself). As I stepped into the shower I thought "I'm so ready to be done being pregnant. I'm so uncomfortable and grumpy and sore. If the doctor says I'm still at 1 and 1/2 cm, I'm going to be mad..."

Well, we went in and they checked all my stuff, blood pressure and weight and everything looked good as usual. Then they measured me and she's still growing right on track according to my belly size. Her heartbeat was perfect (I could sit and listen to her heartbeat all day. It's the best sound ever!)

Then they checked my dilation and effacement.
The doctor said "well, you're about 3cm..." This made me really excited. That was a lot of progress. Then he paused for a second and got a grin on his face. "... And I'm going to say you're about 90% effaced!"

WOW
Big change from last week for sure!

He told me to go ahead and tentatively set up my appointment next week, but that he felt she would come before then and wouldn't be surprised if we saw him in the hospital before next weeks appointment!

Ahhhhh!

I was so excited and so happy! I could potentially become a mother THIS WEEK!

It wasn't until 3 or 4 hours later when I was sitting at work that I started to get nervous. I felt ready to be done being pregnant, but I wasn't expecting to be a mom within a few days! I thought I still had a couple more weeks and I suddenly realized that I still need to get a few things done. Getting a hospital bag ready and getting a car seat are now priority #1.

Then priority #2 is getting my room ready and the cradle set up in there so she has a place to sleep when she comes home.

Then priority #3 is to get the nursery finished. Everything is washed and cleaned and ready to go, I just need to get a couple shelves and a rocking/glider chair.

I should probably get my apartment all cleaned up too for when visitors come over. It's a train wreck right now due to us moving and shifting things around and me not ever in the mood to clean any more. Do you think I could pay my sister 5 bucks to come do it for me?

I should also probably go to the grocery store and stock up on a few things. That way I don't have to worry about either I or Bryant needing to make a trip to go get one or two things.

Don't get me wrong, I am SUPER excited that this baby is finally going to be here! It's just that I'm such a procrastinator that "well, I have time tomorrow to finish it" is sort of my motto. But this isn't a project or a homework assignment. This is a baby we're talking about! Someone that I am completely responsible for!

I'm excited that I might be having this baby literally any day now, but lets hope she gives me just a couple more days to get everything done!

Who knows, all this housework may just put me into labor!

Anyways, I guess the bets are on!

What day will she come on?
At what time?
How much will she weigh?
How long will she be?

I'm going to say:
March 19th
2:30pm
6lbs, 8oz
19 1/2 inches
(small but long!)

Keep your fingers crossed she comes soon and I'll try to keep everyone updated!

A Weekend full of exciting news!

We Peacocks have had a pretty big weekend.
And some exciting things have happened!

Exciting news #1:

First off, Thursday night Bryant and I were hanging out with my family and my dad stepped out to go get the mail because no one had gotten it in a couple of days. When he came back, there were a few things for Bryant and I, and one was from RC Willey.

Now let me rewind a bit:

A couple of weeks ago, my Mom and I decided to enter ourselves into the RC Willey grand giveaway. You got a free set of knives from them if you entered, so we went and picked them up after we had done the baby registry and then I haven't thought anything of it since then. I was just excited that I got the free knives.

So, here I am with this letter from RC Willey and thinking it was just an advertisement of some sort, I jokingly said "Hey mom, it's from RC Willey! Maybe we won!"

Well, I opened that letter and had to read it a few times over to make sure I really understood what it was saying.

It was a letter informing me that I had won their grand prize!!!

This was the biggest thing I've ever won next to a free round of mini golf...

It's huge! It comes with a couch, a love seat, an ottoman, a 40 inch HDTV and I think an end table! You can imagine my excitement! I think Bryant and I are still in a state of shock!

Now, onto exciting news #2:


My youngest Brother Sawyer has been in the FFA program at his school for a couple of years now, and since he is a senior, he decided to try out for the FFA state office. This weekend he has been up at USU doing several interviews, tests and programs. Well, today they announced that he has been elected as the FFA state office sentinel!!! It's an incredibly long and difficult process to become a state officer and he has been working his bum off preparing for this! He definitely deserves it! I'm so stinkin' proud of this kid!



So this will basically be his job for the next year. He will be a part of the recruiting team and he will be traveling to different schools, some in different states, recruiting new FFA members.


Now to exciting news #3:

My little sister Sage had her national ballroom competition today and they took the gold medal!!!


I was lucky enough to get off work a bit early in order to run down to BYU and watch her. She's such a fun and animated dancer! She did really well on her individual competition too, but I think her partner was a little nervous. But Sage is the kind of girl who loves performing and isn't easily scared by anything!


My grandparents took Sage, Bryant and I out to celebrate at Iggys for lunch. It was such a fun and exciting day! I've got some hard working siblings! (well, except Colter, who is lounging on the beach in San Diego right now... his hard work starts next week with spring practice haha!)

Don't mess with a pregnant lady

Well, we had our last prenatal class last night! It was a breastfeeding class done by a lactation consultant. Geeze! I didn't know there were so many factors that went into breastfeeding! I hope I can get it figured out pretty fast. And unfortunately, there were no funny questions from the over-anxious girl this time. The only one that was fairly funny was when the consultant was talking about all the vitamins and proteins and antibiotics that are in breast milk, she mentioned that there was lactose in it and the girl asked if, since she was lactose intolerant, if it was going to make her sick. The consultant just explained that it was lactose in cows milk that people are allergic too, and the fact that it was her body's natural production, it wasn't going to make her or the baby sick.

Also, can I just say what a gentleman my husband is? We got this random snow storm last night and Bryant was the only husband that went to get the car and pull it up in front of the hospital while I stayed nice and warm inside the double doors. As I watched the other couples run out into the sideways blowing snow, I could tell that the women were a little mad that their husbands were making them walk out to their cars. Glad my husband still believes in chivalry.

Today, we had another checkup and this was the first time they checked for dilation and effacement. He said I was only dilated to 1 1/2cm and he didn't say anything about effacement other than that women who are having their first babies tend to be pretty thin anyways. So I'm not sure what that means. He said not to be discouraged with only 1 1/2 because it just depends on my body and the baby, and I could very well go from 1 1/2 to 10 overnight, you just never know.

(photo at 36 weeks, I'll be 37 weeks on Thursday!)

I'm not too worried seeing as she has always been right on track and she still has 3 weeks to go. There is a lot of growing that can be done in 3 weeks. Of course I'm more than ready to have her here, but ultimately, she should come when she's ready, that ensures that she will be the most safe and most healthy.

Then, I had to deal with the rudest secretary on the planet. I swear, every time I go in, there is some problem and they are just flat out mean sometimes. As we were checking out and stuff, she said "oh by the way, you haven't paid us yet". My insurance is supposed to pay 100% of everything. This includes co-pays, visits, lab tests, and labor and delivery. I also recently got on my mom's insurance and it's considered secondary insurance.

When I told the secretary that my insurance should pay for everything, she said that they decided that they no longer want to accept my insurance and I owed them 180 bucks in "doctor fees". When I argued that they can't suddenly deny the insurance that they have been using for the last several months she said "Yes we can. We have the right to decide which of your insurances we will consider to be the primary insurance. So are you going to pay us today or what?" (see? rude...) So I told them I didn't have 180 bucks to just hand over today, she said "well you had better pay us next week because we have to have that money before you deliver and you're due in 3 weeks." Sheesh!

So I talked to my Mom and apparently, her insurance will actually cover that 180 bucks, I just have to bring in another card. Also, I'm filing a complaint to the doctors about how rude she was. There was a much better and nicer way to handle all that.

Also, embarrassing moment for today:

The first thing you do for a checkup is a urine sample, as most everyone knows. Well, not 3 minutes after I gave them the sample and I was waiting in the room for the doctor, I suddenly had to rush to the bathroom again! So I flew out the door, right past the doctor and the nurse came running up to me asking if I was OK as I was literally running to the opposite side of the office where the bathroom was located, shouting "I'm fine! Just have to use the bathroom!"

Yeah I looked like an idiot.
Probably the most embarrassing part was when I got back, the doctor clapped me on the shoulder chuckling and asking if I was now ready. He said it happens all the time, but I still felt ridiculous. Curse this squished bladder!

Anyways, I guess if baby Stokes is not quite ready, I've got more time to get her room finished and some more cleaning done. I'm currently in the process of washing all her clothes and blankets (the most fun I've ever had doing laundry!) and organizing them according to size. So my kitchen and laundry room are a disaster!


Also, I'm so close to finishing my online classes that I actually enjoy doing the homework! Every bit makes me that much closer! The goal is to be totally done by next week! Wouldn't that be awesome if I finished my classes, had Baby's room done and my apartment cleaned by next week? Then all I have is work and I can coast on auto-pilot until this baby decides to come!

Fish are probably the least of your problems...

So last night was our 3rd prenatal class at the hospital! I tell you what, I'm super excited that we only have one more because after 15 minutes of sitting there the old back started to ache again, and I sat there twisting and turning and bending in my chair trying to get comfortable for the next 2 hours and 15 minutes.

But this class really has been so informational and so helpful! This time, we went over the cost of having a baby (yuck, they don't tell you this before you decided to get pregnant. Probably because then no one would want to get pregnant...) and then we had a lady from the Welcome Baby program that's done through United Way come by and tell us about their services. They offer home visits after the baby is born and they basically just go over a few things with you, and offer you a list of resources like where you can get free eye exams for the baby and play groups, so I signed up for that.

Then they had a pediatrician from an office that was down the street and he gave us a quiz with questions like "at how many months should a baby start walking, how many until 50% of their language should be understandable, how big is their stomach after they are a week old..." That kind of stuff. Bryant and I did pretty well, but it was tough because I was going off of my nieces, and two cousins milestones and they all have developed differently, so it's hard to pin point an exact time frame.

Then he let us ask questions we had, and surprisingly, it was mainly the husbands that were doing the asking. My favorite question though, was is it safe to have animals around? It's a totally legit question and a good one for us since we have Ace, but one girl (the same one who asked the "what does labor smell like" question if you will recall...) asked "is it ok if we have fish?" the Pediatrician said "oh yeah it's totally fine to have fish." and she said "but is there any risk the baby could get salmonella from them?" and the Pediatrician got a funny look on his face and said "well, possibly if your baby somehow got into the tank, pulled out the fish and were to play with them. But fish generally don't have salmonella and I don't think your baby is going to get into the tank..."

This girl cracks me up every class because she is so overly worried about everything. Her other two questions were if it was necessary to burp your baby if you were breastfeeding (uh, yes, they are still eating and still get air in their tummies) if you could breastfeed exclusively until they were 18 months old (hey, this is your personal preference, but you have to remember that they will have teeth by then... Plus, just personally, that seems a little old to still be breastfeeding). And if it was ok not to get their immunizations in case it causes autism (well, personally, I'd rather have a kid with autism then a severely sick or dying kid... just saying. And didn't she hear that the doctor who published that research came out and said it was totally bogus and that he made it all up?)

Anyways, after the pediatrician visit, the nurse showed us basic child care, like how to bath them, swaddle them and change their diapers. I was surprised how many people in there have never changed a diaper in their life. How did they all get away with it?! Lucky ducks... I was elbow deep in diapers between several babysitting gigs, two brothers and a sister...

All in all, a good class! Only one more to go and it's a breastfeeding class.

As for Baby Stokes:

I had another appointment today. We are officially down to once a week visits! Once again, everything looked great! She's still low and basically in the same position as she was 2 weeks ago. We discussed Group B Strep again because in the prenatal class they said that 80% of womens water won't break on it's own and that the baby was safe from group B strep if you were given antibiotics before the water broke. Then, of course i've been dreaming almost every night that my water breaks (usually at work) and I get panicky. The Doc said that if it does happen to break, they give me the antibiotics like normal and she should be fine. He said that without treatment, the chances of her being infected were 1 in 100,000. And even if she were to get infected, they just giver her the antibiotics right after she's born and it's all good.

I also set up an induction date just in case she's stubborn and won't come on her own. They try to shy away from inductions so the soonest they would do it was a week after her due date. But lets all cross our fingers she's not a late baby! I want her to come before my in-laws have to go back and seriously, my back can't take this anymore, let alone 5 1/2 more weeks...