Pregnant-est Ever

I have officially never been this pregnant.  Part of me wonders if she is ever planning on coming out.  I have zero signs of labor am still somewhat comfortable (ok, not really, but kinda).   Last week there was no new progress from the week before so maybe I'll just be 1cm forever and she will just continue to bake.  I don't have much more room for her.  How do people deal with being 2 weeks late.  There are a few reasons that going "over" is... different and less appealing (at least for me).

1. After 40 weeks your placenta can start to deteriorate, bad for baby since that's their life line.

2. There is more chance that the baby can pass mechonium in utero, causing potential breathing problems post delivery.

3. She feels HUGE, which I'm not concerned about for delivery but I have no idea where my internal organs are currently hanging out.  My abdomen is baby dominated.

4. Once I hit my due date... I think I mentally check out.  It's only been 2 days post-due date and it feels like an eternity. :P

5. I had all my other babies not only born, but safely at home by this point.  You shouldn't read the website Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep when you are 39 weeks pregnant... especially because a lot of the babies on there were "fine" until they pushed on their cords and passed away just before they were born (the website is dedicated to providing a photography service to families who have lost a baby).  Like a moron, I read story after story (and saw picture after picture) last Monday and have that thought in the back of my head since.

So see?  It's not healthy for me to go past my due date. ;)  I've actually felt surprisingly patient, but the patience is wearing thin.  I told Jim that I wouldn't mind being pregnant longer, but I need to back track about 6 weeks... my belly is just to big to continue being pregnant. ;)

There is a light at the end of the tunnel... she HAS to come out in the next week or 2.  Nobody lets a baby bake past 42 weeks and my Dr doesn't like babies in much past 40 weeks so chances are that when I go in for my appointment, as long as there is progress, he will talk about an induction.  It's very possible that I could go on my own soon too... each day that passes gets close to that point.

So I bide my time until 2:15 today when I get to visit Dr. P and get this week's scoop... progress? labor soon? induction?

On a cool side note, I had a dream that I had her last night.  My dad brought her home from the hospital (he always takes over in these birthing dreams... he named Josh in one prior to me actually having Josh -He chose Christopher Stephen-) and when he handed her to me she had this pretty brownish gold hair and piercing blue eyes.  I am not expecting blue eyes (my kids all sport the same shade of brown) but it was cool to dream it and get a visual of her.  :)

Until 2:15 ... we wait.  And after that, we probably wait some more... ;)