How many more days?

Ugh. Contractions. I've had them for 2 days now. They vary in intensity, duration, and frequency (how strong they are, how long they last, and how often they come) but they are all annoying. Hopefully this means I won't have to wait for my induction to get here!

So that means it's that time. Time for you guys to guess when baby Avery will get here! :o)
Leave a "Love Note" at the bottom of the post with the following information:
1- Your name
2- The date Avery will be born
3- Time she will be born
4- How much you think she will weigh
5- How long you think she will be

I am scheduled to be induced either the 4th or the 5th, so if you think I'll have to wait that long, those are the dates you can use :)

Good luck!

14 days left

I went to the doctor again today... not too much has changed: 50% effaced and dilated 1cm. My doctor is in Florida for the next 4 days. I've always heard the stories about how women go into labor as soon as their doctor is unavailable.... we'll see :) I go back next Tuesday for my 38 week check-up. Also, I found out that they double booked my induction so unless one of the two women who are going in on the night of the 3rd has their baby early, I'm on the schedule to go in the night of the 4th now (with the induction on the 5th). It's just one day later than originally, so not too bad!

I found this thing on a friend's blog about "What your name means" so I thought I'd do our family! (I put in bold the most accurate parts... for me anyway)

Megan:
You are confident, self assured, and capable. You are not easily intimidated.
You master any and all skills easily. You don't have to work hard for what you want.
You make your life out to be exactly how you want it. And you'll knock down anyone who gets in your way!
You are friendly, charming, and warm. You get along with almost everyone.
You work hard not to rock the boat. Your easy going attitude brings people together.
At times, you can be a little flaky and irresponsible. But for the important things, you pull it together.
You are deeply philosophical and thoughtful. You tend to analyze every aspect of your life.
You are intuitive, brilliant, and quite introverted. You value your time alone.
Often times, you are grumpy with other people. You don't appreciate them trying to interfere in your affairs.
You are usually the best at everything ... you strive for perfection.
You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive.
You have the classic “Type A” personality.
You are very intuitive and wise. You understand the world better than most people.
You also have a very active imagination. You often get carried away with your thoughts.
You are prone to a little paranoia and jealousy. You sometimes go overboard in interpreting signals.

William:
You are very charming... dangerously so. You have the potential to break a lot of hearts.
You know how what you want, how to get it, and that you will get it.
You have the power to rule the world. Let's hope you're a benevolent dictator!
You tend to be pretty tightly wound. It's easy to get you excited... which can be a good or bad thing.
You have a lot of enthusiasm, but it fades rather quickly. You don't stick with any one thing for very long.
You have the drive to accomplish a lot in a short amount of time. Your biggest problem is making sure you finish the projects you start.
You are relaxed, chill, and very likely to go with the flow.
You are light hearted and accepting. You don't get worked up easily.
Well adjusted and incredibly happy, many people wonder what your secret to life is.
You are usually the best at everything ... you strive for perfection.
You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive.
You have the classic “Type A” personality.
You are confident, self assured, and capable. You are not easily intimidated.
You master any and all skills easily. You don't have to work hard for what you want.
You make your life out to be exactly how you want it. And you'll knock down anyone who gets in your way!

Avery:
You are usually the best at everything ... you strive for perfection.
You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive.
You have the classic “Type A” personality.
You are very hyper. You never slow down, even when it's killing you.
You're the type of person who can be a workaholic during the day... and still have the energy to party all night.
Your energy is definitely a magnet for those around you. People are addicted to your vibe.
You are friendly, charming, and warm. You get along with almost everyone.
You work hard not to rock the boat. Your easy going attitude brings people together.
At times, you can be a little flaky and irresponsible. But for the important things, you pull it together.
You are wild, crazy, and a huge rebel. You're always up to something.
You have a ton of energy, and most people can't handle you. You're very intense.
You definitely are a handful, and you're likely to get in trouble. But your kind of trouble is a lot of fun.
You are a free spirit, and you resent anyone who tries to fence you in.
You are unpredictable, adventurous, and always a little surprising.
You may miss out by not settling down, but you're too busy having fun to care.

I don't think I like some of the things in Avery's description :)
I can't wait for her to get here and find out what she's really like!!!

20 days left

Today I had an ultrasound to take a look at the baby and make sure everything was looking alright! They estimated her weight right now to be 6 1/2 lbs, her heart rate was about 147 and I could even see that she has hair! Yay! No bald baby here! :) The ultrasound tech switched back and forth between regular and 4D, which was really fun. You can see how big her cheeks are already and how squished her little nose is from being smooshed inside... we got a few good pictures of her, but she likes to keep her hands in front of her face (that's what the blurry things are around the edges). You can click on the pics to make them bigger.


We got a DVD recording of the ultrasound as well. I know the video doesn't work right now. Hopefully it will once YouTube finishes processing it.

4 more weeks...

Time is flying by so fast! I went to the doctor yesterday and here's the updates:

1- I am no longer measuring 2 weeks too small. I measured 35 weeks yesterday- perfect!
2- Things are starting to change... I am dilated a fingertip! Woohoo!
3- Avery's heart rate was 144 beats/minute- perfect again!
4- I made my reservation at the hospital :) If she has not made her appearance by Monday, November 3rd, I will be admitted at 7pm that night to start some low-dose preparation and then start the induction on Tuesday morning, November 4th (that's 4 weeks from today!!). Looks like we'll have an election day baby! Hopefully she won't take more than a day to get here... I can't eat once they start Tuesday morning and if she takes that long, I'll be one hungry, unhappy chick.

This past Saturday, my wonderful friends hosted a baby shower for us! I actually don't have any pictures, just video (which I'll try to get uploaded this weekend)... but you can head over to Kelly Smith's blog (via the link to the right) to look at the pictures she posted from the event!

In other news, we are so excited that our church-planting team is together again! Kenny and Anna and their boys have officially joined us here in Noblesville and now things can really get going! We've missed them terribly and it's really nice to be able to see them several times a week :)