We wish we knew, and hope she decides to make her appearance soon.
We had an OB appointment yesterday and it looks like things are moving along properly. Unfortunately, they are also moving along slowly. The OB performed a procedure meant to help the process along, but whether or not it works will require another 48 hours to determine.
No other real news on the homefront -- I've been instructed to walk as much as possible (ow), I slept most of today, and otherwise, generally, I'm doing okay. Michael is running errands, had the house cleaned, and is doing small projects around the house while we still have the wherewithal to complete small projects.
The only other planning-related news we've got to share is about the carseat situation.... I don't think I relayed yet just how much of a learning process it turned out to be.
To start with, we finally got our appointment with the firefighter who went through either a 40- or 80-hour training course for dealing with carseats. Seriously. Scott, with Mountain View Fire Station 4, was impressively knowledgeable about what we could or could not do to implement the carseat bases in the backs of our Volvos. Michael ended up with sore knees from repeatedly repositioning the base in my car, which despite having the Latch system did not have it available in the center rear seat, where baby is safest. That meant that instead of being able to use the nice little latch thingys to pin down the base, instead we had to use the tie-fighter-shaped attachment with the seatbelt. And then we determined that the angle was still too steep for safety, and so the whole thing had to be taken apart and repositioned repeatedly.... well, you get the idea. We had no clue it would be that challenging to install a carseat. In a 2005 Volvo.
Ironically, Michael's Volvo, which predates the Latch system, came with these neat switches right on the seatbelt attachment itself -- when the switch was moved to a certain position, it would snug up and not let go, which meant that his seat base was ready in about 5 minutes. Mine took more like an hour. But at the bottom line -- we have both cars with seat bases solidly in place and ready to provide safe transport for our little one.
Our birth plan is complete; our bags are packed. We'll let you know when we have something more interesting to share.
