DUE DATE

Okay...we are officially due today. Z went to the Dr. today and they poked around to help start the labor. There has been no change. We are 2cm dilated but not effaced. This is the same as last Friday. The Drs have scheduled an induction next Friday. We are ambivalent about it. Z was in Labor 13 hrs with Evelyn. The last 8 were the hardest because she was very uncomfortable and could not get relief. However, amazingly she was on her feet with lots of energy just 10 hrs after the birth. I had to caution her to slow down. She even wanted to go to the gym. Now that they're talking about induction/drugs we're kinda thinking a less than desirable recovery. I know Z doesn't want to hang around the hospital and this sort of thing almost guarantees a longer hospital stay. However, our main prayer right now is for an uneventful delivery, a renewed mother, and a healthy baby.

I can see it in Z's eyes already. She wants herself back. The last time I saw this desire in her, Z lost so much weight by being active and breast feeding (lots of calories lost here). She went to the gym almost every day and within 3 months she was smaller than she was before she got pregnant. However, this time I kinda think she knows what she can do and isn't worried about the weight.