8 to go????

Today (Monday), Inga had another appointment with the baby doctor to check on Little Barak's progress. Inga has been cramping this week, so she told the doc this. Then he started talking about not letting her go past 39 weeks for sure, so I started lobbying for Thursday, July 2. We almost had him convinced, but he said since the baby is a boy, he wants to go as far along as possible before inducing. Personally, I think he just wants to wait until after July 4 so his weekend doesn't get interrupted by a delivery that might have problems, so he is saying next week. Whatever the reason, her next appointment is Monday, and he will determine which day next week to put her in the horsepistol. We are thinking he may have her go in on Tuesday afternoon, then induce Wednesday, July 8. We will know for sure next Monday, unless Baby Barak decides to come early.

It was a little comical trying to hook up the fetal monitor today. Usually, Baby Barak doesn't move that much, so Inga ate a piece of candy. Doctor T had trouble keeping the heartbeat on the ultrasound, since the candy apparently made the little fella move around. Well, on the machine, it was even worse. The nurse worked and worked, finally found a heartbeat, kept it for a few seconds, then he moved again. This went on for a good 10 minutes, until he finally went to sleep, as Dr T put it. It took a while, but we finally got the information he needed from that test, and all was well with baby. But, no contractions at all at this point.

Grandma, Uncle Craig, Aunt Kim, and Cuz Jessi were all down this weekend. Kim, Inga, and Karen worked on lots of sewing - blankets and such. Karen made a pattern for a changing pad cover, and made one out of some monkey fabric. Jessica worked on some airplane appliques on canvas, and then she and I hung them up in Barak's room. Just need to hang some curtains now, and the room is done!

Baby Barak is now up to 7 pounds 4 ounces.