A light at the end of the tunnel

The last couple of weeks we have been anxiously anticipating Lucie.... Yesterday when we went to my doctors appointment we were given the option to schedule an induction on either of the days within the next week that my doctor was on call. Those were saturday(today) or Friday jan 11. We chose jan 11 to try to give Lucie as much time to come on her own as possible. If she is not here by then we will be inducing. her weight estimate is currently at 8 lbs 15 oz... She's expected to gain about a half a lb per week so after that point it wouldn't really be safe to continue the pregnancy and keep letting her grow...

The good news is she seems to be healthy. We did a non stress test and a biophysical profile ultrasound... She's just stubborn!! We are anxious to meet our little girl but are trying to reduce the risk of c section. The doctor indicated that the c section rate would be the same with any induction regardless of size at this point ... The half pound potential weight gain is not a big difference....

We will, of course, be updating friends and family once she arrives... Probably not via social media for a while though... We appreciate everyone's kind words and prayers for us this week! We are even more excited to meet her than you are but are savoring every child free moment we have left :o)

Katie and Patrick