Well, the day has come!

I will go to the hospital with Heather at 5:00pm.

I will write more after Jake* has arrived!

Wish Me Luck!!

No Jake* isn't born yet. I haven't even been induced yet. After I got hooked up to an iv & the monitors, the nurse noticed I was contracting frequently, but I wasn't dilated. Because I was having contractions they couldn't induce me. so i just kind of laid there being inconvenienced every time I had to pee because I needed to be unhooked & carry all the dang iv with me. Oh well, at least I can't feel the contractions. Eventually the nurse Suzy came in & gave me the stuff to induce me. What a pain that was. I don't want something shoved up there when a baby is supposed to be coming out. Ugh. Uncomfortable. Now it's just a waiting game... I need to go get some sleep. I'm gonna need it for tomorrow.

AHH! I go in tomorrow for my inducement I need to pack my hospital bag. But I'm too damn nervous to even think about what I need... At least I know that Mary will be my CBC (Child Birth Coordinator) on Friday. I hope I get her as Jake's* transitional care mom...

Whoo! so my mom's flying down the 29th. I'm gonna stay at the hotel with her & then we both fly home on May 6th.

This was my last visit with Brent & Stacy* until placement day... I'm glad they got a chance to come see em one more time. They didn't arrive until around dinnertime on Saturday. We had a plan to go to On the Border because I had a craving for Mexican. Haha. I made sure to take my scrapbook to show them what I have completed so far. We had a wait until we could be seated, so we sat on a bench outside & the two of them looked at my scrapbook. It seemed like they liked it... and I believe they will share it with Jake*, when they feel it's the right time. Once they were done looking at the scrapbook, I knew it was time to tell them about the inducement. So I told them that our son will be born by next week.They were excited & speechless.I think they were kind of taken back... this happened quickly. It seems like just yesterday they were calling me for the first time . Dinner was awesome. My chicken tacos were delicious. :) We had a funny waiter who got Stacy * to believe the dessert menu was a scratch n' sniff menu. It t was pretty funny. Brent * & I got talking about country music. Haha. He did say that Toby Keith's songs "I wanna talk about me" and High maintenance woman" are about Stacy*. That made me laugh. I'm glad that they can both show me their goofy sides.

The last thing we talked about that night was if they wanted to attend a nursery visit with my mom, me & Jake*. Kim looked at me like I was crazy when I asked if my AP's could attend a nursery visit. My logic behind it is this: if I see Brent & Stacy* with Jake- holding him, feeding him, changing him, etc- I'll get a lot of my emotions out so therefore I can attempt to make my placement day more of a celebration... of joining two families. I'm just glad that B&S agreed to attend the nursery visit.

Sunday we went to lunch at the Olive Garden. It was more of a "serious" day today. Over lunch, we hashed out all of my last minute questions. " realized that I never really asked why they chose to adopt. They told me they tried to have kids, but eventually found out they had fertility problems. Next was religion... Jake * won't be baptised but they will have a special offering of him. And last but not least, our son will officially be named Jake Lee*. There were some awkward moments of silence where I think we were all letting it sink in that the next time we will see each other, our son will be there too. It's just a strange thought...

GUESS WHO'S GETTING INDUCED?????

Hell yeah baby! That's right. At my last visit with Dr. Irwin today, the nurse checked me & said there's a possibility of an inducement. She said she would have Dr. Irwin call the houseparents since he was in a delivery... but it was great timing because he came back right before we left. I met with him and he said I'm gonna be induced not sure which day... but within a week, Jake* will be born!!

I have some good news to tell Brent & Stacy* tomorrow!!

Well I have officially finished my scrapbook for now. Until I get some pictures of Jake* & me. I'm still working on the blanket I'm making...

I'm excited. I called Brent & Stacy* a few days ago & asked if they wanted to hang out with me one more time before everything went down, so they're gonna come see me this weekend. It will be nice to spend some more time with them before Jake* is welcomed into the world. :)

My stomach is getting bigger & bigger. Jake* needs to stop growing. Haha. He's big enough already.

As the stomach gets bigger, the more frequent the bathroom trips come. Especially at night. I can barely sleep anymore :(

I've been trying to induce my labor by walking on the treadmill daily. But so far, the only effect I'm getting is an angry baby. Haha.

Only 14 more days! (if I'm on time)