39 weeks

We have made it another week, with another milestone. The past 24 hours have involved steady contractions, usually varying from 7 minutes apart, to 10 at their least frequent. They are still coming, and I'm having a good bit of backache and cramps, so am hopeful that this is the early stage of labor and today may be Owen's birthday. My appointment was with Dr. Mc this morning, and I'm dilated to 3 cm, so those contractions may have helped us progress a little! He is very positive that from the exam, it looks like my body is getting ready, and he advised us to go home and stay busy to make the time pass, but that he hoped we'd be at the hospital tonight or tomorrow. We are praying that Owen comes today if it is God's will, since it is James' mom's birthday and would be a wonderful gift for her. If he doesn't though, we think it will be soon, and are so very excited! Our families are just waiting on the word that more is happening, and so we are trying to be calm and prepared, for whenever that moment is. It's so encouraging to know that God has Owen's birthday already planned and knows each moment that will lead up to that time.