Patience is a Virtue.

Bags packed?  CHECK!
Car fully gassed?  CHECK!
Infant Seat installed?  CHECK!
Nursery Ready?  CHECK!
Baby Adelaide?  *CRICKETS*
Our due date of July 31st has finally arrived, and all we are waiting for now is our little lady!

Since day one I've been preparing myself for an early August delivery, so I am not surprised that we are still waiting.  I had a moment of temporary insanity where I estimated that Miss Adelaide would arrive on July 25th.  After a rejuvenating night's sleep, I awoke with my common sense and revised my estimate to August 7th.  I'll be the first to admit that patience is not my strongest quality.  Growing up, my dad often jokingly called me "Kristin Patience Conklin" referring to my lack of patience.  I like to believe I've made some strides over the past ten years, but I'm certain this is one more experience God's using to teach me such an important virtue on the eve of parenthood.  Miss Adelaide seems to be in NO hurry, so I am donning my "patience pants" while Chris and I enjoy these final days of freedom.      

I'm hoping to avoid being induced, but should Adelaide decide my uterus is where she intends to stay, we had the induction discussion with our OB (Dr. Nguyen) this week.  Dr. Nguyen has been very flexible and supportive throughout our pregnancy.  When we brought up having a med-free birth she was completely encouraging and understanding - her emphasis was that she wanted to make sure we had the best experience based on our desires.  So this week when the topic of induction came up, she simply asked what our thoughts were and what we'd like to do.  We all agreed that forty-two weeks was the longest we'd want to let baby girl cook, so it made the decision process relatively easy.  We are scheduled for a 41 week appointment next Tuesday, and Dr. Nguyen suggested I do a biophysical profile and nonstress test just to make sure Adelaide is a-ok.  If Adelaide looks good throughout those tests and continues to chill in utero, we would be induced at some point the following Monday or Tuesday (August 12 or 13th).  Let's hope she's not THAT comfortable!  

Everyday I wake up wondering, "Will TODAY be the day that Adelaide Kay rocks our world?"  It's a strange feeling knowing that our world is about to completely change, but not knowing when.  Chris keeps coaxing Adelaide to "Head toward the light".  In the meantime, we're just waiting on our world to change.