Making Peace with 40 weeks

So here's the thing - I want to be pregnant for the full 40 weeks that MayBaby deserves, but I never thought we'd really get there.

My goal was just "don't have another preemie" and we crossed that threshold last Sunday when we hit 37 weeks. YAY! But to be honest I didn't really think about the weeks after that. It didn't seem like a real option. Especially since I have had A LOT of false labor - LOTS of regular, though not very painful contractions and even a few painful but not regular contractions. I was actually a little surprised that she didn't show up the day I turned 37 weeks. For some reason I just thought we would cross that magical line and she'd show-up.

Clearly, this is not the case. I'm beginning to think that MayBaby will wait for the full 40 weeks. This is a little daunting to me, I'll be 11 weeks more pregnant than I was with Greyson, and that just seems crazy. By this point I already had Greyson home. I wouldn't trade a healthy pregnancy for anything in the World, but I'm beginning to see that it takes a really long time to properly grow a new person, and I'm getting the tiniest bit impatient.

So, I'll be 38 weeks tomorrow - only 2-3 weeks possible after that (my OB won't induce until 41 weeks which is WONDERFUL). We've muddled through this long, I can take it :)

Here's a great article on the "Every Week Counts" program: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/06/labor-39-weeks-baby-dangerous_n_858613.html
It makes me feel bad for ever thinking 37 weeks is "enough". If that was when she chose to arrive, it would be, but MayBaby deserves every week and every day.