40 weeks

Today was supposed to be Ellie's birthday. Unfortunately she does not care so much for this day apparently. We had our 40 week check up today. After waiting an hour for the doc to come,(she had delivery duty) I walked in with hopeful anticipation that maybe the small contractions I had been having would have somehow manifested themselves into dilating me into a 5 or 6. HA. No such luck. Only a 2 and my cervix is not thinned out much. Ugh. So she said she wants to give it one more week because she thinks things are moving on their own. We continue to wait for any sign that Ellie is ready to make her debut. Ellie, meanwhile, continues to be comfortable and cozy inside.

My parents arrived on Monday and have been getting adjusted to the time difference as well as the culture. They have picked up the art of bike riding as a means of transportation and are even venturing out and about on their own. Tomorrow they will tackle Amsterdam without us. It helps having them here, to keep me distracted from my lack of baby. For the last 9 months, we've been looking forward to July 18th and now we wait in anticipation for the surprise of what day her birthday actually will be!! Come on Ellie, there's lots of people who are ready to meet you!!!!