Another Beach Weekend + Nope, Still No Baby...

Image above: while we were sitting on the beach on Saturday, I got a text from my midwife that said "Wish you were here!" along with this pic. It's my midwife, Jodi, and three amazing Labor + Delivery Nurses/yogis, Wendy, Laurie, + Diane--all of whom I adore--and all of whom work at the hospital where I'm delivering. This text made my day! Can't wait to bring our baby into the world with these incredible women by my side :) 

Over the past couple of days, Ben and I can't call a friend or family member without them picking up the phone with an anticipatory gasp...they all think we're calling with news of our baby! But alas, thus far, we have no news to share; everything is status quo, despite the fact that we've watched my due date (or due dates, depending on how you look at it, ha!) just float on by... 

I've talked to soooo many women recently who went *WAY* over their due dates, so I know this is completely normal and I'm not worried about it, but it sure does feel more + more surreal with every day that goes by without a change or any sign that our babe is on the way. 

So, this past weekend, we mostly just went to the beach to wait it out [again]. Not a bad gig ;) 

For the first time in forever, Ben and I have no scheduled plans on the weekends--or in my case, on the weekdays, too--so we've been able to do just do whatever we feel like doing and take things hour by hour. I have to tell you, it's been pretty freeing, despite the weird cloud of the unknown hanging over our heads. It's also led to lots of time spent reading in a beach chair, LOTS of sleep (9+ hours the past 3 nights!), and lots of meals out. 

Ben is living it up like we're on borrowed time (which I guess we kind of are), and I'm just trying not to lose my mind with the excitement, anticipation, and constant questioning of every little sensation I feel in my body; "Could this be a sign that I'm going to go into labor soon? Could that?"

Thus, as we enter another new week without any major changes, I'm getting back to work on client projects (thank goodness I still have work to keep me occupied or I'd go crazy!), continuing to walk Sayde and stay as active as possible every day, sleeping whenever I feel like it, and starting to make plans to change my parents' plane flights--which we had booked for this week and now have to change to a random later date (we knew that would probably happen but it's still confusing...). 

So, here's to hoping our little girl decides to come sooner rather than later, because this mama-to-be is simply dying to meet her!

​Thanks for all the continued good thoughts, good energy, and well wishes coming our way! You guys are the best :)