Still Waiting...

Today has been an emotional roller coaster. I woke up in a really cross mood after dealing with Addison not wanting to sleep through the night. After Kevin left for work I headed up for my regular morning shower and I just broke down crying for no reason. It was really weird. I haven't had an emotional breakdown during this pregnancy since my first trimester and up to this point everything has been pretty good. All of a sudden though I really wanted my mom to be here and at my house like when I got home from the hospital with Addison. I felt completely overwhelmed and when Addie finally woke up I made her give me lots of hugs. I emailed Kevin and he told me everything would be fine and suggested we do lunch today which we did and it was lovely. Min came over and got Addie to play for a while so I could go to my "final" midwife appointment this morning...she is such a saint!!! My midwife was coming out of her office as I walked up and she said "I was wondering if I was going to see you today." I told her about my emotional breakdown and she said that was actually a good thing. She said most women will have their hormones shift dramatically just before they go into labor, so I was a bit encouraged by my sadness. Ann (my midwife) was very encouraging and said my little guy would come soon and she was looking forward to seeing me this weekend at my house to check in on me after I get home from the hospital. I did have to ask about how long they wait to induce if he doesn't come and standard practice is 10 days after your due date. So she lined up another appointment for me in a week, but she said she doubted that I would need it. I also asked about ways to help get things going along and she suggested fresh pineapple...there is documentation supporting that an enzyme in fresh pineapple can help start labor. I told this to Min when I got home and she went and bought me a fresh pineapple at the market. Also Ann suggested reflexology so I am going to work on Kevin to give me a really nice foot rub tonight.