Waiting...

Yes, waiting. This little one on her birds as she does almost every morning...

And the rest of us on this little one to come out and meet us all!

Warning: Object in above picture may appear calmer than actually is! LOL! Today marks 40 weeks as most of you already know from your sweet e-mails and phone calls. Because we haven't been the best at getting back to everyone (please forgive us!) here are a few answers to the most frequently asked questions:

1. My last OB appointment was Monday. Everything still looks healthy. Baby is measuring on a normal scale... his/her heartrate is strong (fluctuating from the 130's to 160 over the last several weeks-- just to keep the old wive's tales at bay, we think :) and is in the head first position. Still moving around like CRAZY! Thankfully, all still looks healthy with me also.
2. I am a whole 1 cm. dialated... sigh. As my mom says, "God's not through yet," though.
3. We postponed the surgery we originally had scheduled for today after lots of prayer and research. How long we will wait is soley dependant upon our most important outcomes, a healthy baby and mama. Your prayers about this are most special and appreciated!
4. Have we chosen two names? Yes and no... yes, we have some contenders and no, we have no idea for sure which ones we will actually choose. We feel certain-- just as with Hope-- that once we can finally see that little face, it will be clear. The suspense is happily killing me too!
5. What about the nursery? This is a fun question that I'll try to get back to with some pics later on!

Until then, looks like we'll carry on as a normal day. So normal, in fact, here Hope will say "bye, bye"-- a little leftover breakfast down her dress, bed head, and all!