39 weeks....

....and no Eli....yet! He's just hangin' out for now, which is okay, I'm not dying to have him out or anything. Whenever he's ready! But, I will say that secretly, this weekend would be nice, just because it's a weekend and I've pretty much got everything ready for work (as much as I can, anyway) so it would be just fine if he decided this weekend is it! But, I promise I won't be TOO disappointed if Monday rolls around and he's still hangin' out.

Really nothing "new" to report. What's killing me is my inner thigh/pelvic pain as it really slows me down and can be painful! Also, the heat is really just unbearable which makes it hard to leave the house. We're going to clean and other things around the house this weekend so that will be good to have done (as long as cleaning lasts, anyway ;). Decided to put aluminum foil in the crib and bassinet to keep our little girl kitty out. She just thinks it's for her and doesn't quite understand it's true purpose. We found out the crib tent doesn't fit our convertible crib because it has a raised back railing, so we'll have to use other techniques. Another idea was to replace the nursery door with a screen door. I think it's an idea worth exploring, but Eric just thinks we can keep the door closed and use our monitors. We'll just have to see how the kitties due once he's here, I guess!

Here's what babycenter has to say:
"How your baby's growing: Your baby's waiting to greet the world! He continues to build a layer of fat to help control his body temperature after birth, but it's likely he already measures about 20 inches and weighs a bit over 7 pounds. (Boys tend to be slightly heavier than girls.) The outer layers of his skin are sloughing off as new skin forms underneath.

How your life's changing: At each of your now-weekly visits, your caregiver will do an abdominal exam to check your baby's growth and position. She might also do an internal exam to see whether your cervix has started ripening: softening, effacing (thinning out), and dilating (opening). But even armed with this information, there's still no way for your caregiver to predict exactly when your baby is coming. If you go past your due date, your caregiver will schedule you for fetal testing (usually a sonogram) after 40 weeks to ensure that it's safe to continue the pregnancy. If you don't go into labor on your own, most practitioners will induce labor when you're between one and two weeks overdue — or sooner if there's an indication that the risk of waiting is greater than the risks of delivering your baby without further delay.

While you're waiting, it's very important to continue to keep track of your baby's movements, and let your midwife or doctor know right away if there's a decrease. Your baby should remain as active as ever right up to delivery, and a decrease in activity could be a sign of a problem — meaning that you need to deliver now rather than later. Also call if you think your water may have broken. Membranes rupture before the beginning of labor in about 8 percent of term pregnancies. Sometimes there's a big gush of fluid, but sometimes there's only a small gush or a slow leak. (Don't try to make the diagnosis yourself. Call even if you only suspect you have a leak.) If you rupture your membranes and don't start contractions on your own, you'll be induced."

Our plan is to call close family and friends when we are admitted to the hospital and then have them call others and/or send out an email. We will bring our laptop, so depending on if they have wireless/internet, we will post as soon as we can (and feel up to it ;) to let everyone know of his arrival. We are excited and feel as ready as we'll ever be!!!