Dear Baby Batts: 41 Weeks

Dear Baby Batts,

You are now 41 weeks, putting you one week past due date! You little stinker. We have nothing but love and excitement to meet you later this week. They are starting the process to induce me tomorrow evening and you'll be here on Friday... unless you come on your own before then! There's still time, baby girl.

At our ultrasound yesterday, we were told there is still plenty of fluid surrounding you (15+ cm and the minimum is 8-10 cm). We saw your brain and your heart and they both looked strong and healthy. I told your daddy last night, "That was probably the last time we'll ever see her heart!" As soon as you are born, we won't see you via ultrasound any more - we'll see you with our own eyes.

I ate some pineapple last night, hoping that it would help you come... and while I had a couple of menstrual-like cramps, there's been nothing else. However, we did of buy a fresh pineapple tonight... and ate the whole stinking thing! It was delicious and hopefully it will help you come sooner.

Last night, your daddy and I also spent a good amount of time reading through some of the letters I've written you in this special space - from the first day we found out about you, to hearing your heartbeat for the first time, to your gender-revealing ultrasound, to getting the "all clear" from the specialist, to thinking about some of our favorite date nights together... it was so sweet looking back and remembering where the Lord has taken us during this 41-week journey!

So, in honor of our 41st week (and the last week with you in my tummy):