Ready or Not...

It is like a game of hide and seek. Eli is ready to come so we all better get that way. (Which we are) "Ready or not, here I come!"
The countdown is coming to an end. We are due to the hospital in 3 days and 4 hours. WOW! I have so many emotions right now it is hard to tell them apart them. I am excited, anxious, curious, and a tiny bit nervous. Just a bit. The closer we get the more confident I am that it will all be alright and a wonderful experience. My friend Emily said God is amazing to prepare us like that. I am even thinking I can do it without medication. Of course, I have not felt the pain just yet so I may very well change my mind. We have a "see how it goes" attititude about an epidural.
I went to my last doctor appointment yesterday. It was a strange feeling walking out of there without making my next appointment as I have done for the past 9 months. Today I got my weekly automated phone call from the doctors office that reminds me of appointments only this time it said Monday at 12 am. That is induction time!!
This appointment was a lengthy one. I had a TON of questions about the big day and Dr. Waterman was happy to answer them all. I am grateful for that. She predicted him to be a "medium to large" baby at 7-8 pounds. I have been thinking 6 pounds this whole time so we shall see. It is all guesses, I have not had sonogram since December when we found out he was a boy.
Last night I was laying in bed and could not get Eli to move. I really started worrying and doing everything I could to feel a kick. Eventually he did wiggle some but I was so worked up I could not go to sleep until after 3am. It is scarey because we are so close but something could still go wrong. Today he is super active so if he is not moving tonight I will know he is just sleeping. He is pretty good about sleeping at night right now. David says he kicks him when I am asleep but I don't feel it.
In a week the event that we have been planning for for 10 months will be over and we will be parents. I will not be pregnant anymore which is strange but perfectly ok since I will have my son in my arms. We are so ready to hold him and see who he takes after. Will he be bald or have hair? I am guessing bald since I did not have bad heartburn but it is all guesswork.
Future grandparents start arriving on Saturday afternoon and plan to stay a little over a week to help out and get their baby fix. Tomorrow I should completely relax but I will probably end up cleaning and trying to put finishing touches on everything. The next post should be full of his pictures and all about how things went. I wish I could read it now! :)