Due date

A year ago today was Sydney's due date.  I swore I was going to have her early, surprise surprise when I ended up having her a week later than her due date, with the help of modern medicine!  I was so huge and uncomfortable.  From weeks 38-40 of pregnancy, I had gained over 7 lbs of water weight.  All of the Doctors told me there would be no way I would make it to to her due date.  I started having contractions before my Drs. appointment on week 40 and swore that was the day.  My Dr. thought the same thing!  When the contractions started, I called Jon home from work and we proceeded to bake.  I heard that you know its time to go to the hospital when the contractions are too painful to bake and who doesn't want sweets while they are pregnant?  I ended up baking a yummy lemon cake and Jon fixed lunch.  Then the contractions stopped.  Our little Pookie decided she was going to be an October baby instead!!  Here is a "lovely" picture of me at the hospital right before I was induced, a week later. (Although I was having contractions at the time, I just hadn't started feeling them yet.  What was I thinking in turning down the epidural??  Ouchie!!)  By the time they rolled me into the operating room, I was shaking so much from the pain that they couldn't give me an epidural/spinal and had to knock me out cold.  Despite of all of the problems that surrounded Sydney's birth, we got a pretty awesome daughter out of the deal!  We are so fortunate & blessed.  I can't believe she will be turning one next week!  Happy due date, Pookie!!  I love you!