Praying for Wisdom

Thank you so much for the prayers and love sent our way.

I am still pregnant!  The midwife has been checking on me and the baby everyday for the last few days, and we are still completely healthy as far as we can tell.  My blood pressure is still normal (120s/70s), and Sydney is still moving around a lot with her heart beat fluncuating properly to stimulation, movement, etc.  My belly palpates well like there is plenty of amniotic fluid.  Also, the baby does not feel abnormally large.  I have been checked cervically a few times now.  Sydney's head is very low and engaged in the pelvis.  Her position is optimum for delivery to start.  I am a little more than 50% effaced and close to 2 cm dilated.  She says that what I really need is some contractions to progress any further.  I have had some mild prelabor contractions off and on over the last few days, but it never progresses further despite all the home remedies and suggestions from my midwife.  I still feel great and am sleeping through the night.  Today everything has settled down and we are just going to take a day of rest.

Since we are nearing the 43 week mark this coming Friday, the risks of waiting really start to go up (although babies are born healthy all the time that late in the non-medical community).  We have one more home regimine we are going to try this week.  We have a ultrasound scheduled for Wednesday, though they usually are not very accurate at this stage of pregnancy.  If still pregnant late in the week, we will then more likely be pursuing a hospital intervention while everyone is still looking healthy.
My midwife has been researching and calling around and been diligent about trying to find a reason to not wait on Sydney like we have been.  But she can't find one, so we will continue on this week unless we do.  She has been awesome, and I feel very safe in her care!

I type all this up to update you, but to mainly ask for prayer.  Our main request is wisdom from God. (James 1:2-8, 17)  We want to have faith that He knows what He is doing with this miracle girl of ours, but we also don't want to be ignorant and not use the knowledge He has given us medically.  We also ask for prayer for the health of Sydney and me and for God's will to be done.  For those that know me well, having a natural birth is my dream.  But I am doing my best to prepare myself for whatever is necessary for the sake of our baby girl.

We are constantly, daily analyzing the situation and making decisions.  Don't worry, we are doing well, despite the emotions involved.  My husband has been off work and with me, so that has been a good thing for us both. 

So, of course we all are ready to find out what God's plans are for this little Snowflake Girl of His.  I know He has had a plan from the beginning, so I am not too worried (when my head is right).  =)