I take it all back!

Okay, I now have a reason to want the baby to come, and my desire to bring on labor increased a lot today. I was talking with Tanya, my sister-in-law, today. She's the one who will principally watch the kids while we're at the hospital. There are a couple of other sisters in the ward who have offered to help out, one of whom lives around the corner and was Bethany's Sunbeam teacher last year, so I do have some backups, but the kids get anxious enough when we leave them that it's a lot easier on my peace of mind when I know that they're somewhere familiar and comfortable and happy. They'll be perfectly fine with Tanya and have fun playing with their cousins. The worry over what to do with Bethany was probably the worst part of facing labor with Meagan. At that stage, she was incredibly clingy, and would cry until she threw up every time we left her with a babysitter. I worried and worried about her. I had a few people lined up to watch her, but I knew it would still be hard on her. Then I went in for a normal checkup a few days before my due date, and my blood pressure had spiked, so I was induced right away. The good thing was that there was time for Nate to go home and call my sister Brenda, who packed up her kids and drove three hours, just to come take care of Bethany for me. Brenda is the only one that Bethany really responded to at that age, besides me or Nate. I'll be forever grateful to Brenda for that. It took such a load off my mind to know that she was taken care of.

Anyway, Bethany's not nearly as bad now as she was then, and Meagan's better than she used to be, but I fully expect them both to cry, especially at bedtime, when I go into labor and we're not there. That's why having Tanya take care of them will really be helpful. So, here's my reason for wanting the baby to come now. We've all known for quite some time that Tanya was moving, because Brandon (her husband) is finishing medical school and starting a residency. They found a house, and had the closing set for May, but for various reasons have now had it moved up to April. So now they are planning on packing up their house here and loading the moving truck on April 2nd, just a little over a week after my due date. When I realized that today, I started to stress out about my kids again. I'd also planned on helping Tanya move, at least watching kids or whatever, and now I don't know how well I'll be able to do that, either. The timing on all this just isn't working. So, the sooner the baby comes, the better for all involved. I even looked at different ways to induce labor, to see if there was anything I could do to sort of move things along. I don't really believe in most of the old wives tales I've heard about, but one or two do seem to be valid, so there are one or two things I might try out. I just hope something happens soon.