D-Day (Due Date Decisions!!)

Well, today, is my due date and we went back to the doctor to see if any progression was being made. The prostaglandins that the midwife and Dr. gave me on Tuesday made me have regular contractions (yes, they hurt) all evening and night long and got to be about 5 minutes apart. We all thought for sure that something would have happened but when the Dr. checked me again today, he said I was EXACTLY the same. They told me that my body is by far not ready for induction but we could try the prostaglandins again on Monday and recheck on Tuesday but that nothing was guaranteed. Their recommendation was to either have a C-section tomorrow or wait until next week and try again and if nothing took, we could do a C-section then (since time unfortunately is a factor for us). Mom, Hanz and I came home and talked about the big decision (I of course was in tears). I am NOT AT ALL a girl who has to deliver vaginally (I know that there are a lot out there that feel that a c-section is "not really delivering" or whatever) but I am not that girl. I don't care how a baby comes out as long as it is healthy so that really wasn't even a factor in my decision making process. We made a list of pros and cons (with all of us contributing) and the pros were overwhelming. So, we've decided that the big day will be tomorrow. YEAH!!! I have a c-sect scheduled for 1100 so she "should" be here before lunch (CET of course). I'm really excited to know that there is an end in sight and that we can get the other important stuff going but am also a little hesitant, mainly to the fact that I hope this is the right decision. So far, everyone pretty much feels like this is the best decision for us. My mom has a history of going late (2 weeks with me, 4 days with Meg (which was induced) and 8 days with Lauren) and the fact that c-sections (unscheduled) actually run in my family (i.e. history of big babies and little women...my dad's mom) has kind of helped make this decision a little easier. If it would take my body that long to get ready, then my mom would miss everything and I KNOW that I don't want that! So, I guess that's it for now. I'll obviously be out of it tomorrow but will try to teach Hanz or Mom tonight, how to update this site, so that you guys can see some pictures. Sorry, Henry, but she wasn't born today...HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANYWAY!! ; )