Come on Carter!

Well, we are going to be 39 weeks tomorrow and still no indication that Carter is anywhere near making his debut. Officially, a full term pregnancy is considered to be 37-41 weeks, which is all fine and well, except that at 37 weeks, we started thinking it could be "any day now." This could drive a person crazy! Every little pain, every movement....it makes you think...could this be it? So, far, it hasn't been it. Carter is pretty cozy in the womb and may never come out! And, scientifically, other than pitocin, there really is no way to get labor started.

But, just for fun (and to give us something to do while we wait!), we have decided to try every old wives tale that we can find for starting labor. So far these have included:

Walking-we do this every night anyway, but now we walk with meaning!

Swinging-Fun, but unproductive

Eating Spicy Food-I've tried, but I don't do spicy very well, so it has been minimal

Talking to the baby-Not sure how this one's supposed to work, but we've done it!

Consumption of Tropical Fruits-Mmmmm....Pineapple mango smoothie!

Massaging the Achilies tendon-yep, for real...didn't work!

Having a spa day-meant to relax the mommy...didn't work, but sure was fun!

Various methods of "Stimulation"-This is a PG blog, so I'm not going to elaborate, but let's just say that's not working either! At least Jared's enjoying it!

So, needless to say, none of these things have done the trick. One thing that is highly recommended is drinking castor oil, but it also comes with violent diarrhea and upset stomach. So, I'm gonna pass on that one! Let me know if you've got any other ideas that I should try!