waiting game

Well, we have made it past the "critical stage" on the whole bed rest thing! At this point, whenever our little one decides to arrive, the Dr will go ahead with it rather than try to stop it. Today is also my dad's 62nd birthday! Selfishly, I have been hoping that I would go into labor today and they would go ahead and deliver b/c I think it would be really special for them to share a birthday! I have a doctors appointment at 2pm today. Who knows, maybe I will be dilated enough for that to actually happen. She said if I dilate to 4cm she will go ahead and deliver, although last Thurs I wasn't dilated at all, so chances are SLIM! Oh well. It is a really strange feeling because I know that the longer she is able to "cook" the better, but I also want her to be born today. Its weird...I almost feel like, if she doesn't come today, then I'd just as soon wait until the 6th when we are scheduled. The only thing I was thinking would be neat with respect to her delivery date would be if if were on Dad's bday OR on/before Father's day (which is this coming Sunday). As of right now though, there are no real physical signs that anything will happen today (unless when we go to the Dr, my blood pressure is really high or I am dilated)
SO WE WAIT~! God is really trying to teach me patience with this child already...especially with the bed rest!!!
The last few days though have been really good! I woke up with TONS of energy on Saturday and it has maintained itself even today. Saturday and Monday were by far the most energetic days though! Its crazy! I haven't done any of the "scrubbing the floor with a toothbrush" type nesting things, but I did shop vac the basement, boil and prepare all of the bottles/nipples, did a little shopping and got a lot done at work yesterday! I have felt REALLY productive although I realize, it hasn't been really "restful"..but then again, I haven't felt that I have needed the rest! I have been resting since May 19!
Anyway...after all of that rambling, I am excited to see what the doctor says today! Hopefully there is either enough progress that we will be watching for an "any day now" delivery OR things are stable enough that I can be taken off bed rest and be allowed to resume my life! :-)