Lucky Number 7

Luck is typically associated with the number 7. It also has religious conotation. God created the world in 7 days. And he actually rested and contemplated/appreciated everything he had accomplished on the 7th day.

In 8th grade when I tried out cheerleading and made the team for varsity my freshman year, I was number 7.

Seven is the optimum number of hours of sleep for humans, according to a US scientific study. (who doesn't LOVE sleep?!?!)

The average number of spots a ladybug has is seven.

Now you may be asking, why the obsession with the number seven all the sudden??

Well, little Molly Grace will be making her debut then!!! Lord willing!

Yesterday I went to the doctor. After the usual, (ya know, how much more weight have I gained, what is my blood pressure, is MG's heart rate good, how many cm's is my bump now, etc. etc.) Dr. Sepesi and I started talking about all the labor and delivery stuff, (really boring, so I'll spare you), and he mentioned that he was not real fond of inducing before a certain number of weeks, etc. This conversation started to freak me out. I'm so terrified of going into labor n Athens by myself with none of family around and having to drive myself to the hospital. Then to my surprise towards the end of the appointment, this conversation happened:

Me: "I just want to have this baby by July 15"
Dr. Sepesi: "Well, when is your due date?"
Me: "July 15"
Dr. Sepesi: "Oh, I was thinking around the 6th or the 7TH"

WELL...before I go on, I need to give you a little background info...

For the past couple of weeks I have been telling everyone, mainly people at work, that I had a feeling this baby was going to come on July 7. I think I dreamed this date or something, I don't know. I just get these feelings and this was one of them.

So, when Dr. Sepesi said the 7th, I was estactic, I told him I had had this feeling she was going to be born on 7/7 and so he got his cell phone out, called the hospital and put me on the books for an induction on July 7, 2009. I was so happy. Having an end in sight makes pregnancy so much easier for me, and it makes me feel like I can do pregnancy for another month!!!

You can add another meaning the number 7 has, on the seventh day in the seventh month, I will finally get to meet my little girl. And I will rest (HA) and comtemplate/appreciate what I have been doing, feeling, getting to know the past 7+ months.

So, ladies and gentlemen, mark your calendars and get ready to meet little Molly Grace on July 7, 2009!

LOVE!

always,

Mary Beth and Molly Grace

EDIT: I changed my ticker to the day of the induction, not my due date...YAY FOR ONLY 35 MORE DAYS!