just waiting

We are just in waiting mode now... waiting for baby girl #3 to make her entrance. My due date is May 2, but my doctor will be out of town the week leading up to that date. We have decided that if things do not happen on their own by Thursday April 23, we will induce labor. I am starting to have pretty intense contractions already (still nothing consistent), so who knows?!

We are kind of hoping the baby holds tight until next Thursday as everyone who will be coming to help is able to come Wednesday at the earliest (and Paul needs all the time he can get to get things finished up at work). It wouldn't usually be an issue since we have wonderful family here in town, but Grandma Lee had to go out of town at the last minute to help Jodi recover from another shoulder surgery. She would normally be the one we call to help with the girls when we go to the hospital. Without her help, we are at a complete loss. We miss you Grandma! Hope you are feeling better Aunt Jodi- our thoughts and prayers are with you! Fortunately we have wonderful friends that have been helping and have offered to step in if the baby comes earlier than Thursday. I was on the verge of a complete meltdown, but I feel much better having a plan in place for all possible scenarios. Thank you, thank you , thank you!

I am so very ready on one hand, but on the other it seems like there is so little time, yet so much to do. I am in full blown nesting mode- organizing, cleaning, rearranging. I am just afraid I won't have enough time to get it all done! Paul is working like crazy to tie up loose ends at work- he is at the bank until all hours almost every night. There are things I need help with that I can't do myself, such as retrieving the newborn baby clothes, the bassinet, the swing, the bouncy seat and all the gear is still buried in the garage. Hopefully that will be resolved this weekend. It is really a necessity as she will be here by next weekend!

The other pressing issue is that this baby still does not have a name! This is very unsettling to me. We have it narrowed down to a few, but still nothing definite. Here is the short list...
Reese Elizabeth- my only concern is that Reese, being a one syllable name is too short and choppy with White (also one syllable)?!
Harlee Elizabeth- love the family connection (Harvey + Lee = Harlee), but don't like the inevitable references to Harley Davidson
Emerson Bailey- LOVE that it sounds good with my maiden name as a middle name. Both the other girls have middle names that have strong family connections.
Rowan- originally my first choice, but Paul is STILL not budging on this one.
Macey- I want everyone in the family to have their own initials, so this would conflict with that. Also, would it grow up with her?

Any thoughts or suggestions? We might just have to wait to meet her!