Change of "plans"

Many of you know that I was scheduled for a C-section on my due date this coming Friday. I've decided to cancel the C-section and instead see if this baby will come on its own sometime in the next week. It was a tough decision, esp. since a scheduled C-section would mean (1) I had a definite end date in sight, (2) I could schedule childcare for Katie ahead of time, and (3) the baby would come out "the easy way" (meaning I could wimp out and not have to go through labor and pushing).

However, I've decided that I need to trust the Lord to take care of the logistics and the timing and the pain, and choose what I deem to be the healthier option for me and for our son, even if I feel like I'm less "in control" this way. (Not that I really was ever in control, but the illusion was still there.) So I'm praying that I'll go into labor on my own over the next few days (and I'm definitely interested if any of you have advice on home remedies to induce labor). If our son is still not here by next Thursday, 3/26, they'll admit me to the hospital, break my water and see if I go into labor that way. A C-section would then be a last resort rather than a first one.

I'm standing on this verse: "'Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the LORD's purpose that prevails." -- Proverbs 19:21

Thanks for your thoughts and prayers! I'll keep you posted.