August 18th, 2008
And not in labor yet. AAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRGHHHHHHHH!
Every night for the past three nights I start with cramping and contractions at about 4am. They usually stop shortly after, but this morning, they turned into regular contractions for about 7-9 minutes apart for an hour or so… and then stopped.
Well, haven’t totally stopped, but are now just sporadic. [...]
August 17th, 2008
My mucus plug that is!
Who would have ever thought I’d be so overjoyed to see brown discharge and a gelatinous brown glob in my toilet this morning when I peed? This pregnancy business really strips you of all modesty and decorum.
I’m glad the cramping and contractions I’ve had over the past few days seem [...]
August 13th, 2008
Yes, it’s way too early to be thinking about this, but I’m bored and looking for an outlet for my anticipation. That is a dangerous thing for my credit card!
Enter the Old Navy Halloween Baby Collection to entertain me and lighten my wallet.
Check out the ridiculous cuteness of this monkey costume! How could we NOT [...]
August 12th, 2008
The only thing worse than going past your due date without giving birth is finding out that you are making ZERO progress!
Yep, as of my appointment yesterday I am still fingertip dilated, 50% effaced, cervix posterior i.e. not a lick of progress since last week. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.
This, my friends, is why people say not to get [...]
August 10th, 2008
I don’t normally post on Sundays, but since it’s my due date, the date I have been fixated on for 40 long weeks I figured I should post something.
Except that I don’t have anything to say. Its my due date and there is NO reason to think this kid is coming out anytime soon!
No mucous [...]
August 8th, 2008
So Wednesday was our “ABC’s of Babycare” class. Unfortunately this also coincided with Jeff’s work softball league playoff game #1. I normally would have insisted he come to the class, but given that the other class I took at Phelps (breastfeeding) was fairly useless and also that he’s captain of the softball team I didn’t [...]
read more...August 7th, 2008
With Japser’s (hopefully) imminent arrival, I’ve been thinking a lot about what he will look like. Jeff and I both have greenish eyes and brown curly hair, so that seems to be a given, but other than that I am just so impatient and curious to know who he will take after!
Of course I [...]
August 6th, 2008
For most, when the “nesting instinct” kicks in they start deep cleaning or organizing closets. My nesting instinct seems to have a different meaning : Buy everything you think you might possibly need ahead of time!
For example, my wonderful friend Tracy got me a peanut shell baby carrier for my shower which I can’t wait [...]
August 5th, 2008
Excuse me while I take a few deep breaths.. I am still traumatized by my appointment yesterday.
It all started out innocently enough, I met the only midwife in the practice that I hadn’t seen before and she was as great as all the others. I weighed in at 160, a 2lb gain [...]
August 4th, 2008
I didn’t think I wanted to do maternity pictures, but with my due date less than a week away (yowza!) I was afraid I might regret not having any that I didn’t take of myself in the bathroom mirror. I also used it as en excuse to teach Jeff how to use the new [...]
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