Still Here.

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…

I lost it, I lost it!

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…

Jasper’s Halloween Costume

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…

State of the Uterus 40 Weeks and 1 Day

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…

Happy Due Date to Me

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…

Baby Care Class

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…

What Will Jasper Look Like?

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…

It’s a Wrap!

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…

State of the Uterus 39 Weeks

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…

DIY Maternity Pics

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…