40w3d: Let's have this baby!

12:20 PM:
On my way home from the midwifes office. Apparently I'm 9.5 cm dilated. She couldn't believe it and even called another midwife to check me and confirm. She is coming home with us now and had me call the birth assistant. We will try nipple stimulation and if this doesn't work, she will break my water.

5:30 PM:
Looks like he turned and is head up. Heading to hospital now. :(

40w3d: Still waiting

My contractions subsided all together, haven't had one since 8 am. It's possible that it will stop for a few days. Going to see my midwife at noon. I will ask her to do internal to see where I am. I mentally need to know I made progress after 24+ of labor!

It looks like we are starting from scratch here. I'm starting to get mild contractions again. Timing them as I'll want to tell the midwife at 12. Going to take a shower now, will see which way it will push me. :)

40w2d: Not yet... :(

16.5 h of labor and everything slowed down. My midwife said I may be one of those 2 day labor people. I am definitely at least 3 cm, maybe more, as I felt it myself when I was laboring in the aqua doula. But they (midwifes) don't come that early unless something is wrong so I don't know for sure. Now the contractions are 20-30 min apart. :/ They said the goal now is to rest. If it picks up, great, if not, we will wait. The contractions are pretty painful, so the fact that they are getting more spaced out is really annoying. How long is it going to last? I am getting really tired. :(

40w2d: Starting?

I went to bed last night about midnight but couldn't sleep because of back pain. Then I realized the pain was moving to front. Started timing and turned out I was having contractions every 10-8 min. Woke Marc up and called midwife. She said to try to sleep and call in 2h. Couldn't sleep, cleaned up the upstairs. Called again. She said everything seems normal and try to sleep again because I'll be tired later.

I'm taking a bath now and trying to relax. Contractions every 4-5 min, not very painful yet but getting there. Looks like Parker will be Sept 6 baby!

40w1d: Still nothing

My "real" contractions are now gone. None since about two days ago. But I think I may have had the nesting thing yesterday. Cleaned up the shed, dining room, and threw a BBQ for 10. :)

39w6d: Tomorrow?

I'm starting to have some 'real' contractions (as opposed to Braxton hicks). They hurt a bit but they are rare and very irregular so far. I hard 5 or 6 yesterday and one last night. Perhaps it's a sign that Parker will come right on time, i.e. tomorrow?

I still want to go to IKEA today to get a shelf for my living room and baskets for Park's new bookcase, and to Buy Buy Baby to return the rest of the stuff I have to return and get a car mirror and a few other things. We will see how it goes.

39w5d: Quick update

My ticker says: 39 weeks 5 days pregnant. About 2 days to go." I still can't believe it! After all this, I am so happy! I spent last Labor Day waiting for a D&C with a dead baby in my tummy. I still miss my two previous babies. Parker is very much alive and I love when he reminds me of that, even though sometimes it means a foot in the rib cage. :)

I haven't posted for a while and now have a lot to say.

Today is my Friday off. I cleaned up my office yesterday and took my "travel" computer home. I am ready not to go back on Tuesday. :)

We finally put the rug back in the basement, as it is completely dry and doesn't smell any more (details later). :) We also ordered a new rug for our living room (the one that used to be there went to Parker's room). I can't wait until it gets here.

More later, have to get in the shower now. Having lunch with G in 25 min!

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It's 7.30 pm now, I am back. Just wanted to report that we got and hang the mobile over the crib. It's a simple one, Flensted Elephant Party Mobile, and it looks absolutely gorgeous! I also figured out what to put in the empty space next to the crib: B&W pictures! I have two large white frames left (the question remains: where are they?). I want to put one of my pregnancy pictures and one of DH with Parker (after P is born, of course). Since they will be B&W, and located in the very opposite corner of the room, they will provide a nice balance for the b&W guitar over the glider. I am so excited! Pictures to follow.

Also, I have been having very irregular but somewhat painful contractions today. I must have had about 5 or 6 all total, so not even once an hour. I don't think this means anything other than the fact that I am coming close to my due date. I am hoping to finish everything on my list tomorrow and Sunday, and that Parker comes on Monday. That would be PERFECT (although I really don't believe it will really happen in such a convenient way). :)