The Undiscovered Country

Breaking the Black

Hi all!

I noticed the little calendar to the left of my screen is all black, so I thought I'd add a blue spot to break things up a bit.

How's 2008 shaping up for you so far? For me, no change. I still have a squirmy basketball in my belly. I'm feeling good overall, albeit more tired as the days go by. I've been experiencing more contractions at night, but they're still erratic, darn it. I get about 20-40 minutes of contractions 3-7 minutes apart, then nothing for an hour or two. The next day, and the next night even, hardly anything. Darn it.

I've apparently been sleeping hard enough not to feel Thomas dancing. Dave told me a few times as I snored away, Thomas jumped around a lot. Perhaps my snoring bothered him, and he kept kicking me to get me to stop?

I go in to the doctor's on Thursday. The last two appointments showed 2 cm dilation, which is good, but not great. With the increase of contractions as well as a feeling of downward pressure the last few days, I'm hoping for more by now. I understand now why some women beg their doctors to induce labor at this point. The waiting - especially this close to the due date - is near tortuous.

Part of it is due to longing to finally meet the little guy, but also knowing each day that passes, the more the baby grows. The more he grows, the more difficult delivery could be. I know I don't have a choice, but having a 10 lb baby is an experience I can live without. Birthing a 7 lb baby sounds by far more appealing!

I wish I had a more interesting subject to toss at you, but my brain can focus on this one thing only.

Darn it.