Not Yet

Well, no baby yet. I did have a small concern come up and they sent me to labor and delivery to get checked out. I knew everything was fine, but this stage is so cautionary. I was sent home, of course, but I got to experience being hooked up to all the monitors and being felt up by a complete stranger. It was actually a good experience on the whole as it took a lot of the unknowns out of the delivery room for me. And our nurse was very patient and helpful and she answered a lot of questions for us.

Now that my mom is here, I've been more active than I have been throughout my whole pregnancy. She's very helpful around the house - though it was really hard for me to relinquish control over how I like things to be done. She insists that I don't help her with cleaning and cooking, but then she'll set me up with a set of exercises that tire my already aching bones. I know she knows what she's doing, but if I'm going to be active, I'd rather be cleaning my house the way I'm used to. Admittedly, however, cleaning is more draining on my body as a whole then the exercises she has me doing. Whenever I vacuum - as simple of an action as it may seem - I feel like I'm going to go into labor...hmmmm, I'll have to keep that in mind.

So, I don't expect the baby to come real soon, though I definitely don't think that it will be too long, and certainly before his due date. Of course, that could only be wishful thinking, but my gut feeling is that he's ready to come sooner. He's getting into position, that much is clear.

Love, Aislinn