Friday, June 09, 2006
Come on Down!
Yesterday at work I had about 30 people walk by and say, "You're still here?!?!" I'm not due for another two weeks, but in some people's opinion, "Your baby is so big, it looks like it's ready to just jump right off you!" I've learned so much about what NOT to say to pregnant women. However, as of yesterday I really thought I'd had no signs of on-coming labor. No braxton-hix contractions, no dropping of the baby, no dilation, nada. As of this morning, I realize I was wrong. I had my doctor's appointment and he first asked me about contractions or if I've felt anything and I said no. So he wrote that down in my chart and then he had me lie down. As I pulled my shirt off my belly, he said, "So, you're not feeling any contraction right now?" No. "Because you're having one." WHAT? Apparently I am incapable of feeling braxton-hix contractions. Could I continue this blessing through labor as well??!? :) He asked me a minute later, "Do you feel any difference now?" No. "Now it's stopped." He scratched out what he'd written in my chart and put that I am having contractions. I was so happy! I am having contractions! How cool is that?!? Then he did the exam and said that Ben's head is far down in the birth canal and that my cervix is changing. Yipee! Or, as Julia always says, Squee!! (I should ask her where that comes from, because I have no idea). So, maybe all those talks I've been having with Benjamin about coming early are actually getting through. Wouldn't that be wonderful? So, all those people that I told yesterday that I haven't had any signs, now I can tell that actually I am. I'm very happy. I mean, I know that all this stuff could happen now and Ben could still come late, but it's given me renewed hope anyway. Plus, now the nursery is all done too. The crib, changing table/dresser, stroller, bouncer chair, car seat, etc. etc. etc. are all ready to go and he's got more clothes to wear than I do! So, now he just needs to come down some more and get this party started! :)
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Squee!! (LOL! It's such a delightful word! Just don't say it in RL, people don't understand. :) :) :) )
You have been so blessed during this pregnancy--so lucky and now you're not even feeling the contractions! I hope someday I will be pregnant like you--you're my hero.
Has your breathing gotten easier since he moved down?
"Squee can be an exclamation, or interjection, of excited happiness or surprise, especially when referring to fangirls, or be a squeal of glee over something incredibly cute." From Wikipedia (do you use that site? I'm addicted)
I think I first encountered it, when LOTR came out and there were all of the fangirls "squeeing" over Orlando Bloom. It was a fairly negative term at first, but now, you can use it for everything. I do suggest limiting its use offline...people tend to look at you strange when you really "squee!" Which I have. :)
Wait, are you guys Eastern or Central timezone? I thought that blogspot was just screwing the times up, but maybe that really is the right time where you are. (I'm up late again, but not that late (at least not yet!)).
And this will be the last. Promise.
Thanks for the explanation! I've got no worries - no plans to squee in public. :) Yes, breathing and eating have become so much easier now that he's lower. However, sitting down to eat is harder the bigger I get - when I sit and lean forward, I compress my belly and it hurts. Nothing's perfect, even in my pregnancy, although it's fun to be someone's hero. :) BTW, yeah - we're in the Eastern Time Zone. I like it because I finally don't have to adjust all the times mentioned in TV ads. Shows really come at the time they say they will! It's so convenient.
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