Semi-rude Awakening

Ok so to start off, I have NO idea what I was dreaming about, but Tom thinks I might have been dreaming I was in labor. I woke up at about 5:30 this morning pushing (as in trying to push the baby out when the doc tells you to start pushing). I know I did at least twice. I felt the extreme pressure (which prolly woke me up) and I guess I was still half asleep because I remember feeling a second "push" then was like "OH S***" and just laid there. I checked to see if my water had broken (nope..ok), was I having contractions (nope...ok), and so I just laid there a little bit longer to make sure nothing was going on. LOL

Well, didn't think anything of it until after dropping Gabriel off at school and driving home from the Commissary and I started feeling a strange "down there". I get home, go pee, and when I'm walking into the living room look down and I swear I think the baby dropped some more (mom confirmed my suspicion). Sooooooo....Could today be the day? I hope so! Or at least tomorrow! Well really, any day before Wed (my next appt).

What Pregnant Ladies were they talking to????

Ok so, I got my weekly pregnancy e-mail (for week 39). This is what it said (I put what struck me as odd in bold and italics):

..in Week 39

Your Body

Although your tummy is larger than you could have imagined, you may actually feel more comfortable in your body than you have in a while. That's because your baby has dropped further down into your pelvis, relieving additional pressure. This change has also caused your center of gravity to shift suddenly, so you may lose your balance more easily or have difficulty standing upright, particularly when getting out of a chair. Take extra care of yourself – you have a baby to deliver very soon!


WHAT?!?! Hello! Who were they talking to? LOL Yes, you get rid of the discomforts of the baby being so high, but it is only replaced with the baby being so low. Having to run to the bathroom everytime I turn around because the baby is pushing on the bladder or the increased pelvic pressure from the baby getting lower. Ugh. I want to be one of those "pregnant ladies who don't have the discomforts". LOL I just hope I have the baby before my next appt. Having my membranes stripped isn't something I want to go through again (I had it done with Katheryn...not by choice mind you).

I'm tempted to do the jumping jacks Tom keeps telling me to do. LOL jk

I might go pick up stuff to make the Eggplant Parm though. Even though it will probably make a whole bunch extra...it will be worth it if it works. lol

Scalini's Eggplant Parmigiana

I found this recipe when I was pregnant with Katheryn and had thought about trying with her (but the midwife helped us out so I didn't have to). Supposedly pregnant women have been eating this for over 20 years and most of them go into labor within 48 hours of eating it. They almost guarantee it and if you don't they give you a gift certificate to come back and try it again if it doesn't work in 48 hours. Just click on the picture to be taken to the restaurants site for the recipe.

Rock Hard Abs

So I was sitting at lunch with Tom today and I had a contraction (which has become "normal" lately). Then the thought came to mind which made Tom and I laugh. I told him that this was probably the only time that I can say I have "rock hard abs" (due to the contractions). LMAO!


I'll post a comparison picture later when Tom gets home to take one.

Light at the End of the Tunnel?

Well, I had an unexpected appt yesterday. I say unexpected because we got a call Tues evening from the hospitals appt reminder line telling me that I had an appt the next day. So I called and explained that I didn't think I was supposed to have an appt until around the 10th (they were supposed to call me when they had a cancellation because they were booked for 4 weeks. I kept the appt because I was curious to see if the contractions that I had been having Tues did anything. Well from Friday to Wed I went from 3 to 4 cms and the baby went from the -2 to the -1 station. I had also gained a pound (yay!). So the midwife believes that I'll probably have the baby within the next couple days (we'll see). I'm more excited and anxious about it.