And still pregnant!
Sorry for the sporadic posting the past few weeks, I really just can’t think of much to say other than “no baby.” It has now been a week of nearly nightly contractions, though I have gotten a few breaks that allowed me some sleep, which is great. One night had me on the phone with my doula because I just didn’t know, you know? I assumed, silly me, that labor would be easy to detect, but some time last week, when the contractions were between 3-4 minutes apart, and it was hard to breathe through them, I had to ask someone. Someone who wouldn’t immediately begin squealing and say “you’re gonna have the baby now!” because it’s hard enough to not get my expectations high with each wave. But she agreed that I should wait, and, as usual, the contractions eased up enough to let me sleep, and were gone by morning.
I’m getting somewhat used to it, but it’s still hard. I don’t know if the process has started yet or not, so I’m really looking forward to this week’s check in where I’ll learn if I’m at all dilated yet. It’d be encouraging to know that it’s not all for nothing right now. Not that it’s nothing, but you know what I mean.
We had a fun and quiet 4th of July. Our friend gave us his grill because he’s moving and can’t take it with him, so we grilled some chicken and corn, and I made PW’s Strawberry Shortcake Cake. We watched the fireworks from a hill in our neighborhood, but it was more like a laser light-show in the fog, which was also pretty rad.
Mmm…strawberry shortcake. So sorry you’re having a rough time. Every day near the end feels like an eternity. Nothing makes it better. Except maybe more Ben & Jerry’s. And, you know, knowing that eventually he’ll have to come out. When’s the official due date again?
Official due date isn’t until the 18th. I just let myself get all “oh! early baby! excited when the fake-o labor began. Now I’m revising my revised idea. Maybe Ziggy WILL share Harry Potter’s birthday, after all!
One day soon something amazing and miraculous WILL happen. Really.