Mornings! Still here. I really thought last night might be it though. I went to bed at 9:30 or so and woke up at 11:30 with cramps and low back ache. I was getting “waves of unpleasantness” for a while (was too tired to pull out my phone and time anything). I’m still waiting for that “you’ll know when you know” moment where I am confident what I am feeling are labor contractions. I felt like I was almost there, as these were the most unpleasant, pain-ish Braxton-Hicks I’ve felt yet, but alas I am still here. I finally fell back asleep at 1 AM (after excitement insomnia and a swing of OJ that put me back to sleep).
Then Mazen came in after a bad dream an hour later! He snoozed in my bed for a bit because I was too sleepy to take him back to his room (he was thrilled), and then when we both woke up for a potty break a little later, I walked him back to his room. I slept in his twin bed with him for about an hour before sneaking back up to my bed for the final 4-6 AM stretch. It was quite the night!!
Rather than getting discouraged about “false labor” I am assuming something was happening last night that pushed me closer to birth day. Maybe today is the day : )
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Yesterday I started with almond butter toast and went for a 2 mile walk. I had the above lunch, which looks more like something Mazen would request than me! My appetite is a bit off these days, and salads have lost their appeal. Those celery sticks sure were good though! And that grilled cheese – made with the Applegate Naturals Pepperjack – was epic.
I spent the early afternoon like this, which ended up with my horizontal on the couch:
Mazen had a friend over for a playdate and then we went to his soccer practice at 5:00. It went well, and it was a gorgeous day to be outside!
For dinner we had leftovers from Sunday – bacon chicken, mac and cheese, salad. We have no meal plan this week, so we are winging it!
I’m off to go make some oatmeal, take a shower and get ready fo the day, just in case.
Haha, I keep checking your blog to see if today’s the day yet! Hope you have a great day anyway, Kath! 🙂
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I think the worst thing you can do is sit and wait! Make as many plans as possible–lunch dates, dinner dates, play dates. What is the worst that can happen? You miss them because you go into labor! Way better mentally than counting the minutes each day. That is mental torture!
I have an appointment and a lunch date! I was reading a forum about ways to induce labor and someone mentioned Murphy’s Law and said “plan something really really fun that you don’t want to miss and then Murphy will make you will miss it!”
This. is. so. exciting! LOL I keep checking IG for updates. I loved the ig story of you dancing!
Haha!! I seem to get bursts of energy when clubbing music comes on : )
Sounds like what I went through earlier this year, “early labor.” Soon! Good luck. The second time was easier!
With my second baby, I had a bunch of contractions one night for about an hour, and then went into labor for real 24 hours later! Fingers crossed that today is the day.
With kiddo #3, I thought I was going into labor, felt like the real thing for 30-45 minutes, then it stopped. Exactly 24 hours later it started and did NOT stop. Tonight maybe?!?!
Fingers crossed!!!!!!!
“Get ready for the day, just in case”….LOL. Does this mean shower and shave your legs? When I went into labor with my daughter, I got in the shower and shaved my legs before I went to the hospital. It was 1 a.m. and my husband thought I was crazy.
Haha yes! In my work-from-home-mom-life I usually put on athletic clothes first thing, do my workout mid-day, and shower before lunch (occasionally before dinner), so it’s been weird to get up and take a shower, put on make-up, and get dressed first thing in the morning! (Still wearing athleisure though 🙂 ) I think if I went into labor in the middle of the night I would take a quick shower too!
Waiting for labor is pretty much the worst. My husband was all “it will happen when it happens” and I was just exasperated he was so cool about it. My first two came 5 days before their due dates. When 5 days before the due date came and went with my third, I woke up despondent I’d be pregnant forever. My water broke five hours later, and she came four days before her due date. I give all the props to women whose due dates come and go! I’m certain I would be horrible to be around, haha. Hoping today’s the day, Kath!
Haha. At least Mazen was a week late so I’ve been here before!!
Kath’s dad’s line our whole marriage has been, “What is the point of worry about anything.” Talk about an annoying statement!
Hi Kath! It’s me again, Cindy. Gosh, two times in one week. Hello from England again! You may very well be in labor and if so just ignore this but I just had to ask where you got the “ARMOUR” wood box on your bookshelf !! I love it!! (I see it in the picture with your computer). I teach a bible study here in England and we are doing the “Armor of God” (but in the UK they spell it Armour like your box 🙂 by Priscilla Shirer and I would love to be able to find that box. Do you remember where you got it? Thanks if you have a second to reply. Praying you enjoy each of these moments leading up to the big one. 🙂 God bless, Cindy
Hi Cindy! It’s a vintage box I found at an antique store in Stanton, VA (ironically when I was about to give birth to Mazen!) So I’m not sure how find-able it would be for you. I don’t really even know what it means!
Ok! Thanks for replying! I will have a hunt on the internet to see what comes up. 🙂 Pray today is thee big day! Cindy xx
Thank you!!
Armour was a brand of corned beef in the 1950s. It was shipped across the US in wooden boxes with advertising on them. There seem to be some available on ebay, etsy, other websites. Hope that helps!