Sitting around with Joe in a semi quiet state. Sunday is such a mellow time and technically this could be the last time we are able to have a Sunday like this for a long time. He has NPR on low and I am listening to Florence and the Machine on my IPod. While we do need to go to Target our goal is to make it out before 4pm. I think that is a good goal for the day.

My doc said she didn’t think I would make it to my due date. Heck she didn’t think I would make it through this weekend but we shall see. I have an appointment to see her tomorrow morning so we will see if I have advanced past my 3cm and 80% effacement that I was at last week. People are throwing labor triggering ideas at us. Last night his friend told us nipple stimulation at us and this morning Joe read that some type of red leaf tea has been known to do it also. It just so happends we have some of that tea in the pantry. I will first try walking some stairs. Today is his last day of being on reserve and the chances are really slim that they will call him in. I can safely begin my strategies to get this baby out of me. We are so excited to see if it is a boy or a girl and what it will look like.  

The baby has dropped and oh what a feeling. While I will say it is easier to breathe, the shift in weight is causing my hips and inner thighs to be a little sore. It feels like I have done a mega leg workout at the gym. I am also experiencing Braxton Hicks contractions. I am enjoying this as it is giving me the chance to practice breathing through those tightenend muscles and relax other body parts surrounding them.

The nesting instinct comes in waves and I was happy to act on it while Joe was away on a trip. It is a fine balance however between using that time to clean and using it to put my feet up and relax. I have a little hand swelling and retention of fluids in my ankles. Luckily it is not a 24-7 thing and I continue to drink water to keep everything equaled out.

We are sooo excited!!!!

This week I:
– prepared our first frozen post baby express meal
– put all of the Hypnobabies sessions and Yacht Rock favorites on my Iphone
– fell in love with Organic Valley Vanilla lowfat milk
– ordered our Seventh Genereation tiny diapers for when is baby is too small for gdiapers
– have felt many “It’s too tight in here” movements from Hambone
– realized, along with Joe, that our playyard/crib, dosent fit between our bed and armoire. D’Oh!
Off to Target to buy a smaller bed for the tot.