Over the long weekend Caleb and I mostly stuck around home and got things done. He installed a new dishwasher and finished his work on the deck for now (to be continued next spring/summer), we cleaned the house, did some other final things for baby, and relaxed. We are ready. Soooooooooo ready. I have this nervous energy too, like I want to keep nesting and getting things done but we've run out of things to do. So I'm cooking, cleaning more often, doing dishes (normally I'd wait on those to see if Caleb will do them instead, hehe).... I am considering even going to the store, buying yarn, and teaching myself to knit or crochet or something to keep me busy.
Not much to update as far as my body's progress towards labor goes. On Friday night I timed contractions for 2 hours at 10 minutes apart, but they never got closer together or more intense, and they stopped when I went to bed. Last night I woke up at 3:00 AM to a strong, intense contraction, and got so excited I couldn't sleep for an hour, even though another one never came. Ugh. We've been going for walks each night and I know her head is really low, and I do have plenty of small Braxton Hicks contractions throughout the day where my belly gets tight but it doesn't really hurt, but not much else is happening.
We have an appointment on Thursday, where I'll be checked for the first time. Being "checked" is where they check how much your cervix is dilated (opened) and effaced (thinned). When you push and actually give birth, your cervix is 10 cm dilated, so open to a width of 10 cm in diameter, and it is effaced at 100%, or so thin that it's pulled back to the opening of the uterus and kind of isn't there anymore (below is a diagram). Being somewhat dilated and effaced is a good sign that labor could be coming soon, but also can mean nothing. So if we make it to Thursday (hopefully not), I'm curious to see what I'm at, but also know it might not be indicative of impending birth, or a short labor. Ugh.
I'm just hoping to go into labor naturally soon. Ideally, I'd wake up around 4:00 or 5:00 AM with contractions, so we'd get a good amount of sleep but also have enough time before we'd have to go to work to determine if it was real labor or not. We'll see how Baby cooperates... so far she seems pretty content to just hang out.
So for now, we wait. And public service announcement: no need to check in daily to see if we've had the baby or not. #1 - If I'm in labor, I'm probably not going to be updating people on my status, so you won't know anyway. #2 - We will let people know when Baby comes. Parents and close family first, and some texts and a Facebook post to follow soon after. We won't keep it a secret, I promise. #3 - This is on our minds 24/7, and a lot of what we're doing is to try and distract ourselves while we wait. So I know we're being thought of, and keep sending us good vibes and well wishes, but know that you'll find out when it's time!
And now, some things that are making today bearable:
2 comments:
I'm guilty of checking in! I can't help it! I'm sorry!
Learning to crochet is an excellent idea! As puzzling is probably not the most comfortable activity at the moment.
Feel free to bake me something and send it my way. :P (Or you could make more scotcharoos for yourself!!)
Hang in there! We are all just so excited to meet baby C.
What I did was make a pedicure appointment so I could have a nice relaxing afternoon....Miles of course didn't want me to relax ever again..he came the day before!
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