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October 8, 2000:
Thirty Eight Weeks, One Day
You know the pregnancy is almost finished when the one pair of maternity pants you have left gets a hole in the seat! I'm tired and cranky, but bouts of contractions spur me to get stuff done.
October 11, 2000:
Thirty Eight Weeks, Four Days
"I think what I miss is the sense of anticipation; of wondering when I'll
give birth, wondering whether I'll have a boy or girl, wondering if we'll
decide on a name in time." - Another October Mom
I'm really trying to be patient. I'm trying to enjoy these last few days. I wake up everyday and ask the baby if today is his or her's birthday - no response. One day soon it will be the right day, my baby's birthday.
Until that day I must learn the hard lesson for me, patience...
October 12, 2000:
Thirty Eight Weeks, Five Days
Thanks for all the notes about patience. I need the encouragement! I'm trying! I laid my hands on my belly just now to ask my daily birthday question. My previously sleeping fetus squirmed as I said, "Baby..." I waited a second and it calmed down and I finished the question, "Is today your birthday?" No answer...
We had our prenatal appointment last night. All is well with both of us. My blood pressure was up a bit, but the kids were running around, and it's not dangerously high. Baby is still head down and slight to the left. The head is further down, and a lot less wiggly, we even have a shoulder poking out very prominently on the left side. (Can you say OUCH?!?) I measured at 36, down from 37.5 last week, so baby is heading in the right direction. What else can I tell you?
My mantra today is: "Babies come when they are ready!"
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