41 weeks

More growing and definite dropping of the belly, but still no baby!


39 and change



41 weeks!

day 4 and still no baby

Yep. I'm still pregnant. Yesterday, I decided to clean the whole house in the hopes that moving around would encourage baby to move on out. I swept and mopped the floors, vacuumed pretty much every room in the house, organized our pantry, dusted, did the laundry and even scrubbed our stove as best I could.

It kept me occupied which is great and at least the house is pretty clean for when baby does arrive, but all that work and still no baby!

Went to a friend's BBQ last night and then out for dessert with Uncle Ponce and crew since it was his birthday. Sorry Ponce, but looks like the little musubi won't be sharing your bday. :( All that activity and baby B is as comfy as ever in the belly.

I'm definitely starting to get more uncomfortable. My hands and feet are more swollen and ache from the extra fluid. It's not excruciating, but not fun either. Sleeping hasn't been any worse than it's always been but I notice that I get more swollen when I sleep so that's just great. More than anything, I'm BORED.

Brian won't let me drive anywhere so I'm trapped in the house all day with nothing to do but wait. There's only so much cleaning, reading and watching tv I can do. I'm considering organizing our CDs today. But that task sounds just as boring as sitting and staring at the walls.

I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow so we'll see what she says about being induced! Friends who have been induced recommend it. I wonder if she'll want me to just keep the baby in longer or what. We shall see...

out, out, out!

This baby is so stubborn! He does not want to come out. Was definitely false labor cause here I am still pregnant and the baby is just chillin'. Doc appointment isn't until Thursday and my folks come in on Saturday. I really want this baby to come soon because Brian and I want some time with baby on our own before the grandparents get here. Today!!! Come out today, baby!!!!

i just don't know...

Tracked the contractions until 5:00am and they were still only 10 min apart with just tightening and no pain. So I decided to sleep while I could. Just got up and there can't be much change if the contractions didn't wake me up in those hours.

This could very well be a false alarm. :( Man, I HOPE NOT! We'll just have to see how the rest of the day goes...

could it be???

It's 2:40am. Went to bed at around 12:30 but couldn't sleep. Wide awake, in fact. Brian was out in 2 minutes but I just laid there. I tried to go to sleep but the baby was awake and kicking me. I think he had the hiccups, actually. I thought maybe I was just anxious for his arrival, had too many thoughts going through my head and that's why I couldn't catch any zzz's. But somewhere in the back of my mind, I also thought...could this be it?

Our friend Traci said that when she went into labor she woke up at 4am, wide-eyed. She went downstairs to watch some tv and realized that she was having contractions. That story was going through my head as it lay on my pillow unable to settle, but I tried to push it aside. Don't wanna get my hopes up.

Nonetheless, I go downstairs to keep myself occupied until I got tired. Facebook is such a good distraction for such things. My new favorite game to play on FB is Farkle. It's a dice game where you collect points. Started to play, tried to beat my current high score. (which i did, btw!)

1:34am and I notice I'm having a contraction. Nothing unusual, my belly's been tightening for days now. Keep playing Farkle. Shortly after I feel another. Hmmm....check the clock and it's 1:45am.

Okay, keep playing. Another at 1:55am! This is new. Never have my contractions been regular and these seem to be coming 10 minutes apart. No pain, just tightening. I decide to start writing the times down.

2:08, 2:19, 2:30, 2:40, 2:45 and just had one at 2:54am.

There was one in there that was only 5 minutes apart. Interesting.

I've decided I won't wake Brian until I'm sure I'm in labor and my contractions are about 5 minutes apart. No sense he be up for a false alarm.

Could be!! No way I can sleep now. Although perhaps I should try. If it is the real thing, I won't be sleeping for awhile and that could prove to be a problem.

I'll know soon enough if it's real or not!!

he's officially late!

Due date has come and gone and still no baby. Brian says maybe he's just really comfy and warm in there. I think maybe he's just lazy like his daddy or stubborn like his mommy...or both!

I can just picture him in there, chillin' with both hands behind his head (like how daddy naps these days) humming and smirking to himself cause he knows we want him to come out but he's choosing to make us wait. Oh yes, a personality already. haha

Went for a 3 mile walk around greenlake yesterday. Nothing. I drink my tea every day. Nothing. Haven't tried these herbal pill things someone suggested but if he doesn't come in a few days I may consider it. And of course there's always the old standby of "jumping Brian's bones" as my friend says but I'm not so into that at this point. We'll see though. I could change my mind.

Everyone says to just enjoy these last few days without baby. Go to dinnner, catch a movie...it may be your last for awhile, etc etc. I know this to be true but it's hard to wrap my mind around that. I'm sure in hindsight I'll wish I appreciated these last days a little more, but all I can think about is, "Why doesn't he want to come out?!"

Soon enough though. He can't stay in there forever, right?

natural remedies-3, alli-0

Brian and I are SO ready for this baby to come out already. We tell him every day to come meet us but he seems content chillin' in the belly. I've been trying some "natural remedies" that people say help to induce labor. Who knows if any of them actually work, but I figure it can't hurt to try.

Went for a long walk with Kainoa on Tuesday. That seemed to make baby more restless and my belly was tightening more. Progress! But then it stopped. :( Last night, Brian picked up spicy tofu soup for dinner. Nothing. Spicy foods really do nothing for me.

Then I got some red raspberry leaf tea that a friend suggested. Apparently, it's supposed to help your uterus contract or make it more efficient...or something. Like it helps to "focus" your braxton hicks, etc. (which I'm pretty sure I'm having though there's no pain, just tightening) I had two cups last night and am drinking another one this morning. So far, I don't feel anything but it doesn't stop me from trying!

I have a doc appt today so we'll see if I'm dilated more. I hope so! It's boring sitting around the house and we just don't want to wait any longer. Baby, come meet mommy and daddy!!