Just in case you are all wondering, I'm still here. =) It's no big deal to me. I know some women are extremely anxious for their baby to come, but I'm content to wait until baby decides it's time. Amazingly, I feel quite comfortable (relatively for being 40 weeks pregnant, of course). The difference between the end of this pregnancy and the end of my first is incredible! Minus my pregnancy-induced carpal tunnel in my right arm and wrist, I really can't complain. This baby is sitting in a much, much, much better position than Abby was. Seriously, I can't stress that enough. I had no idea there could be so much difference! For those of you who think other women just complain too much about how uncomfortable they are at the end, it may very well be possible that you have not experienced a pregnancy of that sort. =)
Anyway, I'm thankful to have recovered fully from my illness last week and to have had several days in which to get things done. I've done a lot of cleaning (even got to the desk in the kitchen which has been on my to do list for months!), did laundry, got all the baby boy 0-3 month clothes out, packed away Abby's latest out-grown clothes, caught up on paperwork, researched cloth diapers, and even made my own homemade laundry soap (WAY, WAY cheaper than store-bought - you can find the recipe here). And today I hope to finish the paper for school that I was working on when I got sick last week.
It's kind of strange being in this limbo stage - not knowing if today (or tonight) is the day or not. Every time I start getting contractions (I get them pretty frequently with this pregnancy), I wonder if it's the beginning of true labor or not. Some days I don't feel like planning a big dinner because I don't want to waste my time on something so trivial if I should happen to go into labor before then! I'm trying to use my time wisely and am very thankful to have a relatively good amount of energy in order to get lots of little projects done that I know I won't have the time or energy for once baby arrives!
Oh, and by the way, the name list is down to nine now: Andrew, Benjamin, Jacob, Joseph, Caleb, Isaac, Zachary, Timothy and Joel. Sorry to most of you who liked Levi - I did too, but Kevin didn't really like it so we scratched it off. =)
5 comments:
Glad you are still feeling good. It is encouraging to hear. I really loved how motivated I felt at the end of my pregnancies, and it sounds like you have that too.
Hope you narrow down little Skid's name soon. You 9 great names there!
And....you might still be here next week! haha! It's just a waiting game. Tick-tock! I am glad you feel great and are just waiting on little guy-such a better route than going to get induced the moment you turn 40 weeks! (or before!) Using your time wisely is good, too and also keeps that baby in a good position, nice and engaged! :) Pressure on the cervix from being up right is great! I'm still pulling for Mother's day :)
(and very true for maybe not having had the same kind of pregnancy (goes for labor too) however, there is also the point of everyone's tolerences are different, some have more than others. So we never can know what the other is going through, really. To one person it would be awful to another it's just not that bad. To each her own, right! :) )
I'm glad you are over your sickness! I always hope my babies come shortly after I have the house clean, and have just been grocery shopping! =) Praying everything goes well as your little one arrives!
Glad for the update; I was wondering. You'll probably have him when I'm on vacation and away from the internet for a week!
I agree with "Coleson's Blog"- pain tolerance is a huge factor into the comfort levels and labor pains.
Kristal and Rachel - oh for sure, everyone's pain tolerance is a big factor! My point was that I'm the same person with the same pain tolerance, and yet the end of my second pregnancy proved to be so much different than the first - so obviously the position of the baby (and who knows what else) can make an incredible difference regardless of someone's tolerance.
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