10 Days Old

Guest blog from Elijah:

I have been out of the womb for 10 days, so they tell me. So far, my life is pretty sweet. I eat and sleep and poop. That's pretty much my day...it's exhausting. A little bit about me - My likes: being wrapped up really tight by my dad (Mom is working on this - she doesn't get it tight enough), being bounced and my bouncy chair that has vibration. Awesome! My dislikes - having my diaper changed and sponge baths. I went to visit my Dad's office the other day and everyone said I was soo cute. Who am I to argue with experts? I'm just getting the hang of all this stuff.

I'm looking forward to meeting all of you! Don't take it personally if I sleep through your visit, you are probably just really boring to me.

Peace out!

Elijah

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Almost in the single digits

This might be the last post for a little while. We'll see. At 38w plus 4, Baby B is progressing quite nicely. According to the doctor, she does not expect him to go past his due date. When we saw her yesterday, I was 2 cm dialated and starting to thin out. Of course, some people can stay like that for weeks but there have been quite a few Braxton-Hicks contractions, so we are guessing that means progress.

I have a very hilarious friend who told me another friend was updating her Facebook status while in labor. FYI, I will NOT be doing that. You will all get a text message sometime after the baby is born. So make sure my phone number is in your phone so you're not like, "Who the hell is texting me at 2 am and who the heck is Elijah?" Which reminds me that last week I had a dream that the baby was born and they were showing me the birth certificate but the only part I could read was "born at 1:14 am". So really, that will be 3 or 4 AM for my midwest friends. Let's be honest though, I'm not going to text you from the recovery room. Nothing personal to any of you, but I might be a little preoccupied.

The only time people will be excited about how big you are

37 1/2 weeks down. Doctor said I could go at any time. She's thinking I might go before my due date because his head is already down in my pelvis and I've been having quite a few Braxton Hicks contractions. How much before, she can't say, of course. We are not counting on it but have the bag packed just in case.

20 days and counting

Wow! It's getting close. In the last 5 days, we have been to a birthing class, breastfeeding class and put together the baby stuff. It was quite hilarious putting together the baby stuff because I guess they feel that using pictures is easier to understand than using words. I beg to differ on this point. We spent quite a bit of time trying to figure out if we were trying to put the piece in upside down using the pictures. The only word actually printed on some of the instructions is "snap" because aparently everything snaps into place and that's how you know it's together. Not very reassuring. My hubby has created "the list" which is his OCD way of feeling better about not knowing when Elijah will make his arrival. It includes reasons to call Labor and Delivery, what days he will be on call and who I should call if he's not there (with phone numbers) and how to get a hold of him at work. He's so cute. I think think the classes made him a little anxious that we are getting closer.

So I'm officially term so the baby can come anytime between now and the next 5 weeks. Does that seem like a huge window to anyone else? He could come today or a month from now. So basically, Baby has got all his necessary parts and is just putting on some weight (as is Mama). I'm starting to feel sluggish and kind of tired. Since I went to the birthing class I think I have been feeling symptoms but then I think I just think I'm feeling them because now I know what to look for. All I want to do right now is to be able to sleep on my back.