Yep, still pregnant (yay). Hope you're feeling my sarcasm :-) We really thought things were going to happen last night... my contractions were a lot more consistent and starting to actually cause some pain. I had a few really good ones that made me think "Oh, I see what people are talking about when they say hard labor" but after an hour or so of tossing and turning in bed, I fell asleep and, well, here I am! Not that I didn't wake up a million times in the middle of the night feeling completely uncomfortable, but just not in labor yet.
There's not a lot else to say. I'm exhausted. I'm feeling cranky. I am so READY for all this to come to an end! The discouraging thing is that if for some reason my body isn't able or simply refuses to naturally start labor and deliver, nothing will happen to "assist" that for at least a good 2 weeks. I don't know that I can make it that long. I already feel like a total zombie - trying to find things to do at home and feeling tired and worn out all day. I mean, there are things I could do, but this large growing (I know, still growing) thing on my front side dampers many of those activities. It's kind of frightening knowing that Asher has grown probably a whole POUND since we thought we'd get to see him... Mark has been trying to threaten him to come out by saying he'll spank him :-)
Keep praying though - obviously things will come to pass and this will just be a distant memory someday :-) We're just hoping that "someday" happens before March 22nd or any later! Thanks everyone!
March 5, 2008 at 1:56 PM
Oh, Jo. I'm sooo sorry. This is such a rough time! I was induced with Jp before I ever started laboring on my own (I DO NOT recommend that route btw), but I remember with Gabby, the 3 days before she was born, thinking that if this is what waiting on nature is like, I might as well be induced. I felt like she was between my knees and I could barely walk. I just felt awful. Come to find out, I'm pretty sure I was in labor that whole time because when I got to the hospital, I was 8 cms already, no strong contractions! So you never know. Maybe Asher is making his way here and he's trying to trick you :-).
I remember the restless feelings, the staring at the clock/calendar, thinking there was no way I was ever going to survive until this child was here. I seriously thought I would completely lose it a few times. But somehow I managed and now my kiddos are here whether I want them to be or not :-). All that to say that I understand where you are coming from and I wish there was something I could do to help the time go by faster, but I can't think of anything.
Hang in there, and I will be praying for you.
Becca
March 5, 2008 at 5:20 PM
Waiting is sooo hard, isn't it? I just remembered something from when I was pregnant with you. Your Aunt Debbie and I were both pregnant, and she went into labor early in December and had Desiree. I did not want to see her or the baby (and we were living in the same house) because I was so upset that she had her baby and I was still waiting. I remember crying to Dad how unfair it was and I was going to be pregnant forever, and just being generally pathetic! This too shall pass, no one is pregnant forever (though it seems like it!).
March 5, 2008 at 7:56 PM
hi there! i am praying that everything will happen naturally and that your body will just do it's thing. a good secret that i was told is 'whatever got the baby in can get the baby out'...at least give it a shot =)
i know as i was waiting for will i had to remember that the Lord was still doing what needed to be done with his little body before he entered the world.
another suggestions would be a perinial massage to get things moving along. this can help and it doesn't require so much of a commitment as enducing and going that far. i love you so much and i will keep on praying. you are doing great and remember he will come out sooner or later...'i've never known them to stay in' Dave's Grandpa Howard love you tons, rayma
March 6, 2008 at 8:30 AM
David's right! There is scientific evidence to support his claim ... And if nothing else ... it's a nice diversion!
You do know though, don't you, why God make pregnancies last 40 weeks, when Baby is perfectly viable at 37 weeks? It's so that the mothers think about labor and say, "BRING IT ON!!!"