OK, this is ridiculous!

So its been 13 days and she is still hanging out in utero. She must be really comfortable, which is more than I can say for myself.



I went to my doctor's appointment last Monday and found out I was 2cm dilated and 25% effaced. And then come to find out that some women stay at that point for a very long time. Go figure.
So after losing sleep in anticipation of the events to come, I have given up all hope and am continuing on with life as usual, with the exception of not traveling too far from the home and hospital, and not hanging out in bars.
At least the nursery is finished.

LET THE BLOODY SHOW BEGIN!!!

Yeah, well, all I can say is "Big whoop."
I was so jazzed up! I mean, it was like, "This is it, folks! She is coming!"
I got up yesterday, had some breakfast, did a few things around the home, called a friend to help me with the grocery shopping and then went to the potty.
Talk about slimey gross-ness... so I wiped it up, flushed the toilet and got going.
After the store was done and the groceries were put away, I went to the potty again. Its about 1pm.
it looked like I started my period, only slimy-er. Geeze.
I woke my husband and we concluded thru reading books that this wass the mucous plug/bloody show portion of the birth process. So I called my doctor and the nurse practioner and was told to come in when contractions are 5-10 minutes apart.
Wha?
Labor? So soon?
So then I remember that since last Sunday I have been having mild alternating with strong contractions. At night. And the funny thing is? EVERYONE said, "Oh, you mean Braxton-Hicks contractions?"
Hear this- THEY ARE NOT THOSE. Not even close.
So anyway, we were told to expect labor within 48 hours. Or so it usually goes. Could go up to a week or so, but prolly not.
Hmmm.
So last night I did not sleep, had some painful contractions, then just had a band of pain around the middle of my body.
Fell asleep for an hour and 9 minutes.
And now I am drinking coffee and getting ready to take my shreddables to the shredder man, get a pedicure and finish setting up the nursery.
And so it goes.
Still leaking stuff from my nether regions.
I will keep you posted.