Let me start this post out by saying I woke up to a decent dusting of snow this morning. Mind you – I woke up at 10am and it was still on the ground. Now it’s 10:40 – temp check? 28 degrees. Windchill of 17 degrees. ON OCTOBER 10TH. Granted I am on bedrest and don’t really need to leave the house, but I never did find a coat to fit me. None of the hubs’ fit either. So, I’ll be sporting the unbuttonable coat tomorrow at my shower…hopefully it warms up next week a little more so I’m not totally screwed.

As far as Labor Watch 2009 goes – I’ve had some changes in contractions – I’ve been getting some cramping in my lower abdomen now with the braxton hicks, which makes me think they’re getting a little more serious. Nothing I can’t deal with – they still don’t really hurt…just uncomfy. C’mon little ninja – I just want to make it through this weekend!

I’ve got my hospital bag about 70% packed…just missing a few small, less essential items. And I actually washed baby blankets the other day, and a going home outfit! (Don’t be fooled, there’s still about 7 billion things left on my list of things I wanted to get done before the baby is here. And about 3 weeks less time to do it in!)

Here’s the stats:

Mucus Plug – gone. (Sorry, no photos to post. You’re all bummed, I know it.)
Dilated – 3cm (no change)
Effaced – 80% (thinner than last week)
Bedrest – till the end (which he assumes will be anytime between now and 2 weeks from now)
Measuring – AHEAD! more like 37 weeks.

Midwife John says he thinks my labor signs will go something like they always tell you it won’t go – a big gush of water. He thinks since I’ve been having contrax for so long I can’t rely on them as a sure sign of labor, and that since I’m dilated already, his educated guess is I’ll experience the gigantic gush of my water breaking. (EEEE!)

Obviously it could go the other way too, but he said I’m in the home stretch, pretty much. November isn’t even in the picture anymore. October is a good month to have a baby I guess.

I went to Target after my appointment to get some stuff for the hospital bag…and I’m paying the price now. Well, and from the internal too, I’m sure. My pelvis is on the verge of shattering. Awesomesauce.

So, that’s it for now! My shower is on Sunday, which my great friends are throwing for me, and after that shower, the hubs is planning on heading to Babies R Us to buy any necessities that we don’t have so we can be totally prepared at any point for this munchkin to come! Midwife John says that I’ll more than likely be bringing this baby home right away after I have it, so we need to be prepared!

And don’t forget to wager a guess in the baby pool if you haven’t already…or maybe change your guess if you’ve already made one!

Me? I’m okay. Had kind of a rough night of crampiness at 4am and mild anxiety due to said cramps. I’m already at wit’s end with not knowing what’s going on…whether any given cramps or pains might actually be labor or my body just being a jerk. I took a bath a little over an hour ago to ease the cramps, which helped…but now I’m back to being uncomfortable. While in the bath I started to get mad and upset about this whole situation. I’m upset with my body for not allowing me to enjoy what should be the last 6 weeks of my pregnancy. I’m mad that I’ve had to deal with contractions for nearly 4 months. I’m pissed that this bedrest is technically taking time away from my maternity leave after the baby is here. Having to worry about everything is what makes me most upset. I know that being calm and relaxed helps me to not have contractions and whatnot, but how can I be relaxed when I know what could be happening inside me?

::sigh::

Alright, time to get back to watching the Twins game I was supposed to be at with the hubs. He’s there with one of his friends, which I insisted he do…because ONE of us should at least be there. (I will say, laying on the couch IS more comfy than the crappy plastic seats at the Dome, but my heart is breaking. Didn’t know I was such a baseball fan, did you?)