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40 weeks and 3 days
Time is running out if the baby is to have a pre-halloween birthday (I don't think you can have halloween-themed birthday parties if you're born in November, it has to be on or *before* halloween). But I am still coming across ideas for great halloween party treats. Like these crawlycakes:
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40 weeks and a day
Yesterday was my "due date", but as I've mentioned before, first babies come on average at 41 weeks and a day. If our baby is typical, we've still got a week left. Still, it's pretty crazy knowing that the baby could come at any time. I was having frequent contractions last night and Geo and I thought maybe the baby was coming, but it doesn't seem ( Read more... ) -
39.5 Weeks
My due date is on Saturday. I had an exam yesterday and I haven't begun to dilate at all. The midwife predicts that the baby may come at any time between 40 and 42 weeks. While I'm impatiently anticipating the birth, I'm also enjoying these last few days (weeks?) for the time being. I'm feeling well and I think I'm getting the burst of nesting ( Read more... ) -
Baby hat
Lise came over and helped me get set up on Margot's sewing machine. My first project: baby hats sewn from an old favorite t-shirt. I made one for our baby and one for my friend Audrianna's new baby.
The execution is pretty rough but the hats are cute anyway.
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Pre-labor
For the last couple of weeks, I've been having more and more Braxton-Hicks or "practice" contractions. Each day, they are a little bit stronger and more frequent. Any kind of exertion brings them on--sitting up, standing up, reaching for something, walking around--in fact, when I walk around, I get them every couple of minutes. (I'm having one as I ( Read more... )
