Warning: stop reading if discussions of nether regions (specifically mine) bother you. I feel the need to PSA everything; I started talking to one of my coworkers about dialation and he just about threw up. I just don't know who is okay to talk to about these things. I also had a lengthy conversation with a (male) classmate of mine about breastfeeding. I guess since his wife went through it recently, he wasn't as embarassed to talk about my boobs to me. I just don't know anymore!! Well anyway, I went to the doctor yesterday and I'm 1cm dialated and 60% effaced! So I'm moving right along. Still hard to say when the blessed event will actually happen, could be within a week, but I could stay 1cm dialated for a few weeks. I have a hunch it'll be sometime next week. I've only got a few more "must do" things before hand...I'm almost done with my take-home final for one of my classes. I'm having a hard time getting motivated to just finish the darn thing! But I know I'd better do so BB (before baby) or I'll just have to turn it in as it is, because my brain will be mush and I won't be able to write the last two pages! I'm sure it'll all be okay.
Things have continued to be relaxing...the weather has gotten super super nice here, which is awesome! I've been spending a lot of time reading on our deck, and allowing Ollie to chew various sticks and bones as he relaxes on the grass. We've been somewhat excluded the past few days, since Cory & I finally got off our butts and hired a contractor to finish the backyard patio. It should be done by this weekend! Just in time for Mother's Day...we can bring out our brand new patio furniture (that has been in the garage for the past four months!) and enjoy the new grass and landscaping. I can't wait! The whole fam is coming up for Mother's Day - my parents and Allison, Roland, Mia & Tucker (their dog, to have a playdate with Ollie). I'm looking forward to it! I'm hoping I'll go into labor on Monday so I can enjoy the day on Sunday and we can get some nice family pictures while I"m at my largest.
More PSA's for my other preggie friends out there... A Baby Story on TLC. I don't know if I'm recommending watching it or not...I've been watching a few episodes here and there, and usually end up crying. It's most interesting to just see other random women's approaches to childbirth. I don't know about your childbirth classes, but mine was very very anti medicine, so every video we watched had fairly happy lamaze births with no epi. I did leave childbirth class thinking I would try to go as long as possible without meds, but now I kinda think that's ridiculous. It's not harmful to the baby, and it'll just be a nicer experience for me. I don't know, so much of this is just "wait and see," but I know it'll all happen so fast that I feel the need to have some decisions made up front! It's been good for me to see a lot of experiences on A Baby Story, just to see how different people aproach things, so I guess I'm recommending the show!
That's it for now... maybe next time I'll blog I'll be a mom!
