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prego i'm packed!
July 15, 2007 at 1:09 AM 
i've never felt this great in my last month of pregnancy. yes, i'm tired, crampy, and hot. but i'm happy, and light, and free as well. i just have this impending sense of *at any moment this baby's walking out of here...* and i can't stop packing, preparing, and organizing. i've never done this before!
with E's birth i didn't have to get anything ready because we were doing a homebirth and the midwives provide everything.
with F i had a few things in a bag, but we really didn't take much; we came home 9 hours after leaving the house.
with G i had a *list* of things that i needed to pack, but hadn't yet gotten around to. so the hubs spent over an hour of my 4 hour labor rummaging through the house to find all that i asked for.
and now with H, i'm ready to go. throw my make-up in a bag, grab a clean pair of maternity pants and we're gone!
usually this is the point in my pregnancy when i begin to feel very sleep deprived, what with having to pee every hour or so, plus being terribly uncomfortable while i'm sleeping. but i'm only getting up about 2 times a night, and sleeping DEEPLY and comfortably when i do sleep.
i know that you're all riveted by this information. really, did you have to drool while dozing? but seriously, i am feeling so much better now than i have for the past well, 8 months. and whether it's tomorrow or four weeks from now, it's all good. i'm READY. i haven't procrastinated. and well, that rocks. i've gotten my facial and my pedicure. now it's just time for the waves of labor to begin.
i'm extremely excited to birth another baby. i really do love childbirth. and i can't complain, my labors are short and easy (6, 2.5, and 4 hours long). plus i've finally gotten smart. instead of going straight home from the birth center, we go to a hotel for two days. that way i don't worry about laundry, or dishes, or cooking, or kids. and by that third day after i feel like my old self again.
i am really looking forward to the change that occurs in my children when another child enters the family. the last few weeks of pregnancy always bring out the worst in them. they can sense the shift in my personal energy, but they can't see where it's going. once the baby is here... they understand and they get to share their love with the new baby. i'm a *tad* concerned with how G will do. she LOVES, LOVES, LOVES babies. but she HATES to share me with her older siblings. and she's a little violent. for instance if you ask her for a kiss and she doesn't want to she won't just tell you no, she'll wait until you're close and then POP you right in the face. she's sweet like that. but still, she LOVES babies and *tries* to be gentle.
F has been adorable lately. every day he puts his ear to my belly and inquires, "is baby hawmoony stiww in youw bewwy?" yes i reply. "because babies come out of mommies, wight?" yes F they do. "can i see hew?" not yet, buddy, not yet.
Reader Comments (11)
Way to be so possitive! It sounds like everything is falling into place for you! Congrats!
No kidding you have easy labors!
Best of luck this time, I can't wait to hear the story.
PS - my burning questions are up and answered.
whether it be tomorrow or 4 weeks from now...
i wish for you a beautiful birth :-)
xo
k
This was lovely to read. I enjoy keeping tabs on you and hearing all the happenings in your wonderful family. You are such a good momma. I wish you a pleasant experience.
Yay for easy births! love the hotel idea! and good luck!
SO precious, your F. glad to read that your experience is a positive one now. you sound like such a powerful mama.
GOOD LUCK GOOD LUCK GOOD LUCK GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!
SO sweet. I'm so so excited for you, Sweetie! I'm glad you are feeling such peace and contentedness. The good sleep is also a bonus, something I never had in my last months of pregnancy. Yayy for you. I think the ability to sleep good (between the potty trips, of course) is a real sign of the peacefulness you are feeling. That's so wonderful! I'm just getting so excited for you!
You are so cute and sweet.. but most likely a tad bit insane. But that's okay - if you love childbirth - that's a good thing.. I'm with ya in spirit!!
I can't believe it's coming up so fast. Soon.. we have
BABY PICS! SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEE
you sound so beautifully positive ~ i am so excited for you :) xox
Go you, go! Go you, go! How blessed and filled with love you must be.