The Homestretch...

Or, I didn't think I'd get this far.  And I'm seriously moody and hormonal.  But, seriously…I've been having contractions (sometimes painful, sometimes not) for basically 5 weeks now.  More if you count the beginning of the Braxton Hicks contractions that always plague me throughout my pregnancy (starting at 10 weeks this time).  I've had several instances in the last 2 weeks or so, that I've thought, oh yeah I'm in labor.  Well apparently not--cause the baby's still in there.

Even again last night, I had painful contractions that woke me up every 15 minutes or so for about 2 hours last night.  I kept telling myself I would call my midwife (or tell my husband to do it, anyway) if they got any closer together, but they never did.  And eventually they stopped, and I got to sleep for 30 minutes at a time, instead of 15.  Which is how I have been sleeping since month 7.  I'M SO TIRED!!!!

This time, my biggest labor fear is having a baby super fast, by myself with my two kids "helping."  I've heard a lot of stories recently (from people I know--so not just rumors) of babies being born with 1.5 or 2 hours of labor, and I'm just so scared that is going to happen to me!

I'm antsy, I'm hormonal, I'm impatient, I feel like I'm teetering on the edge of insanity all the time, and I'm ready for this to be done.  Hopefully my next post is going to be about my baby.  Or, I might not post again until it IS about the baby.  See you on the flip side!