Lots of Little Things (34/2)

[34 weeks, 2 days]

The frequency of the B-H contractions made me move up my doctor's appointment this week to Monday instead of tomorrow. I was checked out, and despite the frequency of contractions, Wiggle doesn't appear to be in any hurry to make his or her appearance. No dialation, all good. The doctor did say to cut down on things that seem to trigger contractions. So far, that's walking, sitting, lying down, getting up, doing Kegels, and drinking water. This may be trickier than I expected...

If Wiggle can wait until after July 5th, I'd be much obliged. With my showers at the end of the month/beginning of the next and our daycare spot available in October, the more ripening the kid can do in there, the better. Plus, I reach term on the 6th, so that would be good, too.

On the Wiggle front, Wiggle has a foot and has a favorite spot to push it against. If you see me suddenly make an "argh!" face, that's probably why. It makes me wonder what the other foot is up to. Wiggle will also be the most hiccupy baby on the block, getting them up to several times a day. And finally, unless Nick and I can come to an agreement on a name if Wiggle is a boy, we may just be putting "Wiggle" on the birth certificate. ;o)

We got together with my Uncle Steve and Aunt Lori last night who are also expecting their first child (a boy due in October). They told some stories that made me very glad I'm living in the sane(r) Midwest. (Scheduled C-section complete with tummy tuck? Egads.) We compared experiences so far, and our view about the labor and delivery. It was really nice to talk with them, especially since so few of our friends and family have been pregnant in the past few years.

I have my own view of the nesting instict now. I understand that after the baby is born, we're going to have no time to do anything around the house for the first few weeks, so anything that's been bugging me, I should take care of NOW. That meant repainting the bathroom because my previous paint job annoyed me and put up a new light fixture and towel bar and adding cabinet shelving, dealing with the old paint cans in the basement, taking most of the tools out of the case and hanging them on the pegboard, and making space for bottles/formula (just in case)/baby items/etc. in the kitchen cabinets and pantry. All this past weekend. So far, I haven't gone "must clean under the sink!" crazy, but that still may be coming (though one may argue that doing all of that over one weekend qualifies as crazy). I'm fighting a serious urge right now to go to IKEA and buy storage items like trays and boxes.

As things get closer and the excitement increases, hopefully I can shake the fatigue I'm feeling and try to post more regularly. :o)