No baby yet

Gene and I went to see the midwife on Tuesday. I seem to be having some pre-labor contractions, but nothing major yet. No, they're not braxton hicks. Apparently, for those of you who would like the personal details, I was at that time not quite at 1 centemeter, 50% effaced, and the baby is at zero station, or fully dropped. The last part was my favorite because it means that my hips are definitely wide enough for his head, since it's already down there. Being a woman of somewhat less than ample hips, and carrying this enormous bulge in front of me, I had begun to wonder. The upshot of all this is that I continue to get prelabor contractions. I am dialating and effacing more but the baby could come any time between right now and a week or more from now. After next Saturday we'll talk about induction if he hasn't made an appearance. Overall, I'm just pleased that I have a very considerate baby who waited so that mommy and daddy could have a nice Thanksgiving dinner.

Wait, I'm supposed to drop the baby?

Gene and I went to our baby appointment today. We go in weekly from here on out. All is well with Joshua and he's standing on his head facing my left side. I'm supposed to crawl around some to help him move so that he's facing my back. Joshua is still up in my ribs a bit, but apparently after this week he should begin to drop. This can happen gradually or very suddenly, but one way or another it will be nice to take a deep breath again.

The Great Pumpkin

Gene and I enjoyed halloween this year. Even though Joshua isn't technically able to dress up, we dressed him up anyway. Joshua was the great Pumpkin this year. I suppose that makes me the great pumpkin patch...hmmm....