A conversation
HM: So, mom, any signs of labor yet.
Me: [Silently: I love you and I forgive you for asking.] Out loud: No.
Mir: Mom, could Jake be borned five minutes from now?
Me. Nope.
Mir: What about 10 minutes from now?
Me: No, not very likely. It takes awhile after labor starts for the baby to be born.
Mir: Well, what about in TWENTY minutes?
Me: No, baby. I suppose it's possible, but not very likely at all for us. It took you and HM two days EACH to be born.
Mir: Oh. Well, what about in THIRTY minutes?
Me: Let's talk about something else now.
Mom to 4 kids and 2 stepkids, I work at home in the heart of the chaos. Founder and executive editor of SheKnows.com and various other sites. Homeschooling. Knitter. Family chef. Gadget geek. Wordphreak. LAZY BLOGGER. 
ok, I know you have heard it all, and I hesitate to even say this: But I did begin labor after an enema…not once but twice. Once with an over due baby (only one week over) and once accidentally, I wasn't even thinking, 21 days early. Talk about inconvienient. That baby came on Halloween.
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30 Jul 07 at 6:16 am