Pregnancy: Week 42
…and I think baby will be here soon.
Just snapped a 42 week belly pic. Not the greatest quality, but that's what you get at 4 am between contractions.
Yesterday, starting around 3:30 am – 3-5 contractions per hour all day. Lots of show.
VERY busy day – had company in the morning, went out to lunch, had NST, then went shopping at mall with Scott to get a few school clothes. THEN, omg, purged and sorted HM and Mir's clothes. I don't know why I finally got around to this chore I've been procrastinating on for months, but hurrah, it's done.
Had a yummy dinner (thanks to Scott's mama!) Watched TV for awhile in the evening while sitting on birth ball. Contractions starting coming more regularly, somewhat more intense – about 10 minutes apart.
Had a glass of wine, went to bed at 11 am hoping to catch a few hours of sleep.
Contractions woke me up at 1 am. Continuing show. Between 1-3 am they went from about 8-10 min apart to about 5 min apart. Tried to go back to sleep. Too much discomfort. Got up, got some stuff out of freezer (vegetable soup for crock pot, banana bread), started a load of kid laundry left over from yesterday's project. Started typing this post between contractions and timing them:
Time Duration Frequency
03:24:56 am 03:25:57 am 1 mins, 1 secs 3 mins, 40 secs
03:21:14 am 03:22:05 am 50 secs 3 mins, 55 secs
03:17:19 am 03:18:20 am 1 mins, 0 secs 3 mins, 33 secs
03:13:45 am 03:14:33 am 47 secs
They have spaced out a bit again since that bout, but damn they are even more uncomfortable. I'd like to try to get a little more sleep, but I fear this is just gonna be a long, tiring day. Hopefully there is a babe in arms somewhere along the way…
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. 
Eek! Exciting!
Hannahbanana
5 Aug 07 at 5:19 am
i just love the way you're getting on with chores in the meantime! a real super-mom!
Bushra
5 Aug 07 at 5:49 am
It will be soon B! You are amazing. My hero. I will just sit here and keep watching your blog while I bug N. Good luck!
Christine
5 Aug 07 at 6:00 am
WOO HOO! I hope to come over to meet Jakey later today!
Little bugger had to hold out for 42 weeks exactly. Is he OCD in utero or what?!
Enjay
5 Aug 07 at 6:05 am
I am in absolute AWE of you….Washing clothes and cooking while you're in labor..Sending peaceful vibes your way!!!
Cat
5 Aug 07 at 6:07 am
OCD? Nope, math brain…39, 40, 41, what comes next?42.And–of course–42 is the ultimate answer to "What is life, the universe, and everything?".
Scott
5 Aug 07 at 6:23 am
Obsessive-compulsive 'cause he has to be precisely at 42 weeks. Not saying he's like my Q tho — just the son of two very wonderfully organized parents.
Enjay
5 Aug 07 at 6:24 am
Lest you forget… It's also the atomic number of molybdenum, and the number of teeth wolves and dogs have.
Enjay
5 Aug 07 at 6:37 am
Beba, I am proud of you!SB
Scott
5 Aug 07 at 8:13 am
Very exciting. You sound like you are doing great…and so productive! Keep it up….can't wait to see pictures of Jake soon!
Janette
5 Aug 07 at 8:30 am
He is really coming now! I hope to see a "welcome to the world" Jake post in the next day or so! So exciting!
faerie~wings
5 Aug 07 at 10:36 am
Much excitement!!
Waiting patiently for an announcment
Dee
5 Aug 07 at 3:42 pm
Hooray! This is so exciting, Jakey is almost here. Sending love…
raspberryswirl
5 Aug 07 at 8:57 pm