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…
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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