BH?

Woke up this morning at 3:30 with a super intense stomach/uterine cramp! Nothing since, so I think it was just Braxton Hicks contractions ;( I'm feeling lightheaded and nauseated though, and my nose is running like a faucet! Also I'm SUPER swollen. These symptoms of late pregnancy are worse than the first trimester! 

Labor Practice

Well I got my super cool breast pump today (courtesy of my husband's great insurance)! I read that nipple stimulation is good for starting labor if your body is ready for it and that a breast pump is good practice for contractions. I tried it earlier today and definitely felt something more than Braxton hicks contractions, but nothing serious yet! We will see... Praying for this sweet boy to get here ASAP! 

37.5 Week Checkup.

Welp, I'm the same dilation and effacement wise. It's kind of a bummer since I want to meet our baby so bad! 

Nathan got me a massage for my birthday, so I'm putting that to use today! Maybe it will kick start some contractions!

Things and things.

While waiting for baby, Nathan and I decided to try to get some things done this weekend! We went to Scalini's to try the world famous labor-inducing eggplant parmesan (that was supposed to make me go into labor today at 6:20pm... clearly didn't work). It was very tasty though! And it's also the exact same restaurant as Provino's. 

Then today (Labor Day!) we walked the mall for a few hours to get baby back in his lower position. He had creeped back up into my ribs and that was not fun! So I ate some spicy food, walked a couple miles, at some more spicy food for dinner, and partially decorated for fall. 

I really am happy to have these easy going date days with my husband before the baby comes. We are both definitely more than ready to meet him though! 

I thought a lot tonight about growing older. When we are little it seemed like Summers lasted years and that I would always "have time" to do things later. Nathan and I were trying to figure out how you can change your perception and "slow" down time like when we were little. The only thing I can think of to do is to not be so task oriented in day to day life and relax a little more. But I don't know. It makes me tearful to think of my childhood as gone and that I will never have it back. I guess I understand why people live through their children. It's like a second chance. I am ready to meet my son and enjoy his childhood with him! 

Praying daily for an early (healthy) arrival!