I’m surrounded by preggos. One friend at work just had a baby girl and three others are pregnant with boys (due in December, January, and March). My sister is also due to have a baby girl any old day now, as is a cousin down in Florida. It’s fun. It’s also been great to remove…
Category: Pregnancy Sucks, Dude
Distraction, They Name is Thirty Eight Weeks Pregnant
I have been at work since 7:30 am. It is now 11:30 am. I have done literally zero things, besides stare out the window and take a walk to a coffee shop. Yesterday afternoon I had a pretty intense hour of what felt like labor, but it fizzled. This morning I’m having some milder contractions that…
False Labor and Hospital Woes
After the infernal never ending contractions went to 5 minutes apart, 70 seconds long, and stayed that way for approximately five hours, I called it and went to L&D. They weren’t getting any more intense, which I knew was not a great sign, but they also were not going away I was awakened at 12:30 or so…
ALL CAPS
Contractions. Contractions for days. Most constitute a mild cramp – just painful enough to be irritating and keep me from sleeping well (e.g. it is 4am right now) – but some are catch-your-breath painful. AND YET. I AM NOT IN LABOR. These are just “practice” – because I need more practice after going through this…
Bound
CM recently wrote a post that resonated with me (and a lot of other people, judging by the comments). Our “funk cycles” are in sync – I, too, am feeling somewhat trapped by my small children right now. The other day walking back from the bus stop with Liam and the dog, I had…