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I'd been hearing a lot about the "nesting" part of pregnancy. But I always thought it had to deal with people's personalities. I've never been someone who wished to really put down roots, or do participate in the proverbial "Molly Homemaker" type of life activities. So I really didn't think about it too much.

Now I find myself overly excited about sewing my baby's entire bedding set, making his baby book, finding a home so we can "put down roots", etc. And everyone has been "Aw look, she's nesting. That's so cute." stare

Although, on Friday my OB told me I have a Bladder and Kidney infection. They were testing me for toxemia, which thankfully I don't have, but found out I have that infection. The pain in my belly and lower back is horrible. But she said with the meds she prescribed that it should go away soon.

Doing a Pooh Bear theme was a tad more expensive than we thought, so we're doing a jungle theme instead which is just as cute. When I get the bedding set done I'll take a picture and post it.

Monkey, Wow, I felt very alone there for a while. Everyone kept telling me that Braxton Hicks contractions don't hurt. And so i thought for the longest time that maybe there was something wrong with the baby or me. Even WTEWYE tells you that they're painless contractions, and I'm like "Bull! You be in my body when I go through them!" So I did so research and found out that they do sometimes hurt, but I feel loads better knowing I'm not the only one that they hurt.

And finally I'm back. Had a series a family problems come at me all at once but I think everything's back to normal for the rest of the pregnancy anyway. I am however experiencing a bit of the nesting everyone talks about later in pregnancy. xd

^.^ I'd love to know it there's anything that speeds up labour too mOnKeY! I've been having contractions for a week, but they're all over the place with no sign of becoming regular. I've also been 2cm for a week, with no change...
My due date's tomorrow, there must be some way to convince this baby to come out on time!!
I'm starting to get moody with people who ask me if he's here yet, or if I'm in labour yet. I think it's compounding the stress I'm feeling about still being pregnant... What do you say to those people?... Stop asking?... Leave me alone? lol, I guess I could get away with blaming on the hormones...

That would be extreamley irratating! Why would so many people who decided to get an epi enroll in your class when there was one for them already?... I'd be mad too. Although I opted not to take a class at all because I've pretty much read the labour topic to death and don't feel like I'm going to get any more prepared than I already am.
I can't get an epi at all because of the location of my tattoo... Hopefully I'm good at those relaxation methods!
My due date's today!! Come on baby, let's not do this pregnancy thing any longer!

Well, I looked around my area, and from what I can tell from my research is that all the classes around here cost money. I haven't found one yet that doesn't.

But I did call and talk to the head honcho about what happened in class and she's all eek "She's not supposed to do that. I don't care who's taking the class, you stick to the curriculum so that everyone benefits from what they're being taught". So she's going to talk to the instrcutor and find out what's going on. She also told me that if the instructor wouldn't work the way she was supposed to, she would be in a different class regardless of price.

I have my next appointment in about an hour, so I'll probably get on later tonight or tomorrow with an update.

Well one week of hell and alot of walking has put me 50% effaced and 1-2 cm. I was suprised she was like "well lets check just to see" and i was all stare "why freaking bother" and she was like "well your 50% effaced and a strechy 1-2 cm and your cervix is extremly soft i can feel the baby's head" i was all eek "sweet" but i know it means nothing it could be like that for weeks gonk baby's weight is now 7-7 1 / 2 lbs i wont make it 4 more weeks the pressure on my tail bone and *cough* womanly parts is insane it huerts! So i say get out alreadly lol! How is everyone else?

We watched those wonderful "birth" videos during our second class.........I was perfectly accepting of the pain and torment I'd go through for birth, I could logically accept it.......SEEING it is a whole different thing. Now I'm just scared spitless. I think its more the fear of the unknown, but hell, I nearly passed out from the video just watching the babies be born.......but that might have just been from seeing all the blood and stuff. I handle fake blood and my own blood really well; but if its someone else's you might as well just lay a blanket over me right then and there cuz I'll be down for the count.

Part of me now wishes I hadn't taken the birthing class; not because I'm not learning anything but more because everything seems so..........THERE. Ya know?? I felt much more prepared for everything before the birthing class and getting hit with all the videos and such.

Everything with the baby is going just "perfectly" says my OB. His heart rate is about 138. And she estimates him being about 4lbs and a little over 15 inches. But we won't know for sure till our ultrasound next month.