4.05.2008

T minus 1 Day

So, Sparky's official due date is tomorrow. So much for everybody who thought he'd arrive early, huh? (I was among them! How foolish of me!)

Last night, I was having major back pain and some pretty severe Braxton Hicks contractions; they were the strongest that I've experienced so far. I was sure that since the doctor "stripped my membranes" at our Thursday appointment that things were finally really moving and labor was imminent. (Sorry for the extraneous details there; you know that you wanted to know!)

But, Sparky just stayed put.

Dave and I woke up this morning and went to the park to take a walk to kind of jostle things around a little bit. Then we walked around Kohl's. Then we walked around Linens 'n' Things. Then we walked around Schnucks. All this walking indeed helped to get my back good and sore. But, I don't seem to be any closer to giving birth than I did this morning.

It is a beautiful day. Dave and I have been able to get outside and enjoy it. Hopefully, we'll be outside even more during this afternoon and evening. No matter what, this will be our last weekend without Sparky. We have another doctor appointment set up for Wednesday in case we haven't had Sparky at that time; in that case, they will set us up to induce on either Thursday or Friday. Hopefully, he'll join us sooner than that.

We'll keep you posted with any new developments.

Peace, love, and babies!

9 comments:

Bluepaintred said...

one thing. when sparky does show, can someone update, even if it is just one line to tell us that all is well?

I worry.

... said...

I have heard that the first ones are rarely on time...

Jen said...

Can't wait to meet him!!!!!! I'll be sending quick and easy labor vibes to ya!!!

Blogarita said...

Looking forward to "meeting" the little guy! Hope all goes well!

Fantastagirl said...

So hard to wait, sometimes they just aren't 'finished' yet! Keep us posted - and sending good vibes your way for a quick and easy delivery!

Dave Morris said...

Maybe he's just stubborn like his mot... um, I mean, maybe he's just stubborn.

Seals said...

Hope everything goes well. :)

rosemary said...

Waiting.....I'll check Dave's blog too.

Amy said...

chips, salsa and sex...works every time!