Dry Run!

I had planned to just hang out at home today, bum around and just relax.
Then this afternoon I noticed my undies were a little wetter than I had previously experienced, so I called the After Hours Nurse and she paged the on call Dr that wanted me to go down to the hospital to make sure my water didnt break.
So I woke up Rob who was pretty nervous, grabbed our bags and headed to the hospital. Parked and walked all the way to L&D (they really should put that a little more convenient for preggos to get to!!) and got checked in. I put on the Johnnie, was hooked up to a blood pressure monitor, and 2 bands around my belly to monitor for contractions and for the baby's heart beat.
Then we signed a few papers and waited for the Dr to arrive.
And waited.
About 30 mins after we got there, the On Call Dr, Dr Hooi, showed to examine me. She said that she could see the extra discharge that I had noticed and ran a couple tests to see if it was in fact amniotic fluid. She also checked for any progress... none! We're still at 1cm and 50% effaced. Oh, and then the results, not amniotic fluid! She said that it's just my mucus plug dissolving and to keep an eye on it. If the volume of fluid increases we definitely need to come back.
Both the Dr and nurse commented that our boy was looking awesome and that we both looked great. That was nice to hear.
The Dr explained that while I didn't have any labor contractions there, my uterus wasn't exactly quiet.
Rob and I left about an hour after we arrived to head home.
I'm glad we went in- better safe than sorry! Now we know what to expect and the bags and carseat are already in the car!

Almost Full term!

My bag and the baby bag are almost done being packed! All that's left to throw in are the last minute items like the cell phone chargers and my camera.
Soon the car seat will be installed permanently.
I'm so aware of how big and strong my belly dweller has become in just the past few days, not to mention, months!
Now the question remains, when will it be time for us to meet our baby boy?!


This weekend has been full on nesting! Haha, I haven't cleaned the toaster with a toothbrush... yet. The floors, walls, and just about anything else I could think of was washed thoroughly. I even sterilized the breast pump, twice. I had Rob working his tush off too, moving the dresser in our room to make room for the bassinet, hanging new blinds in the nursery and kitchen, throwing stuff away, organizing his closet and building shelves. He was such a good sport about it too, I really appreciate it!

I've been bombarded with people asking if I'm ready for the pregnancy to be over with, if I'm miserable, or just plain anxious to "get him out". I guess that comes with the territory of telling people when you're due, but at the same time, they don't understand that I love being pregnant. I can totally see why people do it over and over. I will be happy to meet him, he's mine, inside and out.  I think many mothers know what I feel, this little miracle has been my sole responsibility for so long. The one amazing thing that your body has nurtured and endured for months. Its such a humbling and awesome experience. So many emotions packed into this event that it's unfathomable. Amazing, awesome, miraculous, and wonderful don't even begin to describe it.  <3