New day...new attitude

With encouragement from my bf Alyza, I am keeping all thoughts about this waiting period and the birth positive. Yesterday was kind of a crappy day and so I need to have an attitude change in order to remain sane!

Still, no baby but maybe this is just a big lesson in patience.

GET HIM OUT OF HERE

Lincoln is SIX days late so far....ahhhhhhhhhhh. Get him out of here. It hurts. Waking up is excessively painful as well as walking, standing, and sitting. Spicy foods, pineapple, walking, eggplant parmesan...nothing has helped to get things going. What is he waiting for? Doesn't he know that I'm not an extended stay motel? Lease is up, buddy! Geez!

Of course, once he is born (if ever) this will all be out of mind, however, right now it's barely bearable. Hopefully, he's waiting for Alyza, who arrives this afternoon.

still waiting

We are still waiting for Lincoln's arrival. He is 3 days overdue so far. Any guesses on when he might come? This is a pic of my outrageously huge belly. I can't believe it.

no Lincoln yet

i'm one day overdue so far. take a guess when he might arrive! thank goodness family is in town to keep us distracted.

today may be the day or it may not

well, today is the official due date for lincoln but as we all know there is no precise prediction of birth short of induction or c-section. both of which i am not interested in.

i have a meeting with a naturopathic doc for our family to see if she is a good fit and then i have what will hopefully be my last pre-natal visit at noon. let's pray that there is something happening down there. lincoln is very active in my belly and i hope thats because he's getting into position to move out! can't wait to meet him.

this is the most recent photo of my enormous belly. i have had some killer low back fatigue/ache this week and i think this picture is a perfect example why.

how schnitzel...i'm huge!

Green Cleaning

check out this post my fellow environmentally-minded friend, Steph, has on her blog. It's about cleaning without harsh chemicals that harm you and the earth.

www.bansheewigs.blogspot.com



also, I wanted to mention a point that Josh brought up...if you should avoid using something, i.e. bleach, when pregnant than it's probably not good for you EVER! think about it. bleach destroys everything it touches which includes the water systems.



Wipe your tush with recycled paper...it saves trees!

no babies yet

just wanted to put out an update. lincoln has not arrived yet. keep pryaing and crossing your fingers that he'll arrive this week or, at the latest, next week. everyone wants to meet him!

This is what happened the year josh was born:

Jimmy Carter is president of the US

President Carter announces punitive measures and embargos against the USSR in retaliation for the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan

Mount St. Helens in Washington state erupts in a violent blast estimated to be 500 times as powerful as the Hiroshima atomic bomb

Ronald Reagan is elected the 40th US president in a sweeping victory

US Representative Michael O. Myers is expelled from the House for his role in the Abscam scandal

Hewlett-Packard announces release of its first personal computer

Microsoft announces their version of UNIX, Xenix

Christina Ricci, Chelsea Clinton, Venus Williams, Jessica Simpson, Macaulay Culkin, and Jake Gyllenhaal are born

Philadelphia Phllies win the World Series

Pittsburgh Steelers win Superbowl XIV

New York Islanders win the Stanley Cup

The Empire Strikes Back is the top grossing film

"Lady" by Kenny Rogers spends the most time at the top of the US charts

U.S. viewers get caught up in the "Who Shot J.R.?" cliff hanger on the soap opera series, Dallas, which is solved on a November 21 episode, drawing a record numbers of viewers

This is what happened the year i was born:

Ronald Reagan becomes president of the US

Minutes after Ronald Reagan becomes president, Iran releases 52 American hostages that had been held captive for 444 days

President Reagan is shot in the chest by would be assassin John Hinkley

Space shuttle Columbia, the world's first reusable spacecraft, is sent into space

A suspended walkway in the Kansas City Hyatt Regency Hotel collapses, killing 113

A female former lover files a "palimony" suit against tennis star Billie Jean King

President Reagan appoints Sandra Day O'Connor to be the first woman on the Supreme Court

The Pac-Man video game is introduced in the US

Alicia Keys, Elijah Wood, Kelly Rowland, Anna Kournikova, and Britney Spears are born

Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series

Oakland Raiders win Superbowl XV

New York Islanders win the Stanley Cup

Raiders of the Lost Ark is the top grossing film

"Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes spends the most time at the top of the US charts

MTV debuts on cable television, playing music videos 24 hours a day

Gimme a Break premieres

Pre-natal update

I had a pre-natal visit yesterday with my mid-wife. No predictions for Lincoln's arrival - it's impossible. My mid-wife said if she was able to do that she'd be rich.

My iron count has not changed although I feel better and less anemic. So I'm still taking mass amounts of supplements of all kinds.

Yesterday, the little bugger was posterior, which means that his back is facing my back and he is face up. However, he quickly turned back around into the more ideal position of face down and back facing my stomach. I have to do various movements that help him get back into and stay in position and avoid laying on my back since gravity pulls him around back. I poke around at my belly all the time trying to figure out where he is. Darn guy!

Well, I have about 8 days until my due date. I can't believe it. Josh is a little overwhelmed but very excited. He plans to take a little time off from working on the house to spend time bonding with the baby. I am really excited to hold him and love him. I, however, have been taking advantage of my last days as a woman without children to sleep-in, read, and relax.