I've made some progress since last week: I am now dilated to a 2 and about 75% effaced. My doctor told me today that some women walk around that way for weeks, so now I'm just assuming that will be me. That said, the baby has dropped even further into my pelvis (he's "getting to station") and she said my amniotic sac is lower too, so my water "could break soon" . . . whatever "soon means." Dr. M tells me "just two more weeks" at every appointment, so we shall see. The last few weeks of pregnancy are still important developmentally (Baby gains weight, his brain continues to develop, and the finishing touches are put on all body systems), so I am glad that Baby is staying put, but I am now understanding why every other pregnant woman I know says the last few weeks of gestation are the worst (my feet hurt, I can't sleep comfortably, my back is aching from carrying around the baby and all this extra weight, etc., etc.). Although my contractions are still irregular, I am having them more frequently, especially when I'm active like I was today. So contractions could kick up a notch and break my water "soon," or maybe this kid will actually make it full term. The longer Baby Boy is in there, the better, but I am getting to the point where I'm tired of being pregnant. I will, however, do anything for my kids, so I'll stay pregnant (and uncomfortable) as long as Baby Boy needs me to.
I was pretty active today. After I dropped B off at school and went to my doctor's appointment, I stopped at the store and got my foil pans and the few ingredients I didn't get yesterday for our post-baby freezer meals. It's hard enough to get a meal on the table when you're not pregnant or haven't just had a baby, so I thought I'd try to get ahead of the game and make a few meals that we can take out of the freezer and just pop into the oven on a hectic day with a newborn. I made Parmesan chicken, meatloaf, spaghetti sauce, homemade Sloppy Joe mix, stuffed shells, and Shepherd's Pie filling. It took several hours and made for a lot of dishes and a dirty kitchen and standing that long made my feet hurt, but I'm glad to have the meals for later use. It was a productive day: the meals are done, B practiced reading with me and did his homework, and the kitchen is clean. Hopefully all the activity has exhausted me enough to help me get a good night's sleep.
Sorry the photos aren't very clear. I used the auto-timer to take the shots of myself cooking, and it wasn't easy.
Thats a lot of cooking. That should help you our a lot though. Do you use mom's parmesean chicken recipe or a different one? Email it to me whenever. Thanks. I know its uncomfortable but at least you don't have to be in bed anymore. Keeping busy makes things go faster.
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