Pregnancy Journal
labor the past week or two. Can't wait to hold Baby and meet him/her!! I still feel really good. My checkups have been great. Baby's heartrate had been in 130s, but last time was 160.
My feet stay somewhat swollen all the time. The kids bury my feet in sand and dirt and it cools them down. The cool water in the creek feel good too, when we take the kids to play there.
I love my little baby corner in our bedroom with the bassinet covered in white with a pink and blue ribbon, and my rocking chair and ottoman. My basket of birth supplies is full and ready. We even have an extra bag of the midwife's here. Our kiddie pool is inflated for labor and/or birth. We watched a video of 7 waterbirths with the kids the other day. I think it helped prepare them for being at the delivery.
June 20, 2002
Had a checkup yesterday here. The midwife thinks Baby has "dropped". She measured my uterus at 37cm after measuring 41cm last week. She says the head is well down into the pelvis and Baby is in perfect position. She didn't see a need to schedule for next week, but will call Monday if I haven't called her in labor before then.
She told my son the heartbeat still sounds like a boy. It was back down to 132 and had the gallopy sound. All the wivestales would indicat a boy--heartrate, carrying low, even a Chinese gender predictor I saw on the internet.ha That excites Mike, but we'll both be very happy with a healthy baby of either gender.
I've prepared everything I can think of for Baby. I'm so anxious to meet and hold him or her I could almost cry. I keep telling people it's not that I'm that miserable or uncomfortable or tired of being pregnant--it's just that I want to have my baby here. I keep looking for signs of labor and getting my hopes us, then getting disappointed and feeling like the past couple of weeks have passed SO slowly. I'm starting to think it will be weeks more--JULY even.
We finally picked out a boy's name we actually like: Emmett Hawk. I think this one will stick. Masculine and strong, but soft enough for a child too. Girl's name is still Sophie Rose.
From the first kicks, feeling movement has been so comforting and reassuring throughout this
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