Labor Update
So, I am sure that most of you are wondering how things are going, if we’ve had the baby, and various other things. Well, on Wednesday, the contractions lasted all day and throughout most of the night. They seemed to get more intense as the hours passed by. I was having several within an hour, but they still weren’t strong enough to warrant going to the hospital. About 2:30 AM, I woke up unable to sleep through some of the contractions. Jon also woke up and we talked about how we might be having a baby the next day. Well, we were up until 4:30 or 5 AM, at which point, I was able to finally fall back asleep. Once I was asleep, Jon was able to relax and go to sleep as well. We woke up around 7 and unfortunately the contractions had stopped. I was very disappointed and frustrated, but there was nothing I could do about it. Jon told me to stay home from work both Thurs. and Fri., that I needed a break. So, I did. I piddled around the house, trying to be active yet not so active that I wore myself out. I had minor contractions Thursday, but they were very spaced out and not very intense. I’ve managed to keep myself busy over the past couple of days.
For the moment, my contractions are beginning to get a little closer together. For the last couple of hours, they have become about 10 minutes apart. However, they are of varying length and intensity. I can still talk through them so we will not be going to the hospital any time soon. Right now we’re just hanging out and somewhat keeping an eye on the contractions. I’m trying not to get my hopes up just yet since it could just be more false labor. However, I’ve finally come to peace with the fact that whatever is meant to happen will happen and not a minute sooner.
So for now, we’re just hanging out at home, waiting somewhat patiently. At the very least, Sunday is just a couple of days away.
Stay tuned for further updates…
June 9th, 2007 at 10:15 am
Glad that you stayed home. Camera gets re-charged today after I pull last night’s photos off—but it has enough juice for your needs when the time comes, should it come … right now.