My Day of Bliss (mostly!)

My wish came true...I had one relaxing day without active labor. I was not sure that it would happen though. Last night I had a couple of hours worth of contractions...during which the baby was not cooperating. During a contraction is when the baby would decide to stretch out and move around. Thus, I had double the trouble. I thought, "This is it, for sure"...but it wasn't! Through this 2 hours of discomfort (not really painful) I decided that all of our furniture AND the toilet seat are just too darned low and we need all new furniture (and a new toilet seat). I'm pretty sure RJ has filed this demand where he has apparently filed several other such silly demands I have made in the last few months!

I slept pretty well last night...only got up 3x to go to the bathroom (seriously, that is down from 6 the night before) and I slept all the way to 7:20. I went to the grocery store around 9:30...did you know there are hardly any people in the grocery store at 9:30? That was bliss in and of itself! Then I stopped to get myself a tuna sandwich from this local bakery/sandwich shop. They have the BEST tuna salad...it has fresh dill in it. I have been craving it the last 2 weeks, but have had to limit myself (stupid research on mercury in fish being bad)...but today was one of the days that won out this week. On the way home I started to get a crimpy feeling on the left side of my lower back. I though, "this is it, for sure"...but it wasn't! I got home around 11:00 and ate my sandwich...I was hungry. Then I took a shower...and didn't have to blow dry my hair because I wasn't going anywhere! Am I the only one who gets tired of the same personal presentation routine? After the shower, the back cramps were gone. Then I took a nap and read some of my book. It was heaven!

I'm looking forward to a similar day tomorrow...as you know...the concert is tomorrow night! I guess I'll have to blow dry my hair after tomorrow's shower. I hope I don't feel the way I felt last night while at the concert. But, maybe the concert will do a better job of distracting me than Mission Impossible did last night? Surely Lyle is that captivating...I've seen him in concert 2x before, so I know it is possible. Several of you predict I will leave the concert and go straight to the hospital to deliver mere hours later. I guess I'd better take my hospital bag to the concert with me ;-)

To answer the gender questions and name questions... In the beginning, I felt sure the baby is a girl, but now I don't feel strongly one way or the other. I've had several girl dreams, several boy dreams, several dreams of indeterminate gender and 1 dream with twins...a boy and a girl who could walk instantly. So, I just don't have a feeling. Names...we have several and I fear that none of them will seem good once we see the baby. I haven't really wanted to share them...I don't want to see people react in a negative way. Since I can't see any faces over the internet I will tell you what we are down to. Girl: Xxxx, Xxxx, Xxxxxx. Boy: Yyyy, Yyyyyyy, Yyyy. Ha! They were up earlier, but RJ thinks the baby should be the first to hear.

There you have it...I'm going to make some steel-cut oats now (if you haven't had them and you think you hate oatmeal...get some steel-cut oats and give them a try. If you haven't had them and you think you like oatmeal...get some steel-cut oats...you'll love 'em). I didn't know they existed until RJ's sister-in-law fed me some...I'll never eat rolled again (which isn't true...I have eaten rolled since, but I haven't enjoyed them nearly as much)!