And So It Begins.... Almost

I am waiting.....

But not very patiently. I have been walking. I have eaten more pineapple in the last few days that I did all last year. We have had sex, but that is logistically hard to do now that I am so far along (I'm not that big comparatively to most pregnant women, but much bigger comparatively to my own body).

There are a whole slue of things people say you can do to induce labor (red raspberry tea, caster oil, nipple stimulation, cleaning the house, acupressure points). This site says it has 40 different ways, some I have already mentioned--> http://hubpages.com/hub/Ways-to-induce-Labour-Naturally I have not made that big of an effort to try too many things because I don't really need to be in such a hurry. Inducing labor just means lots of pain and crying, even before the baby gets here. I've only tried about 3 things, but I'm also kind of sacred to try too many of the other things. Nature works in its own time and who am I to argue? The baby is healthy and I have had no complications during the last 39 weeks. A few more days can't hurt either of us. My doctor will not let me go too many days pass 41 weeks so even if she is late, it won't be much longer now (sadly I would be induced). I say it will be June 1st, just so I can relax and take all these days off stress free.

I know my body is working well because I have been getting pre-labor pains. What are those you ask? How can you have labor pains before labor? Well, they are the pains you get that are really just a tease. Science says it is to get your body ready for the real thing, but sometimes they hurt. Sometimes you can't tell the difference between the getting-you-ready-for-labor pains and the actual you-are-in-labor-go-to-the-hospital pain. My doctor's advice- lay down and if the contractions are five minutes apart for more than an hour, then you are in real labor. And you should call the hospital. I haven't had that yet. I get one or two really bad contractions, back-to-back, and then they are gone. Funny though, it's usually in my kitchen and I don't know why. My kitchen induces false-labor pains, almost daily, and I'm usually trying to cook in my kitchen. Yeah, so I lay down and just wait them out. Nothing more. Today, I had a lot of contractions and they all happened while I was out walking. Once I got home, showered and started to relax? No pain whatsoever. So no labor yet. But I will keep you posted.

So.....

I started this blog just to keep a log of the crazy and amazing moments of being a new mom. I know I won't have all the answers, but maybe I will give a different perspective. I know that race and income will be thoughts on my mind, because I am one half of an bi-racial couple and don't know if I plan to go back to work after the pregnancy. Also, I'm one of the first in my group of friends to have a baby, so most of the time I have been explaining to them the unpleasantries of growing a new life (not that the life part of it is what's unpleasant). My husband and I have talked for hours about the things we will and won't do in the attempt to raise this child the right way. However, I know, sometimes, you just do what you have to do. There are so many things to look forward to and probably some that will suck, a lot. Believe me, I'll let you know.

Motherhood was not a journey I thought I would take so soon, nor did I think I would be so excited about it (I think some of that is my husband's fault because he is over the moon about being a new dad). So I am overjoyed for you to take this journey with us as we make room in our lives to welcome our new family member.