It's almost 1:00am. I had been sleeping but woke up coughing (again) due to items in my tummy wanting back out the wrong way.

So then I realized I was awake-awake. So I did the dishes. And straightened the living room. And paid bills. And then realized I was debating scrubbing the kitchen walls down.

Nesting, mayhap?

While at lunch today I had two of what I would consider to be "real" contractions (as opposed to those fake knock off varieties). They started as a low back ache and I felt an ever so slight tightening in my abdomen. And then it stopped. But I was not discouraged. Oh no. I went back to work and cleared off my desk. Then I picked everything up off the floor...Sorry. But I got done everything I wanted to get done before I hit maternity leave. So if I don't go into labor tonight, tomorrow's going to be a bit, um, boring. I sense much time chatting.

I'm ready. My replacements at work are as trained as they're going to get. My house is as ready as it's likely going to get. The amount of extra fluid in my body (preventing me from wearing any decent shoes at this point for longer then 10 minutes or so) BETTER be as much as it's going to get.

I just can't wait to meet this person that's been a part of me for so many months. I wonder what she's going to look like. Will she be happy? Will she be somber? Will she play sports? a musical instrument? Will I have a good relationship with her? Will we be good parents? How many mistakes will we make and how big will they be?

After so many years of wanting, I'm finally going to have a child. I just wish I could put into words all that I'm feeling as her birth draws closer (maybe hours, now????).

I'll keep you posted.


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It's now 2:00am. I was cleaning the garbage can and the baseboards. Sheesh. If I could only break out the vacuum...

However, it's officially September and the birthstone is Sapphire. Not Peridot. :^)