Getting Antsy.

I almost forgot to blog today!

I've been enjoying my time at home. I find myself getting more accomplished, yet I find myself being lazy as well. I have a hard time being lazy, because I always have the thought in the back of my mind that I should be doing something productive.

The things I did get accomplished were: dusting and vacuuming the house, cleaning the bathroom, doing dishes, cooking supper (I already had chicken thawed so even though Jacob wasn't home I cooked it and we'll eat it tomorrow!). Deposited some checks at the bank and finally wrote the "Thank You" cards from my Villa Grove shower. I had really been procrastinating on that one.

When I woke up today I was in pain. Actually, I was in pain last night before I went to bed. The left side of my body from my hips down hurt really bad. Even though it hurts to move at times, I've found that if I keep moving, the pain eventually fades away for awhile.

I am at the point where I find myself constantly wondering when Daniel will make his appearance. I'm 10 days off from my due date and could potentially still have up to 17 days before he arrives because my doctor will induce sometime during the 40th week. In some ways it seems so far off and in others it seems so close!

I think after this weekend I may start trying a few of the old wives tales to induce labor. I know they're old wives tales for a reason, but I want to go into labor naturally. At the same time I can't stop thinking about Thanksgiving. I'm due 3 days before Turkey Day and my family is planning to come that week. If my doctor suggests inducing that week, I may be tempted to do it. The only reason I don't want to get induced is because of the Pitocin. Lots of women say it made their contractions far worse and a lot of people I know that have been induced have ended up either with a C-Section or been in labor for an excessive amount of time. I'm praying he makes his debut by next week sometime and then I won't even have to worry about it!

I am thankful that in 2 hours and 15 minutes I will have accomplished my goal of NOT having an 11/11/11 baby. There's been WAY too much hype over this date and apparently tons of crazy women scheduled inductions and c-sections on this date. I imagine next year everyone will be trying for a 12/12/12 baby. Haha!

I'm missing Jacob. I haven't actually seen him since last night before bed. He's been at school all day. They have dress rehearsal tonight for the musical. Tomorrow night and Sunday are the performances! I'm looking forward to the show!