My due date is 11/9, still a month away; but I'm getting serious vibes that this babe is coming early. I mean, not like tomorrow early, but probably by the end of October or a little sooner. I'm having near constant, often "alternate-reality/laborland" inducing contractions, plus other, um, TMI, kind of things going on...I mean, you never know, I'm just saying my gut is telling me this one might be a little early. Which is cool with me, I am sooooo ready. The problem? When I told my parents this yesterday at dinner their response was kind of along the lines of "no! that won't work at all!" Why, you ask? BECAUSE THEY'VE BOTH PLANNED OUT OF STATE TRIPS THREE WEEKS BEFORE MY FREAKING BIRTH!!!! Seriously? And honestly I'm not trying to be a birth diva; it's not like I think my birth is so.freaking.important that they should put their lives totally on hold, except that I have a three year old that they're watching during the birth. And my husband is my only birth partner. And it's not like I'm just springing it on them last minute that they're my support people. And if I go into labor they're in fucking RENO and CANADA that means John is stuck in the waiting room with Suzie and I AM ON MY OWN!!! I am so stunned right now.
On the "calm down pregnant lady" side, it's true, I PROBABLY won't go into labor three weeks before my due date and to be fair they didn't know until yesterday about my gut feeling, BUT it's certainly possibly, and I mean really, just common sense wise don't you think it might be a good idea to stay here in the state? My parents never ever cease to blow my mind.
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Parents are stupid. Wish I had something positive to offer, but I'm so pissed at my own today that I can't even think straight.
I have been thinking of you this weekend and hoping your contractions are slowing down.
Hugs, prayers, and many hopes that things will be ok......
Hey friend, I'm sure you have a long list of people you could call on for help before you got to me, but if you are without watchers for your daughter, the boys and I would be happy to make the trip down to help out. It would be a fun adventure for us (especially if it happened in the middle of the night) and I promise we wouldn't poke through your nightstand drawers or anything! ;-) But seriously, we are only an hour away...
M, I would love to be on the call list, too. X and I can drive on down when and if you need us to offer any kind of help you need watching Suzie or cooking or cleaning or bringing food or being at the birth center -- seriously.
xoxox
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