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It’s hard to believe that it’s already been 2 weeks since this little guy arrived.? I figured it was about time that I told the story of how he came into this world.

The morning of May 29th I woke up around 5:30am with some pretty bad cramps. Around 7:45 I had to get out of bed and stand because the pain was getting worse. All of a sudden I felt a woosh of fluid, and after checking, I had lost my mucus plug. I knew something was going to happen that day!

A little while later my water broke, but not fully. I looked down and noticed that it was brown which had me concerned. We learned in our birthing class that the fluid should be clear and if it wasn’t he had most likely gone to the bathroom inside me. This could be dangerous if he ends up aspirating it so we knew we had to go to the hospital immediately. I showered and got ready while Cody finished packing and loaded up the car. Thankfully the hospital is only 2 miles up the road. [Read the rest of this entry...]

He didn’t make it easy, but he’s here.

We are at the hospital right now. Sarah is 100% effaced and at 3cm. Could be a few hours, or could be a lot of hours. But he’s on his way!

Pictures will be posted after he arrives and we rest a bit.

Week 38

Week 39

So I’m officially 40 weeks preganant today! It has felt like the longest 10 months of my life. I went to the doctor today and yet again there is no dilation, but the baby is getting lower. I’m so frustrated and incredibly jealous of all the people who have been popping out babies left and right these last few weeks. If things looked good today I was going to get induced on Thursday, but no such luck! So if he decides to stay stubborn over the weekend I have a date with some pitocen around 7pm on Monday.

I finally started maternity leave yesterday and felt my first day should be spent on the couch. Who knows when the next time I will be able to veg out by myself so I’m taking?full advantage of it. Now if I only had some Bon Bons

Thankfully my case of the angries is gone, but it has been replaced by a case of the weepies. It doesn’t take much to make my eyes fill with tears these days. Thank you hormones! The lack of sleep probably also has something to do with it. The last few nights I’ve woken in such excruciating pain that I have to get up and just stand next to the bed until it subsides. I have warned Cody to not be alarmed if he wakes up to find my just standing there like in Paranormal Activity- I am not possessed.

So everyone, please send me some positive birthing vibes. I’m ready to meet the new man in my life!

Happy Mother’s Day mothers, including our newest one, Sarah! She hasn’t felt like she qualifies for it this year since Kyan is still renting out her belly, but I figure he knows who she is, and knows that she’s his Mom, so it’s official enough. Plus, we went out running errands and everybody kept saying “Happy Mother’s Day” to her, so even society validated her qualifications.

Luckily there won’t be so much guess-work for Father’s Day since he’ll be burping up goodness on my shoulder by then. Which brings us to this… the last and final “For Dudes” post. Kyan has achieved maximum fruit and veggie size – Watermelon! According to the widget over there (if it’s still there by the time you read this), he is 19-21 inches in length, and just shy of 10 lbs.

In the world of dudes and carnivores, he is about the same size as Bruce Lee! …Whoa there, that wasn’t a joke about Asians and the vertical space they might occupy, THIS Bruce Lee – in the 12″ x 20″ poster below:

Watermelon = 20" tall Bruce Lee

And I bet if you asked Sarah, she’d claim Kyan’s punching and kicking skills were a pretty close match to the real deal. I think he’s personally mastered the “One Inch Punch”.