I had a coworker tell me last week (37 weeks) that these would be the longest 3 weeks of my life. She lied. We'll be 39 weeks in like 4 days. I've got a busy day at work tomorrow, an 11:00 color be done at 1:00 an hour break(so I don't die or go into labor) a 2:00 men's cut, and then a 2:30 color. It will fly by. And Saturday I'm booked the whole time I'm working-no break, which means a super fast/where did my day go kind of day. I don't even want to talk about next weeks work schedule. Let's just say I'll more then likely be working myself into labor-pray I make it to Saturday the 15th at 2:00 pm before I go into labor, but once 2:00 comes my body is more then welcome to try and get Rocky to come out.
Speaking of my body trying to get Rocky to come out, it's very much so in the process of prepping itself very much as we speak. On Tuesday at our prenatal I was feeling a little menstral crampy so they wanted to check me, we are at 2cm dilated and 25% effaced. And (a lil TMI so skip a little if you want) my cervix apparently doesn't feel like a first time mom cervix. Which means it's softer then the norm and when labor does get here it will most likely go smoother and faster! I'll take it.
Our midwife also has me on these herbal pills I take 2, 3xs a day with food. They are called 5-W and have 5 herbs in them and you take them generally the last 5 weeks of pregnancy. I know for sure 3 ingredients "induce" labor and one helps to strengthen the uterus and help bleeding not to last as long postpartum and I'm not sure about the 5th ingredient but I'm sure it does something to my uterus. They work though, I gave definitely noticed more Braxton Hicks and every once in a while they will be very strong. The pills are super gross if you don't swallow them right and they start to dissolve and get stuck in your throat cause for about 15-30 min you can taste them. Yuck. I also have to take an iron supplement now cause my iron is borderline. It's no surprise to me though I've been this way since birth. I'm ALWAYS around an 11.
Jose's new favorite thing is to ask me all the time "is there a baby yet?" it's pretty cute. I love how excited he us about Rocky getting here and everything. He is already such a good daddy. :)
