It's a GIRL!

P F O was born at 1:53AM (IST) on March 1st. It was a quick labor (thank the Lord) and mom and baby are both fine and home from the hospital - we were released around lunchtime on Monday.

I Might Just Get My Wish

I've been getting stronger and more frequent contractions since about 11AM. This baby may actually make an appearance in the month of February!

We had fasting prayer from 11 - 3PM and I contracted through that. Came home, threw my dirty clothes in the wash, changed my bedsheets and ate some lunch. I just finished cutting my nails (again) and am contemplating bathing after alerting everyone in cyberspace.

One Day Left

There is only one day left in the month of February. This is weird, thinking you will have a child born in one month and then - you don't. Well, like I said, one day left. Ha! I'm not holding my breath (I shouldn't anyway - bad for the baby.)

Well, both O. and G. are born in the 1st half of March - maybe we'll just have triple b-day parties from here on out.

The weird thing is, I don't really know if I am really over my date or not. I had a strange episode of bleeding in the month of June which I thought was a period but was unusually long. My original due date was March 15 according to that. However, when I had my ultrasound it came back as February 15 and the doctor said there just can't be that much difference. My placenta was low which caused bleeding although I was already pregnant. This created some date problems because I now had to remember the 1st day of my LP from like 3 months previously. Uhhhh. Eventually, the doctor came up with Feb 26 as the date.

I've always stuck with the ultrasound date because it seemed the most reliable and both E. and C. were born one day after their dates.

So, now what do I do? Do I induce? Do I wait some more? ... It's very boring never knowing what tomorrow may hold.

8 Days Over

Today I am officially 8 days over my due date. Still feel pretty good except that from after lunch onwards I generally have a lot of uncomfortable pressure.

It's hard to make plans for day to day in this state. I find myself asking questions like, "If you went into labor tonight, would your laundry be clean?" It gives me kind of odd flashbacks to the old faithful Gospel question, "If you were to die tonight, where would you spend eternity?" Interesting sermon illustration...

I'm actually kind of hoping to hold out for a few more days now since a large portion of our staff is away til Thursday at a conference. These people are my family here and I want them around when I have the baby!

O. thinks I'm weird for feeling that way. Well, me being weird is a given but I'm also very pregnant (read - emotional), uncomfortable (read - I want what I want) and I want everybody here when I have this baby for goodness sake.

I suspect you women out there are thinking that this is not weird at all. We all know men are the weird ones.

Baby Quiz

I've been thinking about a Baby Quiz for a while and since I'm 3 days overdue - let's just do it.


Answer the following questions and we'll see who wins. It will be announced here on the blog after the baby is born - of course.


Pertinent facts. My due date was Feb 15. On Feb 17 at my check up the doctor said it could be another week - even up to March 1...

In the comments section answer the following:


1. Date of birth:
2. Time of birth with AM/PM (this will be judged Indian Std Time = i.e. what time it was in India when the child was born.)
3. Boy or Girl
4. Weight: (In Kg or lbs, it will be converted accordingly)

Don't forget to add your own name.

Coming And Going

My due date has come and gone and it seems as if the whole world is in waiting mode. Well maybe not the whole world, but my whole world.

Since the weekend if I am seen going anywhere a flurry of phone calls starts and everyone is asking if I've been admitted in the hospital yet. (Even my husband- yes, even him)

You think I'm exaggerating?

I went for my regular checkup at the Dr./hospital yesterday and the nurse told me that someone had come in over the weekend and asked what room I'd been admitted in and informed them (my hospital and Doctor) that I had already delivered. News to them (and me...)

It's not just over here in India but my mom informed me that her hairdresser and post office guy in the US are on pins and needles waiting for news.

Weird. Maybe this is what happens after 3 of the same sex children. Will it be a BOY this time?????????

No Baby Yet

I think the worst thing about waiting to have a baby is that once you get everything ready and then the baby doesn't come, you have to start all over again.

Back to washing clothes and shopping for me.

Friday The 13th And Valentine's Day

I didn't even notice yesterday was Friday the 13th. However, today is Valentine's Day. The first V-day that O. and I have been together in 5 years or so. He always seems to be out of town or out of country - or I am.

This year, since I'm due tomorrow, he didn't go anywhere. However, we're not doing anything special today - since I'm due tomorrow.

I did start with some pressure and tummy tightening since last night. This could mean I will deliver in the next day or so. No pain yet. I'm just spending today getting my house in order. Finishing those last little tasks that I've put off.

Cutting my fingernails is next on the list.

Bored And In A Bad Mood

Oh, I am definitely at the end of the pregnancy now. I've hit the - there is NOTHING I feel like doing and bad mood - stage. I just wanna hang around in my jammies, which is what I do mostly.

I do go out in the mornings and teach in the Bible College, check the Stationary Store and shop to keep the household up to date on stock (so I don't have to worry about O. having to do it while I'm in the hospital*.)

I come home, feed everyone lunch, wash/dry clothes, clean up and then rest. By 5PM I'm up and I don't feel like going anywhere because then I'd have to actually put on clothes, yet, the thought of the entire evening and night with nothing to do is almost worse the the thought of clothes.

Then I found out today there is a problem with our Stationary Store bank account that I'll have to wait til tomorrow to fix, and a friend of mine is annoying me by appearing to be annoyed with me. Who's not annoying me these days?...

*This sounds like a nice thing to do for one's husband, mostly I'm just worried about him buying stuff we don't need or buying overpriced things... See, I really am grouchy.

Doctor Out Of Town

Yesterday I went to the Dr. for a regular check up because I am nearing my due date. After arriving at the hospital I found out she's out of town. Won't be in the office til Monday.

Hopefully I won't go into labor before then.

The Back Aching Has Started

I know I am nearing the end of my pregnancy when the body pain starts. Up til now I've felt really good. Other than some shooting pains in the front and back of my legs occasionally (esp. after sitting for a long time) there has been nothing. I sleep pretty well. (I feel like I need to whisper this - but - I don't even wake up in the night to pee... well, maybe only once.) Not even one real leg cramp the whole time.

I'm due on Feb 15. I'm pretty sure I'll go til then or after. I feel way too good right now. The back ache is due to sitting for three hours at my computer last night. Yeah, Duh. I'm shutting down already...

Labor Pains

I had totally normal pregnancies and deliveries the first 3 times around, what's the deal with number four? I've decided I'm just getting old.

On Saturday I was preparing dinner and started having painful stomach cramping. At first I thought it was dysentery and went to the bathroom 3 times. Not much was happening there.

I didn't think about it and went to the kitchen to start dinner and that's when the severe stomach pains started. No back pain, no pressure, just low, centralized, strong pains.

Phoebe (who lives with me) came home at just this time and I said, watch dinner (it was on the stove) and I went to lay down. The pain kept coming at regular intervals and I thought to myself, "I know this pain, these feel like contractions." I was a little embarrassed but I called O. and said come right home, I need to go to my doctor.

He came after a few moments with his entourage of 4 or 5 other people. Also, our pastor and his wife and 2 children came to visit at the same time, so we, all of us, piled in the car to go to my doctor/hospital.

The whole time I kept thinking."If this is gas pains, I'm going to be really embarrassed." For this reason I was strangely relieved when the Doctor examined me and said,"Oh yes, you're contracting, the baby has come down very low."

I'm Due February 15th and Saturday was November 15th so that means I was exactly 3 months - too early.

The Doctor gave me two painful injections to stop the contracting and admitted me over night for observation. I had to lay in a hospital bed with my feet elevated above my head and no pillow - all night. It was torture. I had/have a horrible head cold and my sinuses were killing me. I didn't sleep a wink. I just wanted to go home.

During the darkness of the night I took my blanket and slipped it under my head but soon after one of the 2 ladies who stayed over night in the hospital with me, said,"Oh no no no." And whipped it out.

The Doctor examined me at 7:30AM on Sunday morning and sent me home for 4 days of bed rest. I go back on Thursday.

#4 On The Way

Well, this seems like as good as time as any to inform any of you out there who don't know - we're pregnant with baby number four. Due in the middle of February.

It was a surprise but a happy one and I'm very excited. I've been feeling great and the weeks are just chugging along.

I have been a little emotional which may have been why I teared up every time I looked at the Himalaya mountain range this morning.

Pregnancy Induced Laziness

Ever since I started having some contractions on Friday I've found myself unable to concentrate on just about anything else except having this baby.

Working on the massive amount of computer stuff I have to do? No.

Putting away the clean clothes in the proper drawers? No.

Wearing clothing suitable for the outside world? Not unless I absolutely have to.

Right now I desire nothing more than to have this baby and I plan to lounge in front of the TV and watch make-over shows and eat until then.

Due Date: March 8th- Thursday.