Oi Vey

Sadly I did not go into labor this weekend as I had hoped, though I thought for sure Saturday would be the day/night. No contractions, yet, but there are other kinds of pain. Thank goodness Chad was there to rub me down and massage me when needed or I might not have made it. Just 18 more days until my due date and there is no way I can make it till then. Chad seems to have faith in me but, after listening to me whine all weekend, I just don’t see how. He didn’t seem to think that they would induce labor if he took me to the hospital last night :(. I go back to the doctor tomorrow so maybe then *crossing fingers*. I was originally hoping to get a week off work before to tie up loose ends (starting September 5th) but, at this point, I just want the waiting to be over. I have my labor bag, suitcase and Caden’s diaper bag packed with all the essentials and the guys at the fire department installed his carrier on Saturday so, in that respect, I am ready. I also had a pre-delivery class on Friday and I have all the consent forms filled out and ready to be signed and witnessed and Pre-patient registration was completed online weeks ago. This coming Friday will be two weeks from my due date but I just don’t see how I am going to make it through the work week without a complete nervous breakdown. I don’t even know if I will make it past Monday :(. In other, closely related, news I am trying to get rid of my cats (see my myspace bulletin). They are driving me beyond the brink of insanity and the stress is too much for me right now. I would like to get rid of them before I strangle them in a fit of rage. Nevermind the normal woes of pregnancy that keep me from sleeping through the night- them waking me up every 2 hrs is more than I can handle. I cannot tell you how badly I need to rest- guess I should get used to that huh….but babies don’t turn over trash cans, shed hair everywhere, puke up hairballs and I am sure diapers cannot be as bad as keeping up with a litter box and eventually the baby will understand what the word no means- I don’t think my cats ever will.