anyone care to tell me exactly how many damn nights of evenly spaced contractions that are bearable that disappear once I go to sleep (but not when just layiing down) I have to go through before I actually, I dunno, have a baby or something? This didn't happen with the other three. It's getting to be quite the pain in the ass. Literally.
Oh, yeah, and a word to the wise: If you are an assistant leader for a Brownie troup of 12 first graders and you go beyond 38 weeks pregnant? Stop going to meetings. Just stop. You aren't all that useful, and your hormones won't let you tolerate their first-graderness with patience. It will just be a miserable experience for you. Stay home and rest or eat or something.
And since we're miserable, I should tell you that I found out today officially that my grandfather's cancer has spread. I had suspected it for a while, but his doctor isn't forthcoming with information and my dear 82 year old grandfather is much too proud to allow any of us in the younger generations come along to his doctor appointments with him so that we can press the doctor about it. He gets insulted about it. His cancer is very difficult to treat, and frankly, if the prognosis is not good, we aren't too sure how long he is willing to fight since losing my grandmother this past January. However, my aunt will be visiting in a week or so from out west, and he will have no choice but to allow her to come along to his appointments, so we're hoping she can get some better information about what we can expect.
My grandfather is one of my most favorite people ever. I'll try to post later this month about why.
And on a totally different but boring note, my beloved glasses of 3 plus years have begun to chip on the frames, on the bridge of the nose. It bugs my nose. This makes me sad because these are the best glasses I have ever had - the right combo of comfort and durability, and I don't look like a dork in them. I went today to get new ones, and discovered we have vision insurance! YAY! So, I ordered new glasses today - they usually do them in an hour, but their "machine is broken" and they have to send them out, so I will get new glasses on Monday. And prescription sunglasses. And I get them both for less than half what I paid for the pair that are currently bugging my nose.
That is, if I don't, I dunno, have a baby before then. Or something.
My doc told me that most contractions happen between the hours of 2 and 6 AM. Theyre the worst, and the sleep is horrible, but if they are still there in the morning get thee to the doctor.
Posted by: Jessie | November 03, 2006 at 12:50 PM
Feel free to ignore this, but I kept going in and out of labor (with real but bearable contactions 3 or fewer minutes apart, for hours) from 37.5 to 41.5 weeks.
Sorry about your grandfather. There's nothing helpful I can say about that situation either, but I am sorry.
Posted by: Summer | November 03, 2006 at 12:51 PM