So, tonight is a full moon, which is supposed to have something to do with labor. Apparently the moon's gravitational pull can do something to the waters in your uterus the same way they can the waters in the ocean...I have no clue how true this is, but I'm grasping at straws here.

I've considered going out in the yard and doing a Labor Dance (possibly naked...I don't know how this works you know and I must try everything) under the full moon, but have figured I'd just end up with some very confused neighbors...and possibly Security Forces getting called on me! I certainly wouldn't want to go into labor in a military jail cell! lol!

Only 5 days until we're due, and it looks like I'm going to make my appointment tomorrow morning. Boo! As long as Baby is healthy, it's fine, but I AM getting super excited and slightly impatient to meet our Little One. After all, I've waited for this for a very long time, and now it's SOOOOOO close, but unlike something like a birthday or Christmas, I don't know EXACTLY how close it is! It could be anytime between now and the 28th (which is when I would be 2 weeks overdue and they would HAVE to induce me!) and it is SO hard waiting and not knowing how much longer I have to wait!

I have felt very "heavy" the last couple of days. I don't know what that means, but I'm hoping it means the baby has dropped a LOT. After all, that means Baby is ready to come soon, right?

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April

Well, I made it! It's April, and the month that I will have our baby. Even if I go 2 weeks over (please no, please no), which is the longest they'll let me go without an induction, our baby will still be here before the month is out.

I remember when we found out in August. I was only 4 weeks pregnant when we found out, and I thought that there was NO WAY I'd make it until April to meet our baby. Now April is here, and I'm actually torn. I'm ready to meet him/her. I'm ready to see what they look like and act like. Will he/she have hair? Will it be curly? What color eyes will be staring up at me the first time we come face to face? (How bad will labor be is a question that keeps popping into the forefront of my mind, but one I try not to dwell on.)

Months of worry and waiting...wondering if my body was going to betray us at every turn...and now here we are, April 1st, and our baby will be out in thee world any day now.

As ready as I am, I am going to miss being pregnant. (I am looking forward to getting my body back though!) I'll miss the kicks and the just us time. The bonding is so...well, it's not describable, but...WOW. I am sure I'll miss the convenience of not having to change diapers! lol! Still, the last two or three days have gotten increasingly uncomfortable very quickly. I am nauseous and tired and feel so very stretched to my limit...literally and figuratively. Added to the fact that we've now made it to April...I'm ready!

I still insist that I do NOT want the baby out until he/she is fully developed and ready...but the minute they are I have given specific instructions that he/she is NOT to dilly dally around in there. (Not that I expect my child to listen...it's MY child after all!) I figure that there is a more than cooked baby in there right now, just adding on a couple of extra pounds so that Mommy will be sure to rip 8 ways from Sunday! That would be just like my Little Bunny Boo.

I was very, VERY tempted to use my condition as an advantage today...after all, who would have even thought to question me if I had called and said I was in labor? No one would have probably even considered the date until I cheerfully cried out "April Fools!!!"...but I also figured God would get me good if I did something like that, and I'd probably be pregnant until Christmas! So...I didn't. Not to anyone. Still, I can't shake the feeling that I'm passing up a WONDERFUL chance that I'll probably never have again. What are the chances I'll be pregnant and this close to delivering ever again on April Fools Day? *sigh* Darn my conscience!

My next appointment is Friday morning. Hoping for more progress!!!

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