40 WEEKS! Update!

Here is my disclaimer that the following may contain too much information.

SO. WEIRD to see the little woman on top of my blog on week 40. (if you read my blog in google reader, you won't see the ticker). It's pretty crazy that I am here. While I don't really think that I will have the baby today, some milestones were hit.

First, my insomnia is back. I had two, maybe even three, great weeks of sleep (well, great compared to insomnia). I was still getting up most nights, but would be able to fall asleep after 20-30 minutes of reading. Starting Saturday night, I have been up for at least 3 hours each night, starting at 2-3 AM.

Yesterday, I had some bleeding throughout the day. I'm still not sure if that was "bloody show" (ewwww) or just from the cervical check my doctor did. CD told me that I should try doing hip circles on an exercise ball to engage the baby. I looked up other exercises said to engage the baby/bring on labor - walking (which I do 3 miles a day), squats (love my yoga squats) and hip circles. So last night, i was in the middle of our living room, curtains open, doing the hula hoop motion while on an exercise ball. It just might have worked...

...because this morning, at 5:30, I went to the bathroom. Something definitely felt different and as I looked into the toilet (which I have been checking for WEEKS now), I saw it. MY M. PLUG! HOLY SHIT. I was totally excited. I went back to bed, tossed and turned and then at 7 when our alarm went off told my husband. "REALLY"?! He was so excited. I cautioned him that while it is exciting, it could still be a while. (As an example, our friend JP lost hers on her due date and her baby was still 10 days late.)

My friend AH asked me if I had tried hand expressing to see if any colostrum would come out. I actually HAVE tried that before with no results. I don't know why this popped into my head this morning in the shower but I tried it and then yelled "OH MY GOD" without thinking. My husband nearly broke down the door rushing into the bathroom. "What?! What's the matter?!". I just started laughing and said, "Oh, sorry, I totally just squeezed some colostrum out of my boob". He just rolled his eyes and cracked, "Honey, don't waste that stuff, it's liquid gold" before heading to work. (If you take/have taken a breastfeeding class, you'll hear a lot about "liquid gold").

So a fun start to my due date day. Any contractions? No. I'm sure the excitement will wear off by this afternoon and I'll be tired as hell for only getting 4 hours of sleep.