baby bella on the way?

so, last night i started feeling crampy/having contractions around 11pm but they kind of fizzled out around 1am and i went to bed.

woke up at 9 am thinking, ugh, i dont feel so hot.  got up and started walking around and started having all kinds of contractions.  but they were irregular and i couldnt time them.  so i took a shower and decided that for as bad as i was feeling, i probably shouldnt drive myself to snow hill and sit in the studio all alone, in case i was starting to go into labor.

i pulled out my yoga ball and sat on that for about two hours, watching tv.  my back started to hurt.  contractions kept coming and going, still not regular.  then i had three, fifteen minutes apart.  and started having all kinds of pressure.

so i called the doctor and they told me to come in and get checked out.

so i did.  im about 50% effaced but not dilated at all yet.  which basically means, bella could show up ANY time but there's no telling when.  so now im sitting at home on the couch, still having contractions, and just waiting to see what happens.

hopefully this means that bella is on her way in the next few days!!

its crazy. and its starting to (finally) feel real.  like, woah, this is actually happening.  we are actually about to have a baby.  like, any minute now.  any day/hour/minute could easily be our last before officially becoming parents.  its so wild and still surreal.  its a little scary and a little intimidating.

and then on the other hand we are so ready and excited and (starting to get) impatient i cant fathom waiting one more minute to meet this little girl!



hopefully i wont have to wait very much longer.



xo.
    m.