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The contractions are getting stronger, but I can still talk through them, so no trip to the hospital yet.  I think I have to be yelling through them to go, because I don't want to be sent home, but we will see.  They are double contractions, my body likes to overwork itself.  So I get about a one minute break every 5 min.  Well break is up.

I'll let you know.

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Well, we are still hanging in there, and I am enjoying the clean house, not that it couldn't be cleaner, but it is nice to not be walking over things.  It gives me the time to organize and do some deeper cleaning.

The contractions are still coming regularly, but are normally better in the morning, and then at night tend to become painful again, where I am having to breath through them.  Then I lay down in bed and have a few more and get to sleep.  I have been waking up at night with them about every hour or so, but have no problem getting back to sleep.

I am off to lunch with other Sonlight users in Dallas, my favorite day of the month!  So, for this, I am thankful that the baby has waited.

Hope everyone else has a restful and fun Saturday.

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So I have finally gotten to the point of realization that these are just going to be here for a while.  They aren't going to go away till I have the baby, even if that is another week.  So on a good note, my house is actually clean, my laundry is put away, I made a nice dinner tonight, and I am going to spend some time reading to the girls for a while tonight.  I figure I might as well overdo it if it isn't going to matter.  Hopefully this attitude will last for the week.  I have been reading Proverbs, and Chapter 6 about being lazy was a good motivator for me today.  I'll let you know how tomorrow goes.

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Well, I haven't had a break from these all day, they are about 3-4 min apart, but not so painful that I can't walk or talk through them, so I am still waiting.  They will probably continue till bed and space out again overnight, and then we will go through the whole thing again tomorrow.  Just a guess.

I actually put a movie in for the girls to watch so I didn't have to do much in the way of getting around.  Dave will be shocked, because I never resort to movies.  Normally because I feel like it makes my job harder in the long run.  Movies are almost always for Dave or babysitters.

I will update you when something changes.

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Well we got to go to the Rangers game, and it was nice to just spend the whole night out with Dave.  The game was delayed almost 2 hours because of rain, so by the time we got home it was after midnight, I felt horrible for my friend who volunteered to watch the girls, but was so glad that we have the freedom to go out alone...for a few more days. 

I am starting to become anxious to just be able to see the baby and be done with the pregnancy, but I still know that I really need the next week and a half to prepare myself for all the sacrafice that comes with having a baby.  What a blessing that sacrafice is in the end, but it is very difficult for me because it is so tedious and exhausting.  It seems like the big trials are easier for me to "consider pure joy," while the ones that require endurance over a long period are what really test my faith.  Not that there is not great blessing in being able to hold my baby, and get to know her everyday, but it is hard for me to have that joy before I see her.  I am sure that seeing her will make all the difference.

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I went to see my Dr. today, and he said that I am 2 cm dialated, and everything looks good.  He agreed to induce me on the 14th if I don't go into labor by then.  So at least I have an end date.  I am still having a lot of contractions, and I am getting more uncomfortable by the day.  I am trying to take it easy so I don't make the contractions worse, so the house looks like a tornado hit.  Other than that I am just trying to spend as much time with the girls and Dave as possible.

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Well, I am having them again, and they are uncomfortable enough that I can't sleep.  I wouldn't say painful enough not to sleep because it is just that everything in my midsection feels very, very tight.  My ligaments that are on either side of my uterus are very tender and pulling almost constantly.  Well, probably the beginning of some very sleepless nights.  It is almost 1AM as I write this, hoping that these will calm down soon so I can comfortably lay down.  Part of me wants to get my hopes up that tonight might be the night, but mostly, I want another two weeks to spend with Dave and the girls.  Also, we have really good tickets to Rangers game on Tuesday, that were given to us...I really want to go.  It will just be Dave and I, and we haven't gone to a game together in a really long time.  Only the Lord knows the timing, and He knows best...just have to keep that in mind.

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I laid down for most of the morning just because I have been so exhausted with everything, and the contractions stopped.  I am not shocked, and although part of me is dissapointed, another part of me is not.  I am still not ready for this baby to come, but I probably only have 2 more weeks at the most.  I am uncomfortable for sure, but not as sleep deprived as I will be when she comes.  I will keep everyone updated.

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Well, this morning the contractions have started...knowing my track record, that means I have 7-10 days left.  I was hoping this wouldn't happen again, but I think I am in for a week or more of unproductive contractions.  They are not so painful right now that I couldn't sleep through them (I only woke up for one last night), but probably in a few days they will be, and then I will become sleep deprived even before the labor begins.  I never had these with Sarah, just with Hannah and Stephanie,  and I was hoping that maybe my body would be nice to me since it had a little more time to recover this time.  Guess not.  Sorry for the Monday morning downer, on a happier note, a baby will be born in the next few weeks.  This won't last forever.

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Well, I am down to 4.5 weeks left.  Baby is pushing down a lot and things are becoming more and more uncomfortable, but I still feel quite a bit better than I did with Steph.  I am 15 pounds lighter, and I was putting in flooring, painting, moving, etc, because we moved into our house just before Steph was born.  I think that has made a huge difference.  I have a lot less energy, but a lot less pain.  So I will take the sleepiness.  This week starts the every-week visits. 

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Well, I am getting to the point that I have to eat all the time again to keep my stomach contents in place, and I believe that her head is down and dropped because I am getting up every night again to make a bathroom trip.  I am also ready for my nap at 9:30am instead of 3:00pm.  This is a real bummer, because I just can't take a nap at 9:30am, well somedays I can't take one at all, but 9:30 is really inconvienient.  Coffee is making me sick, so I just have to buckle down and get through.  Well, on a good note, she is very active and the girls have gotten to see her move as well as feel her.  She really isn't kicking hard enough to cause pain, just discomfort sometimes, so that is a blessing.  59 days and counting.  I can't to see her!

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I am now at 30 weeks, and 10 weeks sounds like an eternity.  I have really done a pretty good job up to now of keeping up with baby books, taking as many pictures of the the third baby as the first, but I am totally unmotivated to do all of that this time.  I know I have to make it through and do it, but I haven't even looked at baby memory books, let alone gotten one.  I know I will be estatic to see this baby and I will want to enjoy every moment with her, which will give me even less motivation to write everything down, to take pictures all the time, etc.  It should be the other way around.  I am going to start praying about my attitude, because I really do want it to change, and to be just as excited about every little thing this time around.

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We found out we are having another girl today!  I am so excited!  I don't know what I would do with a boy, I am so used to girls.  We are going to have the hardest time thinking of a name though.