Pack Your Bags

This is what Dr Graham told me today.

I left his office elated, excited, and extremely anxious.

I'm walking around right now, 3 cm dialated. That's how far I was when I GOT to the hospital to have Meg . . . after about 5 1/2 hours of laboring at home. Dr Graham said that Kate is head down, ready to go. He asked when Jim was coming home. He told me his on-call hours for the next week.

Dude, the man did everything but tell me that I'm going to have this baby before I see him again next Thursday.

As a matter of fact, as he left the room, he said something like, "See you in a week . . . or before that, really . . ."

So, I called Jim (in Cincinnatti). He proceeded to freak out ever so slightly.
I called my parents. They discussed coming up to stay with me tonight, since Jim is on his last night out of town.
I called Jim's mom . . . who was about the last person still holding on to the idea that I have a month left in this pregnancy. She's boarded the ship "S.S. Early Arrival" and is waiting by the phone like the other passengers.

Now I have everyone on alert. Now when I call just about anyone, they answer the phone in alarm. I have to start my conversations with, "No, I'm not in labor . . ." I have to be cognisant of the time of day that I'm contacting people . . . for instance, I just called my dad (at 10pm) and both of my parents answered the phone. Like I said, on alert.

In other news of the day . . .

Before my exciting doctor's appointment this afternoon, Meg and I had a very exciting morning. A fellow photographer friend came and did a mini-photo shoot for me . . . maternity and mommy&meg photos. Really, what I wanted were just a few of Meg and I together . . . the first shots of me with my 2 girls. I wanted to have a memory of the excitement she and I have shared while waiting for the arrival of her little sister.



Karen did a great job. Meg was really not in the mood . . . who is when they wake up at 6:30am? Of course she picks TODAY to get up obnoxiously early! We made it work. Karen made it work, I should say . . .

Karen is my relief pitcher . . . the one I'm sending my business to while I'm on maternity leave. You'd love her -- http://www.karenbakerphotography.com/ -- visit her site!

Enjoy the weekend . . . we are going to a wedding that I'm VERY much looking forward to, so I'm planning to keep my legs crossed at least through that event. Kate is welcome to arrive on Sunday or later.