More Thoughts Than Energy

Yes, I'm still around. Yes, I'm still carrying what I suspect will be (at least) an 8 lb. baby girl. Yes, I'm filling my days with walking, vitamins, simple family meals, and waiting. Patience may be a virtue but healthy, on-time labors must make the list somewhere. Here's the latest baby update: Miss Hapa Gomez looks nice and chubby, with strong legs and a penchant' for punching my bladder at inopportune times. She is at 0 station and I am 1 1/2 cm and almost fully effaced. I haven't had any touches of 'maybe this is labor' episodes, and I don't know if that contributes to more or less frustration. What I DO know is getting up several times a night to use the bathroom is far too commonplace for me, and starting to irritate Paul's sleep pattern. His concern for my well being, and the chance my water might have broken, rouses him from his sleep and I am hit with a sleepy slurry of 'is everything alright?' line of questioning. I haven't had the heart to remind him (at 2 in the morning) that I've been waking up this many times for months. Sweet, wonderful man who spends his days working, evenings playing 'pillow' with his oldest baby girl (a video soon to come), and nights massaging aching pregnancy parts. Bless him. So, while I put family updates aside in favor of deeply desired naps, I tentatively plan on there being a better blogging presence in weeks to come.