We are coming down to the wire now, I’m getting more than anxious.

I had another prenatal today. 70% effaced and 1 1/2 cm, not what I was hoping for. She stripped my membranes to see if that would get things moving, but as of this morning it was a no go. She also talked about scheduling an induction. Honestly, I’ve never even thought about it, I just figured he’d come whenever. So we have some thinking to do on that subject. I better think fast, as she could do it ass early as Friday.

The baby has now moved lower and it’s causing me severe pain in my left leg. It’s hard to walk at all now. This is what happened with my first baby, it just started much earlier than the 37th week. He’s so big now that it is very hard to sleep at all. I’m waking up about every hour to roll over, usually gasping in pain when I do from the pain in my pelvis and legs.

The pain is making normal things, like cooking, cleaning and grocery shopping almost impossible. I just sit. My little 22 month old runs wild these days, as I can’t chase him and I can’t carry him around either. I feel bad because I can’t walk to the park with him or play with him on the floor anymore.

The baby has also gotten so low that I can’t go to the bathroom as much as I could before. This is annoying, but expected. As he moves lower and lower, things like that are bound to happen. I mean there’s a kid in there!

But, as I recall, the second that baby comes out, all the pain will be gone! I’ll be left with a perfect baby boy instead of pain.

I’ve been wondering if my first sons crying effects the new baby? He can hear him of course, but I wonder how that effects him. If I heard screaming like that, I wouldn’t want to come out either!