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I just deleted a very whiny, depressing post.  I’m frustrated and tired of waiting.  It feels like the end of a semester: I’m running out of stamina with a couple of weeks left to go.  It was good to get the ideas out of my head, but I decided you all wouldn’t really benefit from reading it.  So it’s gone.

Instead, I need to make a plan for getting over my bad attitude, my frustrations, and myself.   So here’s what I’ve got so far…

  • Spend some really quality time with Jesus today (it’s been a few days, and it’s hurting me. I can tell.)
  • Get myself back into our “normal” schedule today
  • Choose to do creative, productive things instead of focusing on myself. 
  • Find things to be thankful about and then be thankful for them when I’m tempted to focus on my frustrations.

Of course, all these things should be pretty obvious, but apparently, they’ve eluded me for a few days.  And it’s time to get back to them.  On purpose.  So here goes…

As for the rest of my life…

  • I had an OB appointment yesterday afternoon.  I’m 2 cm dilated and 50% effaced.  So at least my “cervix of steel” (that’s what the high risk nurse said when she saw it on the ultrasound) is starting to give.  Anyone want to start guessing how much longer the babies will actually wait?
  • I should mention, too, that my itching is SO much better these days.  Thanks for all the prayers.  I still need my arsenal at night (imagine being awakened by the bottoms of your feet itching), but during the day, I use almost nothing to fight the itch.  Thank you, Jesus!
  • I must get groceries today.  It’s getting important. 
  • It’s really cold out today, and there’s a light covering of snow on everything.  It’s quite pretty…through the window!
  • I don’t have any real winter clothes for these last weeks of pregnancy.  But there’s hardly any use buying them now.  I guess lots of layers will have to suffice, even if I look silly wearing two sweaters!
  • Someone that Eric works with gave us a little gift yesterday.  It was the quintessential boy/girl gifts: princess for her, sports for him.  The funny thing is that neither of those things apply to me and Eric.  I’m so not the “princess” type, and he hates sports.  But the gifts are cute, so though we chuckled about it, we will happily use them!

Okay, that’s a much less painful post.  I’m glad I deleted the first one.  Happy Tuesday!

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  3. I’m guessing the babies are getting tired of being squished in there…and they want to make sure everyone knows they’re coming. So, my prediction is on Thanksgiving…labor will actually start on Wednesday, very late. You’ll get to do what they preedicted I would get to do when I was pregnant with Trisha…eat Thanksgivivng dinner in the hospital (which I didn’t do)!

  4. I vote that because of all the Thanksgiving craziness, you’ll go into labor the weekend after the holiday.  Your contractions will start Friday or Saturday and you’ll have those babies in your arms by Monday morning (Dec 1st).  That’s my guess anyway. Sorry you’re getting so frustrated!

  5. Just prayed for you.  Hang in there.  I’m guessing the babies make their appearance the weekend after Thanksgiving.

  8. 1.  On being tired of waiting:  if possible do some spontaneous fun things.  On May 22, 2002, DeWayne took an afternoon away from church to go fishing.  I rode along, and sat in a lawn chair while he threw out in the lake.  I may have even cast a few worms.  Anyway, that day out was soooooo good for me.  A “break” from the waiting.  And I’m pretty sure the bumpy car ride all over the county set me into labor (at 11:00 that Wednesday night).  Babies arrived at 2:00 and 3:00 Friday morning. 

    2.  I predict the babies will be here on November 25.  Or sooner.

    3.  Praise God for the improved itching.  What a relief!

  9. “It’s quite pretty…through the window!”  I hear you on that one!!

    2 cm & 50%-wow!  That’s exciting!   I say by this time in two weeks-they’ll be here. 

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