Thursday, September 8th, 2005
Not a lot of time to write. Did not get much sleep in last 60+ hours.
I’ll post the stats for now, and will write more when I get a little bit of sleep. The keyword being when.
Fiona Irene
Born: September 6th
Time: 5:08 a.m.
Weight: 7 lb 6 oz
Length: 21 inches
Hair: 1 inch long. Lots. Very black.
I am in L.O.V.E.
p.s. Walkaton definitely helped (natural induction!). Labor started just before 11 p.m. Less than 6 hours after my last update.
Monday, September 5th, 2005
9:45 Monday morning. Still no baby yet. Off we go to do a (window) Shopping Marathon!!!
Hopefully “see” you again in a few days time at the earliest. 
* Update: 5:30 p.m. We’re back. No labor yet. Gah.
Sunday, September 4th, 2005
Baby Girl is still enjoying Mama’s warm, cozy, and tight womb. Lots of BH contractions. Lots of pelvic and lower back pain. Lots of moaning and whinning and half-lying positions. If she doesn’t come by tomorrow morning, I’m going shopping for the whole day. And WALK. For hours. (it worked last time when I walked 4 hours straight the day before. He arrived that next evening, 2 weeks early!)
Next appointment is on Tuesday, the 6th. Hopefully I won’t need it.
Remember that patio door? The one that’s “completed”? It’s leaking. It rained for nearly 24 hours here yesterday, on and off, with huge downpours accompanied by house-shaken thunders and lightning. Gathered all the towels I could find, and mop the floor numerous times. Ended up with more than 2 big buckets full of rain water. From the kitchen floor. It seems like it’s a combination of clogged gutters, and a badly installed patio door with gaping holes somewhere that cannot be seen. Before they tore out our gigantic windows, we had one (or two) similar huge downpours the Friday before last and we had NO LEAKS. Stress. Worry. Making appointments. More spending. More cleaning. Just what we need prior to delivering a baby.
Friday, September 2nd, 2005
Okay!
Patio door installation is completed.
Deck is starting to look very nice. And will be completely done mid next week. (I hope)
In-laws are arriving at the airport in less than 2 hours.
I am much less anxious than I have been for a long while now.
Due date is Sept 5th. According to the halfway ultrasound, due date is Sept 8th.
So, when do you think Baby Girl will show up? Any guesses for dates, weight, etc.? I venture to say winner gets a very nice picture - more than what will be posted here.
