So....Brian and I have walked so much in the past week that I had to go in and get another pedicure. All the walking brought on timeable contractions the other day. They were lasting about 45 seconds and were coming n every 5-7 minutes. However, after almost an hour they ended up going away. We were both hoping it was finally time for the big event, but I kept all my wishful thinking at bay because we had been disappointed so many times earlier in the week.
Our 2nd wedding anniversary was on Monday (yesterday). We kept it low-key this year. No cards, gifts, or anything. Instead we went out to lunch, spent the day lounging on the couch, and ended the evening going out to dinner with our parents. It was a relaxing day which is exactly what we both needed.
I went to the doctor again today. I'm still about 75% effaced but I'm between 2cm and 3cm dilated. It doesn't sound like much progress, but she assured me that my cervix is extremely soft, so I should be able to dilate pretty quickly. We'll see.... She asked if it would be okay to strip my membranes to help to me move from early labor to active labor. I agreed. I've had cramping and some spotting since the appointment. I'm not sure what the typical post-stripping spotting should look like, but I lost a lot of bloody, mucousy discharge. It looked kind of like my mucous plug, but with more blood. I'm hoping it's my bloody show *keeping my fingers crossed* With any luck we'll have a baby in the next couple of days. Again, I'm trying not to get my hopes up too much.
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