Today is the big day!

Well...second biggest day. Today is our due date and I'm sitting on the couch without a baby in my arms. Yeah, it's more common than not when 40 weeks rolls around, especially for a 1st time mom, but I'd still like to be holding him. Maybe I should go buy a doll.

I've felt like crap all of yesterday and what has begun of today. I had bad cramping all of yesterday peppered with back pain. The back pain started to get worse. We went to bed and I woke up several times with contractions, but nothing panned out. My back is still killing me today and I feel like I could vomit up all the Outback we had last night. Oooh, that leads to a story!

I post on thebump.com which is a forum/website for moms and expectant moms. Brian knows this. Yesterday I texted him to see what he had for lunch so I knew what to avoid making for dinner. He said he thought he would take me to Outback for dinner because he read on thebump that someone went into labor the night she had Outback. Okay, so maybe he was grasping for straws but I thought it was cute. I asked him if he had been on thebump lately and he responded "I was perusing the birth stories. It gives me confidence that our time is near." It was the LOL that I needed. It's nice to have a husband that is interested in the pregnancy and involved in doing research (besides thebump of course). It makes me feel like I have a strong, competent partner to share the experience with.

I have my 40 weeks appt. today. Thanks Doc. White for taking this week off for vacation! (sarcasm). We're going to be seeing the OB we had our 1st appts. with. She's really nice but kind of a spaz. We'll be getting a biophysical profile done to make sure my amniotic fluid levels are normal and that the baby is still thriving. If he's determined to stay in here, they've got to make sure he's safe.