Oh Baby!

I am STILL prego, and due March 25th. Due dates are just an ETA (Estimated Time of Arrival). Due dates are not accurate and DR don't help much at the check ups either. My check up is every Tuesday and yesterday my Doctor poked around and said I still have a closed cervix and not dilated... Which is frustrating, I thought maybe I would be further along? Last Sunday, my belly shape drastically changed. It is now lower and the top part of the belly which use to be firm is now mushy and the bottom part which use to be mushy is now firmer. So the baby has nestled down more and is dropping. Signs of her coming out are happening. ***This next part is TMI (To much information) sorry. I am just blogging the facts*** This morning my "mucus plug" came out! :) I never thought I would be happy to see a little glob of goo. It is one more indication of labor coming soon. I just don't know how soon? Will it be later tonight? or on Friday the 1st day of spring she will be born? or will she be born on the actual due date of the 25th? Apparently the mucus plug doesn't happen right before labor, it could fall out days or weeks before hand.

I just know my body is changing and prepping more than usual this week, out look good! fingers crossed. I don't want to go past my due date. My DR says if I do go past the due date she will induce me on March 30th on a Monday. Inducing labor means the DR does the work for you, opening of the cervix, breaking the water, etc. and it could be more painful to be induced. I hope I don't get to that point. I want to go into labor naturally before my due date and give birth when the baby decides to come out. Inducing sounds to me like playing "God" and choosing the birth date for baby arrival. It is not natural.

At the same time though, I am very prego and waiting around to pop! She needs to come out now, I can't wait any longer, I am too excited. It's like trying to wait for X-mas morning. It is too hard waiting around, I am getting antsy! ;)

Andrew is awaiting the arrival too. When ever I call his cell for something basic, like did he feed the dog this morning? or could he get some Chinese on the way home...he thinks I am calling him for THE call. When he answers the phone now, it is not a "hello, how are you.." it is a reply of, "Is it time to go to the hospital now?" I say, "no, I just was calling..." Now I try NOT to call Andrew, because he is anticipating THE call and I don't want to get him all excited over nothing. Poor guy. He is waiting around just as I am. We are both too excited and antsy. We can read up on all the info possible, but really don't know anything until we stumble through it first hand.

The word for today is...

Why did I wake up this morning with the word, Trifecta, stuck in my mind? I was not even sure what Trifecta meant? I just have had this word rolling around in my head all morning, till I can get the chance to Yahoo the term. I like the sound of pronouncing the word. Tri - feck - ta. The term is for a bettor to place a bet on horse racing predicting which horse wins 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places and in the exact order. The bettor then wins the bet if the three particular horses win in the bettors order. Known as a Trifecta. I don't follow horse racing, and I don't dream about horses or betting? So why do I wake up this morning with Trifecta stuck in my mind? So bizarre.

the term for the word Trifecta found by Wikipedia online:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trifecta

The term is also used in a common use of characteristics used in threes. As found on Wikipedia:
"Trifecta" is a term used to describe any successful or favorable phenomenon or characteristic that comes in threes, for example: "She has the 'trifecta' of attractiveness, intelligence, and career success." ...

I usually wake up in the morning with a word of the day, some are so off the wall, I don't know where I get the idea to have the word pop into mind in the first place. Last week I had the word Trilobite stuck on my mind. A trilobite is a small creature from back in the dinosaur times, and are fossilized, and extinct. Photo below (provided by Wikipedia site)

These words are useless to me, and these don't really extend my vocabulary to use in everyday conversation. I would not seem any smarter working in the word trilobite when talking to a peer. It would not be impressive. There are too many words out there in the English language alone. Many words are not even used any longer...and with quite the opposite, many words are still used today but with multiple meanings, to where a person can take one word and spin it out of context and get into trouble or confusion. Why get stuck using one word with multiple meanings than just using two or three different words? Some words are also outdated as well and would not be used today in 2009, because it is not politically correct. Such as Policeman, it is now Police officer, because the Police-man may be a woman. The title Stewardess is now Flight Attendant.

My parents have had a word game going on through out the years (20+) and keep a running list of words spelled the same but are two different words entirely. Example, Sew and Sew, or Record and Record. I like to record my thoughts down on a blog. OR I have an extensive record collection. Their list is pretty much complete. Every once and a while I will come across a word and run it by my mom, and she tells me it is already on the list. They are going to have to start a new word game.

My Brother, Jeff & Sis-in-law, June, on the right. Happy St.Patty's Day!

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Confessions from a Prego

The last two times, Andrew has gone food shopping. Both times he has bought Oreo cookies. I never buy oreos when I food shop, and didn't realise Andrew likes oreos. These cookies are sitting on the counter, wanting to be eaten. These are not even my favorite cookie, just an ordinary type cookie to me. I realize now that Andrew has always liked Oreos. Back when we use to go to Applebee's (years ago, when we lived in San Luis, CA) he would usually order an Oreo Shake. Here in Missouri is a drive up diner called Sonic, and Andrew usually orders the Oreo Shake there as well. Oreos are a favorite of his, that I never noticed over the 10 years that I have known him.


So the other day, I am eating taquitos with ranch dressing. My plate has a bit of ranch left on it... I am 9 months prego, so I am going through some experimental food phases/cravings. I look at my Oreo, look at the ranch puddle on my plate... look at the Oreo again. My mind is screaming don't do it! My hand is dipping the Oreo into the ranch, and headed towards my confused taste buds. Mmm? ??? Oddly enough this tastes good? This must be a pregnancy food experiment. I must not admit this to anyone that I have dipped the Oreo into ranch.


photo of Oreos provided by Yahoo Images