Baby Daniel Is Taking His Sweet Time

I am 38 weeks and 4 days as of today... almost there


36 week ultrasound picture



So, I know there are tons and tons of mommy and pregnancy blogs out there, but oh well. I need a place to relieve some of my stress because I am going through this for the first time, and I have no idea what is going on with my body. It's changed in soo many ways during these past 9 months it's crazy. My husband knew how much I used to write before I joined the Navy, when I was in HS and College, so he basically pushed me to start writing again. I am just writing this to get my thoughts out so that I'm not bottling everything up and then blow up at the slightest things. I'm not writing this to gain fans or popularity. I'm just writing to write and to look back on this one day and think... jeez, I was such a spaceball. My writing may be a little scattered and unorganized, but I literally just started it up, so bear with me. It may get better as time goes on.

Well I am officially 38 weeks and 4 days as of today. I only have a little over a week left to go... BUT I am completely miserable. Whoever said that they enjoy being pregnant, I just want to slap them in the face. LIARS, all of them... haha. What the hell is soo enjoyable about heartburn, acid reflux, never ending morning sickness, fainting spells, muscle pains, contractions, leaking boobs, INSOMNIA, ugh. I can't wait until this is all over. I am OVER being pregnant, OVER IT. 

I just want to meet my little boy and actually begin the new chapter in my life called motherhood. I am not saying I am anywhere near being ready to be a mother, but then again, who really is ready? It doesn't matter how many books or classes you take, everything seems to go out the window once that little bundle of joy arrives.

My husband is stressing out as well because this is our first child, and neither of us know what to expect. I won't say he's a control freak, he just likes things scheduled, if that makes sense. He doesn't like to feel helpless, and at this point with all these random Braxton Hicks contractions I've been having, he's felt pretty out of the loop. I feel he's doing a great job being there for me and supporting me when I'm being cranky and feel like I'm dying. So for him to say that he feels useless is just him stressing out. I'm not sure what else to say to him to make him feel like he's doing more than he thinks he's doing in his mind, because he's done soo much for us I can't even put it down into words. I know some days I probably frustrate him with my small and ridiculous requests, but hey, I'm pregnant, I'm allowed to be somewhat annoying I would think. 

I'm ready to pop this baby out. I'm looking for natural ways to induce this labor so that my husband won't miss out on the birth.