Anna's Pregnancy Journal

Well, it's a full moon, and they say that L&D wards are rather full on days like this. As much as I'd like to see my little guy in person, I know that it's best for him to cook for another week at the least. It's tough to wait though, because I've started to have all kinds of signs of impending labor.

* More Braxton-Hicks contractions - They aren't at all regular, but I've had several of them every day. I begin to feel my abdomen tighten, and I put my hand on my belly to feel a rock hard uterus! Lately it's even been hard to differentiate the contractions from my baby moving. He's moved a bit less lately, likely because he has less room, but he still bops around enough to drive me nuts with jabs of pain and stabs of anxiety!

* Cramping pain at night - When I lie on my side in bed, the last few days I've had pretty bad lower abdomen pain, just like a period cramp. Hopefully this is my cervix getting all ripe and ready!

* Back pain - More and more lower back pain, more and more fatigue.

* Le poop it is more frequent. TMI, yes, I know.

Every day it gets closer and closer and more real. I can't wait to meet my son. I just can't wait!