Update

 I don't think I'll post details about the progression of the pregnancy on facebook cause I understand that there are probably people out there who know me but who also don't want to know every graphic detail of how my pregnancy is progressing, and will be forced to see it because we give up our freedom when we use facebook, so I'm only gonna talk about pregnancy details on this blog.  I figure, if you electively choose to come to this blog than we're prolly pretty close and you don't mind and there's a 90% chance that you're a girl and there's also a good chance that you've been through all of this before anywho so what the hay.  Plus if I do a huge long rambling intro like this it will give those who are not interested ample time to run away.

That having been said, we went to the dr today.  Everything is fine (and really i'm not going to go into crazy detail) just that I was surprised to learn that I'm already 50% effaced and 1 cm dilated (I'm at 35 weeks today).  Now I know that one can stay at the same level of progression for weeks on end so it's not THAT big of a deal-I mean, it's not like my dr started freaking out and thinking it was too much too son etc, but she said that everything looked good and the baby was low etc.  I guess that's why I haven't been breathless of late....though my ribs still are taking a beating :(

It was just crazy to realize that what I thought was prolly gas/intestinal something or other was contractions-or at least that I had had a few at least already to start me effacing/dilating etc.  CRAZY!

Now, any lil movement, twinge (which i'm sure a lot is due to gas or whatever) I'm aware of it now and wondering....is this a contraction??? What if I progress insanely quickly and it's only gonna get faster and more intense like I'm afraid to go out places cause I think to myself....do I really want my water to break in that location?  nah...might as well stay home.

I know I know, it's dumb and crazy-that we have plenty of time and prolly won't have to run to the hospital before our inducement date (which is earlier than our due date-could be as early as the 23rd of july! or the 30th..) but still....it's a whole new reality to get used to when I think that my body has already started doing stuff to get ready.  just crazy....

It will wear off i'm sure and then it'll be no big deal that i'm slightly dilated, but it's def a wake up call that this is happening-actually happening! We're so excited for it and can't wait to move to the next phase of our lives cause 9 months is a long time to be "transitioning".  Normally I tell myself to wait out a week for something new that is stressing me out etc, but 9 months....it's a bit long and once the lil man gets here we're can start actively transitioning-actually doing those things that will help us to get used to this new life style where as now it's all hypothetical and in our minds but we can't really figure it all out yet.

Anywho, consider yourselves updated-we'll be going to the dr every week now so I'm sure there will be more updates to come :)