the essence

Well, we walked & I had some very strong contractions while we were out. I think Ray may be learning not to talk to me during strong ones.

(lol, he just asked me "How weird do you think she'll look? She'll probably look pretty weird. Her face will be all squished up, her eyes will be going in different directions...." In case you can't tell, he thinks babies are funny looking. He just walked across the family room & said "Breathe, Ray, breathe." He cracks me up)

Anyway, I'm expecting a check-up call from my midwife in about five minutes. She may be having us come in soon to check how I & the baby are doing. I'm having a difficult time timing the contractions now because they never seem to quite go away. I really should check to make sure I have everything packed that I want with me at the birth center. Its funny, I should be there for a much shorter time than if I was at the hospital but I have to bring a lot more with me (I don't know if I'll be allergic to their laundry detergent so I'm even bringing my own sheets!).

I'm tired but still doing okay.