Well, here I was only one week away from going to the hospital - and boy was I ready.



On Saturday October 8th I was dropped off at the hospital, got checked in, was given a bed in a room with 3 other ladies.  One had gone into labor at 35 weeks 10 days before and her baby was  still in NICU,…

Presently I am actually around 37 1/2 weeks, but this picture was at 36 weeks

So, I am officially full term!

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When will Andrej be born?…

Those silly Braxton Hicks started a couple of weeks ago.  Annoying "fake" contractions that indicate that the body is preparing, exercising, for labor.  It's normal and expected.

But they began to grow stronger and stronger in intensity, until Sunday afternoon when they grew so intense that I could no longer stand up straight,…

It's hard to believe that I am nearing the end...already!  The number of weeks left is in single digits, and that's just incredible.

So, here's the low-down:

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So, my monthly pregnancy updates sort of got left in the dust after having come back from the States.

I don't look much bigger than this (umm...and before all the "You're huge" and "baby #2 will be big" comments start, this shirt makes me look bigger than…