So here we are – Due Date has arrived.  It’s been a rather tumultuous week to say the least.  Our house move is currently teetering on the brink of collapse and waiting by the phone for the solicitor’s news is pretty excruciating. I know logically that the most important thing is our baby and the house comes second but it’s very hard to stay calm.

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39 weeks… that’s just scary.  Last night, I started getting a cramping pain in my lower abdomen which would last for about 3 minutes and occurred every 30-40 minutes.  After the first couple of times it happened, I thought that maybe MAYBE this was Something so I started keeping track of the time and sure enough, every half hour, the cramping would occur

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Ok first off, can I just ask what the deal is with everyone saying that I will get bored on maternity leave?  I realise I have a better-than-average ability to loaf about but seriously, maternity leave pre-baby rocks

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According to Alphamom, Baby Girl is now a whopping 6 pounds which will account for the pretty constant pain in my pelvis.  She also seems to get hiccups a lot lately which is at first really cute and exciting but then a bit uncomfortable and eventually disconcerting – it can’t be that comfortable for her.

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Today is a big milestone: it’s my last day at work before I go on maternity leave.  I have been very busy this week getting the last of my work done so this week’s update will probably be rather short.

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