At first I thought it would be the right thing to do if I soothed Jen and calmed her as we reach the homestretch of her pregnancy. After 30 seconds of that, I realized that sometimes in life you have to sit back, wait and enjoy the ride.

Needless to say, Jen is a wee bit cranky (she knows it) now that baby is a few days late. What does this mean? Well if you are anyone on the streets of London and more specifically the High Street Kensington of London, …

Around 4:30 or so I went for a walk to see if I could kick-start some contractions, and it worked! By a few minutes after 6 I was having a ton of cramps and some moderately painful contractions. Still nothing consistent or anything, but way more than I have ever had before. Then they started to get more and more intense, so I let Michael know (I told him there was no need to rush, but it seemed like there were some stirrings in my belly). He was just leaving …

So the answer to last week’s question about if that would be my last pregnant photo is NO!!!! Here I am showing off our Bloom baby chair at 40 weeks to the day. I can’t wait to have my little Sutton to put in it.

Just got back from the midwife. Everyone is healthy – my blood pressure has dropped just a little down to 100/60 (anything above 90/60 is normal – not sure what the high parameters are). But this is no cause for alarm because the baby has a very strong heartbeat and everything else is fine.
Last week they told me they would do a membrane sweep today, but since I am having contractions on my own, they want my body to have a go at just finishing the process naturally. Stupid Nature. …

Ummmmmm…. Baby? It’s 12:16 am on the 20th. I thought we agreed you would come out now. I was having a lot of contractions yesterday and then only 1 or 2 on Wednesday. Waiting sucks.

Michael installed a special wire cage on the outside of our flat so the baby can get some air. He also built Baby’s crib and chair on Sunday night. It definitely made things more real. We have a little baby bed sitting in our room now, and I got it all ready – little mattress, waterproof sheet, regular sheet, blanket, giraffe, and elephant. I wonder if we should get a mobile to hang on the side? Anyone want to weigh in? Anyway, we went really basic on the crib so …