don't get too excited ...

... but I'm currently drinking my labour induction cocktail. The recipe says to put almond butter in the mixture, but I just ate it on toast. It was actually pretty tasty. 2 tbs. on one piece of toast! When I took it when I was way overdue with Max I blended it in. Not so nice. It's much easier to take the drink without it. Gave me a good boost of protien too.

Backing up on today's events ... my midwife (Erin) came by the house this morning on her way from her town to our town and checked me. (Have I told you how great it is to have a midwife?!) Again she couldn't reach my cervix to see what was happening. She wondered if baby may have turned. I went to my ultrasound at 2:00 and all is well, baby's head is down. So she gave the go-ahead for the cocktail. If nothing happens by morning, she'll arrange for me to go to the hospital tomorrow to get the gel. Hoping all this will have him arriving before Christmas Day. I'd even be okay with Christmas Eve, it's just the 25th that I'd really like to avoid. Also the 26th, as both midwives are taking the day off and a different midwife is taking their calls. Would be nice to have Erin there.

I'm also having a doula. Have I told you about that yet? She's training to be a midwife so is offering doula services for free to get experience at midwife assisted births. She's a very sweet girl (just one year older than me) and I'm looking forward to having her there.

Well, better go. I've got some serious chugging to do.

Stay tuned (but do try to get a good sleep, okay?).

R