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Today we invited the in-laws and J aunt for dinner. 3 course! J made it all. We had a nice time and ate to much. I also had contractions today. At first just light ones, but now evey half hour and more intense. The other day when I called the maternity hospital they said that when the contractions is every 2-5 minutes its high time to get my ass in. I hope to update you.

I woke up today to rain, I like to sit outside (under a roof, preferly a tinroof) and just listen to the rain. When I was a kid we used to travel with the caravan during my parents holiday. It was nice thoose days it rained, because my bed was just under the caravanroof.
Now I dont have a tinroof but I have a balcony with glassdoors.

And btw - 2 of our 3 cats have spent their night at this balcony - they got locked out! Poor cat, lucky for them its not cold outside. And they didnt get wet despite the rain.

On friday I bought a changing mat for the baby. I forgot to take a picture for you. Here it is.

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In Sweden he is called Laban.

So. The baby hasnt come yet. Is there a "birthdance" - like the indians have their raindance? If so let me know. I do not wanna go overtime! Im in week 41 now (or 40 +1 as the midwife says).

Early this morning J woke up to go to the bathroom, guess what he dicovered? That of the cats had pooped in the bed! Gahh! Up, throw the bedclothes in the washingmaschingmachine. After that a breakfast. And then off to bed in the spareroom ( I refuse to be up at 7am o a sunday just because of a cat!) We slept for a couple of hours and then started to google what a new mattress pad will cost. Expensive! So now we thinking of washing the one we have, but it is way to big for a washingmache and to send it to dry cleaning will probebly cost so much that it is better to buy a new mattress.

Now Im sitting on the balcony (it was sunny like 2 minutes ago) and drinking a latte and eating a bananasplit. Yummy!


After this, its time to take care of the mattress. Not fun!

Keep safe!

Me and J has 3 cats. This could be one of them.


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It is sathurday now and Im supposed to give birth today. We'll see about that.

It is also Pride Festival today.

Today its not raining. So I decided to go shopping. I have to change some clothes and buy some others. And then lunch. Sushi! Long time since. The pickuptime is 10.00.
Im very tired today. J is freezeing and Iam sweating in the bedroom so we tried closed windows tonight because of the heavy rain yesterday. J was dreaming a lot and disturbed me so my morningsleep wasnt good. He was talking in his sleep and moved a lot. But now - I have to hurry so I'm ready when the car gets here.

Today is one of thoose boring days, it is raining outside and I have to do lots of choirs at home. They say that a big housecleaning doesn't affects if the baby arrives or not but I can try it, right?

What do you do when its to late to really do anything but you can't sleep? You browse the internet to see if there is something fun to watch. What is more fun then do see other people make a fool of thems: Drunk people and Passed out pictures.

Every store has sale now. I went to some of them to see if I could find something good for E. There wasnt that much I liked but still I bought some bodys and a pair of trousers.






I also had to buy some contactlens liquid.

After that it was time for dinner at the in-laws. The last evening for J big sister here in Sweden.

Still no sign that E is on his way. How can you persuate a baby to be born? Im due on sathurday - and no I have no desire to wait longer, but I guess I have to. The bag is packed, we only need to put the candy there but we will do that the last minute.

Today Im gonna buy some small thing we need for the baby. Ointment, oil and maybe some diapers. I want to buy the changing mat (where you change the diapers). Maybe some towels to put there aswell.

Its not a sunny day today but it feels warm.

A dear friend of mine is visiting me today. She's been to Svalbard for a week and have lots of photos to show me.

Later today me and J is going to his parents to just eat dinner and socialize with his sister and her son. The son just love J.

So the last meeting with "my" midwife. Everything is fine. If everything goes as planned, E will come om sathurday. If not I have a meeting with another midwife on thursday next week.

Yesterday I went into week 40

You Baby's Development

After many weeks of anticipation and preparation, your baby is here! Or maybe not — only 5% of women deliver on their estimated due dates, and many first-time mothers find themselves waiting up to 2 weeks after their due date for their baby to arrive.

A baby born at 40 weeks weighs, on average, about 7 pounds, 4 ounces (3,300 grams) and measures about 20 inches (51 cm). Don't expect your baby to look like the Gerber baby right off the bat — newborns often have heads temporarily misshapen from the birth canal and may be covered with vernix and blood. Your baby's skin may have skin discolorations, dry patches, and rashes — these many variations are completely normal.

Because of the presence of your hormones in your baby's system, your baby's genitals (scrotum in boys and labia in girls) may appear enlarged. Your baby, whether a boy or a girl, may even secrete milk from the tiny nipples. This should disappear in a few days and is completely normal.

Right after birth, your health care provider will suction mucus out of your baby's mouth and nose, and you'll hear that long-awaited first cry. Your baby may then be placed on your stomach, and the umbilical cord will be cut — often by the baby's dad, if he chooses to do the honors! A series of quick screening tests, such as the Apgar score, will be performed to assess your baby's responsiveness and vital signs, and he or she will be weighed and measured. If your pregnancy was high risk, or if a cesarean section was necessary, a neonatologist (a doctor who specializes in newborn intensive care) will be present at your delivery to take care of your baby right away. If your baby needs any special care to adjust to life outside the womb, it will be given — and then your newborn will be placed in your waiting arms.

Your Body

This week you'll experience the moment you've been anticipating — your introduction to your baby! Before you can meet your baby, though, you have to go through labor and delivery. You may have learned about the three stages of birth in your prenatal classes. The first stage of labor works to thin and stretch your cervix by contracting your uterus at regular intervals. The second stage of labor is when you push your baby into the vaginal canal and out of your body. The third and final stage of labor is when you deliver the placenta.

If you don't go into labor within a week of your due date, your health care provider may recommend you receive a nonstress test, which monitors fetal heart rate and movement to be sure that the baby is receiving adequate oxygen and that the nervous system is responding. Talk to your health care provider to find out more about this test.

Sometimes mother nature may need a little coaxing. If your labor isn't progressing, or if your health or your baby's health requires it, your health care provider may induce labor by artificially rupturing the membranes or by administering the hormone oxytocin or other medications. If your pregnancy is high risk, or if there are any other potential complications, you may require a cesarean section delivery.

Some women know ahead of time that they will be delivering via cesarean section and are able to schedule their baby's "birth day" well in advance. If you're one of them, you've probably been able to prepare yourself emotionally and mentally for the birth — which can help to lessen the feelings of disappointment that many mothers who are unable to deliver vaginally experience. But even if you have to undergo a cesarean section that wasn't planned, rest assured that you'll still be able to bond with your baby. It might not be the birth experience you imagined, but your beautiful newborn has arrived nonetheless. The months of waiting are over!

 

Today is the last planned meeting with the midwife. After that Im gonna do some laundry and some cleaning. J put up the toilet cubicle so now Im gonna arrange all the stuff in that.

 

Take Care!

Ok whats up with the playsuits everyone seems to wear theese days? They look horrible (the suit not the people). And some of them even goes outside wearing theese clothes! Do they even look at them selfs in the mirror before they step outside the door??

Today was a lasy day. That is because we went to bed at 4 am. I have felt what I think is contractions. So today was lasy. We got up at 11 ate brunch. Went to bed again for an hour. After that I just sat infront of the pc and tv.
But we did do something good. We grinded some elk. From that J made very good pecorino filled ground beef patties. To that we ate potatoe and a salad. For dessert ? Bananapie. Yummie!

I need a day home without doing anything.

So, now its time for another followups. Scream 4. I love horrormovies but its getting rediciolus when you makes a followups just becuse you can. And all the remakes!