Mistakes

First of all... do you see that the countdown to my due date is now down to days! Woot Woot!

Secondly, I had my first reminder that perfect parents don't exist. I feel like for the first time, I was a bad parent. Our landlord is actually taking an interest in his property and is working to do some improvements that we certainly welcome. Long story short... he wanted to paint/seal two exterior walls in the basement. But for some reason... it didn't occur to me that being pregnant... I should be staying far away from paint fumes. That's Pregnancy 101. So why did I not say, hey your going to have to do that another time or put me up in a hotel. I guess I just thought opening the windows would be enough.

Long story short... I kind of freaked out when it occurred to me what a no no that was. But my parents and Nathan helped me get through it. I left for a while, we got a fan and figured out how to safely air the fumes out. I know how toxic paint fumes can be, but I think baby and I are going to be OK. Plus... I have worked so hard over the past 10 months (which again is why it blows my mind that it didn't occur to me not to let them paint...) to keep environmental toxins far away. No perfume, hairspray, chemical cleaning products, etc. So I figure... no major harm was done.

But as I said, it was definitely a reminder or wake up call that we will make mistakes as parents.

After the dramatics were over... I did kind of wish the stress would have sent me into labor. No such luck. ;) I might also add that I was disappointed the full moon also had no effect on inducing labor.

I was fully prepared to go two weeks past my due date... but after my midwife's surprise and happiness with the progress I was making... it completely threw me off my game... and now I just sit, staring at my belly, praying it would start contracting. I'm just so excited!

Oh and I did have a Non-Stress Test today. They just hooked me up to the fetal monitor and watched the heart beat for about 20-25 minutes while I pushed a button every time I felt the baby move. It was actually very relaxing. And my midwife said that it was the best one she ever saw. I don't know if she was just saying that or if it was really that good. But I was happy regardless. We'll do another one Tuesday.