Well, I was right about it being labour...

Paul Nathan
Born September 7, 2005 at 11:20 a.m.
8 lbs., 12 oz.
57 centimetres longBorn in our ensuite bathroom's corner tub, though I did most of my labouring just walking around the house. Anyway, he's healthy, strong, and sleeping peacefully as I type. Pictures have been taken and will be forthcoming ( Read more... )

I think I'm in labour, guys. Those who want more details (what, are you nuts?) can check out my latest post at pregnant. Well-wishes and prayers appreciated.

Well, I was right -- it was labour. And as of 6:30 this morning, I'm the proud mother of a new baby boy, Simon Philip. 7 pounds, 7 ounces, born in the waterbirth tub, and to all appearances at present, healthy and flourishing. The labour was intense, but short -- active stage was only 3 hours total. And right now, in spite of not having been ( Read more... )

Well, here's an irony -- I'm having contractions. 5-10 minutes apart, about 30 seconds each. Not too intense yet (obviously not, I'm online blogging about it), but just enough to keep me from sleeping. They've been going on for over an hour now, and neither getting up and walking around nor taking a warm shower got rid of them, so I suspect they ( Read more... )

In the "ohhh yessss" department: the first bunch of Niffler reviews are up at FictionAlley and some kind soul named Wazoo wrote this glowing recommendation of Epiphany. Hey, that almost makes up for me not having had the baby yet.

OK, so here I am, at my due date (well, it's supposedly tomorrow, but close enough), 40 weeks pregnant. And I actually feel quite decent.

With Nicholas, I went eight days over my due date, and I was miserably uncomfortable with hugely swollen feet and bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, unable to sleep properly by night and staggering about by day in ( Read more... )

Picked up the waterbirth tub this morning. Still no baby, but at least now I'm ready if and when it decides to put in an appearance...

I've had some good comments on Epiphany and made a few changes and edits accordingly; if all goes well I should have a link posted here by tomorrow night, or Monday morning at the latest. Yay!

Believe it or not, I actually finished Epiphany last night! It's with the D&L beta-readers now (though since my usual beta team are all pretty busy these days, I'll also take volunteers, if you've time and inclination -- e-mail me for the top-secret link), and when I've had the chance to get comments and do a last edit, I'll post the appropriate ( Read more... )

I've deleted my ranting about the waterbirth tub from earlier today because the problem's all solved now. I mailed off the deposit tonight. Finally. We're scheduled to pick it up on June 1st.

Oh, and the season finale of Enterprise rocked. I didn't see the cliffhanger coming, and I've no idea where it's going. Always a good sign -- assuming ( Read more... )

So, I had my 38-week appointment today and everything is still going great. Blood pressure on the low side of normal, baby's heartbeat regular, position still good. I'm still feeling pretty decent, too -- able to walk easily, bend and flex without too much difficulty, and sleeping well on the whole, which is practically unheard-of for a pregnant ( Read more... )