the last few days, i find myself pausing at every little twitch and tension i feel, gauging whether the time to head to the hospital has finally come. yesterday, i visited a friend who gave birth a couple of days ago and the anticipation became even more accute. last night, i actually thought we wouldn’t make it through the night. but alas, here i am, still at home, still blogging, waiting for the contractions to come.

ah, to wait! during my last OB check up, the doc gave the baby the green light to come anytime. head is engaged, and the clinical laboratory services returned negative results for strep infections, and best of all, the baby’s head has moved from its occiput posterior (OP) position to face down, towards my spine. with my firstborn, jan, i had what is called back labor, with his head pushing against my spine, causing extreme pressure on my back at every contraction. when i found out this second baby was on the same position, i started to think there was something morphologically wrong with my uterus! but it seems there is a chance i’m going to be spared a back labor this time, although no one can tell as changes in position can still occur at the last minute.

oh well, it’s futile worrying about the D-day anyway. que sera, sera. i just wish i don’t have to wait long anymore. it’s getting me all the more antsy.

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