Water

38 weeks today! Still no baby Lynlee yet, but she's coming (at least she better be! I can't take this feeling like a cow (or looking like a whale as Chris says) much longer). At our appointment on Tuesday the doctor said I was 80% effaced and 1 cm. dilated - this news sure has me hopeful that things will get on their merry way soon. I've been on my feet more and hopping around our apartment a bit to try and just help the process along (probably just old wive's tales I'm sure but if nothing else, the exercise is good right?!) and have even started walking with a literal bounce in my step.

I've discovered that when one is this far along in pregnancy it's really fun to mess with people about things such as the breaking of the bag of waters. A few examples (although in these instances I really wasn't trying to mess with anyone):

Situation #1: While at Chris' Grandma Sharee's house on New Year's Eve afternoon I went to the fridge to get some milk. I was hidden from Chris' view behind the fridge door when I took the cap off of the gallon jug. As I twisted it off and turned it over to set it on the shelf of the fridge some droplets of milk jumped ship from the lid to my round tummy, something that happens all too often lately with almost every beverage or food I consume. Seeing as food and drink are regularly becoming part of my usual attire I sighed and said (mostly to myself), "It was only a matter of time before that happened." A moment later Chris' voice cautiously asked from the other side of the fridge door, "Hun, is everything ok?" He thought I had been referring to my water breaking! We had a good chuckle at that.

Situation #2: Later that same day I took my mom to see Puss in Boots in 3D. It was a cute movie but mostly it was fun to go to becuase my mom had never seen a movie in 3D before. We got to the theater, got our tickets and decided to get some popcorn and a couple cups of water. She carried the popcorn and I grabbed our waters to carry to our seats. When we got past the ticket taker and were making our way down the hallway I had an itch on my nose that just couldn't wait so I held onto one water with my hand and the other I hugged close to me with the same hand already holding a cup. As I was relieving that incredible itch from my face I got a little off balance and spilled some water from one of the cups. Can you see where this is going?
Without thinking about it I said "Ope, well there goes my water." My mom stopped dead and just stared at me until I realized what I had said and what was going through her mind. It took a minute for us to get back on the same page because once I thought about why her face looked so incredibly shocked I couldn't stop laughing long enough to tell her it was different water I was talking about.

Great fun :) A time or two I've even tested the waters (no pun intended) with Chris by saying "it's time" and seeing how he reacts. I can't wait until I can say it for real!