Baby Watch, Day two

So, no baby yesterday. Although, at 7:00 p.m. or so, I was having some pretty fierce contractions. I was very close to going to the hospital, but my gut told me it was false labor. And so it was. The biggest dilemma for me is, I tend to have contractions that START at two minutes apart. That’s what happened with my son, and I was convinced that I was delusional. After all, the childbearing books say that you are supposed to have them 15 minutes apart, then ten, then five, and that’s when you go to the hospital. I remember staring at the clock thinking, um…what do you do when they start at 2 minutes apart? Luckily we did go to the hospital, and I had my son within three hours. It was pretty scary for a first time birth because it was nothing like what I expected.

Last night, when things started kicking in at two minutes apart, I was debating on whether to call my neighbor to come watch the kids. It just seemed too surreal. But the contractions weren’t like the ones with my other two, so I was holding off. I hate that scenario of–Is this it? Or is it false labor? Ugh.

In any case, I’ll try to check in daily, now that I’m on maternity leave. If I go MIA, you’ll know that I’m probably in the hospital and will post munchkin pictures when I get back. In the meantime, I’ll be working on the second draft of my book, revising and polishing (Melissa Mc. had asked me if I was a draft writer). I was doing well yesterday up until the point when the painful contractions hit. But either way, I still have plenty of time to finish.

I’m writing down the guesses for everyone. Here’s what I have so far (I took off those who guessed yesterday):

Wednesday 14th
No one
Thursday 15th
Cheryl S. 3:22 a.m. girl 7.6 or 7.4lbs 20 inches
Michelle S. boy 8lbs
Friday 16th
Christy S.
Melissa Mc. 11:30 boy 8.12lbs 19.75 inches
Susie 6:00 p.m. boy 7.12lbs
Saturday 17th
Leanne 7:30 boy 7.9lbs 19inches
Sunday 18th
Teresa 2:30 girl 7.6lbs 18inches
Monday 19th
Kim A. 4:47 a.m. boy 8.1lbs 17.5inches
Belinda 6:20 a.m. girl 7.9lbs
Thursday 22nd
Beth M. 9:00 a.m. girl 7.14lbs
Friday 23rd
Julie C. 4:00 a.m. boy 8.2lbs
Saturday 24th
Holly noon boy 7.9 lbs 19.5 inches
Thursday 29th
Jeanne S. 11:29 boy 8.4 lbs 21 inches

If you want to add your guess to the comments, feel free! Or you can guess again if you tried yesterday’s date.