An exciting Sunday!

Yesterday was an exciting day all around. For a few minutes, we thought we detected a second heartbeat! We were all confused, and giddy, as we pulled out two dopplers to see if they were the same. Initially, the heartbeats sounded different. Kelley was asking me not to laugh, because I was so overjoyed for a moment. However, we then all concluded that it was the same heartbeat and just strange that we detected it in the two places we did.

All of that excitement led to an evening of contractions. We timed them at 3 minutes apart, and then a bit more random (i.e. 1 minute, 5 minutes, etc.). They were mild, and I kept telling Joe that they were Braxton Hicks. Seeing how they are gone today, I was right. My stomach contracts now very frequently, though I am not feeling the lower pelvic contractions that I did last night.

We feel that we still have atleast a week ahead of us, if not closer to two. My cervix is still firm, the baby is high, and I don't feel that it will be imminent. Joe is just waiting for this baby to arrive! His face was lit with excitement as he enthusiastically timed each contraction. Even though he feels the baby's kicks and movements daily, he has not been able to feel this baby as I have. I can imagine how much he just wants to hold him or her in his arms.

Now, this whole birth feels like a great mystery to me. The gender, even the number (ok, so my rational mind says 1, but a part of me is holding onto the possibility of 2), the position, the arrival date, the whole experience... Arrive, baby bean, arrive!!!