One of those signs is posted to front of the refrigerator. We have decided to start a pool predicting the day Zoe will be born. However, this pool does not benefit the winner, instead the winner has to double the pot and give it to Zoe as her first birthday present. So far my prediction is the earliest (maybe this is just wishful thinking). I chose the 27th of September for a few reasons. One, I wanted to choose the 29th but Zach beat me to it. Two, it is the day after the full moon, and a week before my due date (October 4th). I'm not sure if this is a wives tale or if this is true, but I've heard that statistically more babies are born on full moons. Thirdly, I chose this day because it is a Thursday.
Why Thursday, you might ask?
Well, my mom has said she needs to double check the accuracy of this, but she is fairly positive that everyone of her children were born on Thursday. So I just figured it maybe possible that grandchildren will follow in the cycle.
So far, Zach, my mother, and I all believe I will be having this baby early. My mother choose Sept. 30th. My Dad, however still hopeful that the baby will be born on his birthday has chosen Oct. 5th. However, I believe that if I last through the end of September then she will be born on Oct. 6th. Unlike my due date, the 6th does not fit the Thursday rule. But when I first announced my pregnancy at work this date was mentioned oddly multiple times. Various people would ask, "whens your due date again, the 6th of October?" It began to become somewhat ominous with the number of people that mentioned the 6th back in February. It is also fairly common that first babies are late. Regardless, I believe everyone comes on their own time, Zoe will make her world debut when she is ready.
I may be ready way before she is! I have been one of those crazy pregnant women, who overall has loved pregnancy. I always feel guilty when I say it has been easy. Nine (actually 10) months has flown by in no time. Despite a large portion of the pregnancy being easy these last few weeks have had their challenges. Sleeping being the toughest challenge of them all. During the school year, I typically find sleeping difficult, mostly because I'm a worrier. I stress over my students constantly. Reenacting scenarios in my mind, wondering how I can better help a student or a class. I can only imaging how I'm going to be as a mom if my worrying gets this bad for kids who aren't even mine. On top of worrying (which I'm sure the stress will most likely lead to Zoe being late, not early) my comfort and sleeping has gone out the window. I have at least one morning every week that I am awake before 4 A.M. and usually end up just getting up. Yet, by the time Friday rolls around I am ready to sleep, and come home and sleep my Friday away.
Teaching has also gotten really difficult, and leads to many overall aches and pains for me. As an art teacher, my classes are active, which means I have to be active. I don't get to just sit and let them do book work. Standing on my feet all day, I experience several Braxton hicks. Today, on the drive home my muscles in my belly and back were so sore I began to wonder how I'm even going to tell what a true contraction is. Not to mention, now that Zoe's head is so low my pelvis feels like it is splitting in half at times. As I walk down the halls at school I feel as though I am limping because of a pulled groin muscle in my right leg. I wonder if I look as noticeable as a I feel? My Dad, and Mom were discussing last weekend how I truly do have the pregnant waddle. I still like to pretend I don't at time.
So when is your prediction? Leave a response....Let me know...
I'm guessing late, though not because it's your first (I've read you're as likely to be early OR late with you're first as you are with any subsequent babies, you're just not likely to go on your actual due date). I'm guessing late because people getting it into my head that Drew would be early made the 12 days after the due date feel like I was a month overdue since I was really expecting him 2 weeks before the due date. It's certainly not impossible, and you ARE on your feet all day, but still, I'm probably going to give the latest guess with the 8th of October since that was one of the first ultrasound due dates based on size (right?).
ReplyDeleteGood memory, yes one of my first ultrasounds predicted the 8th.
DeleteI think she's going to come any day. Is this like Price is Right where it's the closest without going over? My guess is $1. Haha. Since that doesn't make sense with the pool, I'll go with 9/24.
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