Up early yet again.

I think I need to get a night light for the cats. I hate to leave them in the dark (but, duh! They have excellent night vision...I know) so I left the dining room light on and when I got up at 5:00 for a potty break, the light put me in alert mode.

Ugh.

So I watched Bugs Bunny, then decided to clean the paint off the woodwork in the dining room. I can't use Goo Gone or any other harsh chemicals...not that I'd want to anyway, so I just used Murphy's Oil Soap and a small knife. It actually worked perfectly. I was afraid the knife would scratch the wood, but I used the dull side and a light hand...worked like a charm.

I'll do the same thing later to the other rooms we've finished. Not all of them are bad, but the dining room had several colors on it and since it is cherry wood and not painted, I can't just hide it with a coat of paint.

So anyway, besides working on that today, I will also work on my decoupage project. Other than that, I'm going to rest. I won't be on ladders...I won't be doing crazy shit. I just want to do a few things and relax.

Last night was rough. I even decided at about 10:00pm, to take the boys home instead of waiting until today, because I didn't know what would happen considering how I was feeling.

Today I feel okay... So far. From what I read in WTE, having your bloody show means labor could start in 24 hours to a week. In The Pregnancy Bible, it says "labor could be imminent or it may not start for 6 weeks."

So my prediction is, within the next 4 weeks or so, I'm having a baby. ;-) I'm ready...I realized that yesterday. For a few weeks I've felt afraid, nervous, anxious, and almost having a feeling of dread when I'd think about the birth. However, when that happened yesterday, all I felt was excitement and a sense of purpose. It was a great feeling.

Maybe all the to-do stuff had me feeling all those negative feelings rather than the birth itself. I KNOW I'm excited to see and hold my little girl. There is no doubt about that...I think it was more the idea of the labor itself as well as not feeling comfortable in the house because there was so much to do.

Now we only have the living room to do until Spring. Although, depending in how I feel after the baby comes, I may end up doing the kitchen. It would be super easy because only the top part would need painted. The bottom is white.

Well, so much for feeling okay...I'm having some back pain, lower abdominal pain and contractions right now. When it happens, I close my eyes, relax my body, and silently speak to my uterus, "Do what you've got to do," I say. Then I get out of the way, so to speak.

I'm going to go lie down...maybe I'll get in a little more sleep.

11:55pm Update...slept a bit! Yay!

Today's picture: baby bump @ 35 weeks & 4 days.