Elvish

Oh, and I did manage to find some not-so-melancholy and not-too-rowdy Willie in my collection: Blue Skies What a Wonderful World Stardust Rainbow Connection

One I can use now: Patience ~ GnR

Thanks, Ron If I wasn't going to be off for several weeks in the very near future, I'd leave a very nasty note on the thermostat

For lunch, I had Indian buffet...it was awesome. Very spicy

Ummm... It Hurt So Bad ~ Susan Tedeschi?

Some of these are definitely making the cut! Wish You Were Here ~ Pink Floyd Handle With Care ~ Traveling Wilburys Gotta Get Drunk ~ George Jones w/Willie Nelson

When I was little, I used to drive my dad crazy with requests for that song when he and his friends got together to do some pickin' and grinnin'

See, this is why I love y'all

I'm currently loading my phone with songs for the big day and thought it might be fun to ask for suggestions. Silly, serious, whatever you like So far, Beatles and some relaxing hippie music (Cat Stephens, Going to California, Me & Bobby McGee). I'm thinking a little laid-back Willie, too...

My office has a single, solitary vent. Its thermostat is connected to the empty space next door, rather than the rest of our office. And someone keeps turning the thermostat up to 85 degrees. I'm getting very angry...they won't like me when I'm angry... :beady:

She's gonna be a Leo like my sister and the baby of the family. I'm very afraid

Still standing: rj: 29 July TenPea: 30 July cs1987: 31 July edna: July.... And me, miraculously

Oh, I'm SOOO ready to go! Bag's packed, bills paid, the whole nine. Sorry she didn't make it on your b-day SJ

I've got three chapters left with HP. The middle of the book really drags, huh?

And I wish I was missing

Fresh pineapple and blueberries...red raspberry leaf tea. Afterwards, probably coffee and a Butterfinger at some point

I am massaging every labor-inducing pressure point known to man

Happy Birthday, sweetie

I definitely need to get in a Luckenbach state of mind...but it probably requires cold Lone Star beer, so maybe a few more days? Saw the chiropractor again today (did I mention he's hawt? ) My left hip is higher and my sacrum has been a bit tilted, apparently. He adjusted that again today and when he did, I felt the baby wiggle down a bit Then the acupuncture - what an awesome experience that was! Amazingly relaxing to have needles poked in your back She said that my uterine spot on my back was reacting nicely. Then when she pulled the needles out she commented on the heart spot: said it was really reacting - big and red. She said I was maybe holding onto a lot of "stuff" - grief and sadness. Whoa! So of course I told her there was lots of loss in my life over the past year, and about my dad. She was amazed at the reaction my back was showing, but said the release was good. Then she took a picture to go show the other acupuncturist while I hung out with needles in labor-inducing spots The after effects of acupuncture were amazing I feel/felt relaxed, calm, clear-headed. Very cool. I highly recommend it I'm having a baby this weekend. My doula says sex on a full moon is sure-fire

27 hours of labor before the first c-section here. I did have an epidural halfway through because of back labor, though This time, I really want to go all natural.

Thanks so much for my first dedication, c-girl Here's one for you (as performed live by your man Ryan and my man Willie) Well, they tell me of a pie in the sky, Waiting for me when I die. But between the day you're born an' when you die, They never even seem to hear you cry. So, as sure as the sun will shine, I'm gonna get my share, now, of what's mine. And the harder they come, The harder they fall, one and all. The harder they come, The harder they fall, one and all. Well, the officers are tryin' to keep me down: Trying to drive me underground. And they think that they have got the battle won: I say: "Forgive them Lord, they know not what they've done." 'Cause as sure as the sun will shine, I'm gonna get my share, now, of what's mine. And the harder they come, The harder they fall, one and all. An' the harder they come, The harder they fall, one and all. (Ooh, ooh,) (Ooh, ooh,) (Ooh, ooh.) I keep on fighting for the things I want, Though, I know, that when you're dead, you can't. But I'd rather be a free man in my grave, Than living as a puppet or a slave. So, as sure as the sun will shine, I'm gonna get my share, now, of what's mine. And then the harder they come, The harder they fall, one and all. And the harder they come, The harder they fall, one and all. And the harder they come, The harder they fall, one and all.

I've made an awesome salad - leaf lettuce, snap peas, broccoli, strawberries, carrots, turkey, sunflower seeds and balsamic vinaigrette dressy. It's so yummy

Kevin must have had his baby - weren't we due around the same time? I'll bet he had a c-section

Oh (since I'm sharing my life story here ) I would prefer a homebirth with a midwife (such a hippie ) but the only certified CNM in my area can't help me because of the VBAC and insurance reasons. Missouri is a tricky state when it comes to the legality of midwifery, unfortunately

Doctors are becoming more VBAC friendly these days (vaginal birth after cesarean) as research has shown the dangers of uterine rupture to be much lower than they originally thought. And my doctor has been VERY cool up until Monday. (Well, we did have a little disagreement about mandatory continuous fetal monitoring and an IV - compromised on that, though ) I really wasn't prepared for him to panic just because of a calendar date. I'm doing great, and so is the baby. I've been having lots of contractions, but they never stay regular. Apparently, the little one isn't engaged in the pelvis so the contrax aren't really doing much (which sucks VERY hard). So I'm hoping to cover both Western and Eastern medical philosophies with my appointments today and tomorrow and then get on with it. My ultimate goal is a VBAC, but if I go to 42 weeks I will absolutely consent to a repeat c-section because it's MUCH safer than a chemically induced induction. Sweet J: I'd love nothing more than to have this sweetheart on another sweetheart's birthday