Trying to Rest

Monday, September 17, 5:30 a.m.

It is been 15 hours, now, and Maria's labor is progressing. She is not yet in active labor, but it will not be long now.

Since the contractions started yesterday, we have finished organizing the house. We finally cleared the spare bedroom, making it usable by guests; we finished setting up the birthing tub; and we organized everything on the supplies list our midwife gave us.

Then, in the evening we tried to watch a movie, but it was difficult to sit and focus. Finally, about 1 a.m. we turned in. Suddenly, I woke up and it was nearly 5 a.m., and the house smelled like cake! I had not known that Maria had gone downstairs and spent the entire night baking and watching a movie. She is a Martha Stewart all the way.

Now, at 5:30 a.m. the contractions are about 40 seconds long and regularly 7-1/2 minutes apart, I am filling the tub, and we have called our midwife and Maria's buddy Susan, who will be here any minute. Maria's in bed, trying to get whatever sleep or rest she can before the big big day. Looks like it will very likely be September 17, 2007.