Keeping Up with the Jones'

Well, it's been a while since I've written and there is LOTS to talk about. Camille made her entrance to this world 10 days before her expected due date. She was born on December 6, 2012 @ 8:35 am. She was 6 lbs/ 7 oz and 19 inches long. I'll recount my labor story or try to remember it as best as I can from my "foggy" memory! Tuesday, December 4 was my last day at work. Boy was I uncomfortable on that day!!!! I had no idea that labor was on the horizon. I had gone to the doctor the previous week and had not dilated any, so if anything I expected that Camille would be late (not early). On the night of 12/4 around 1 am, I started having contractions. At first I thought they were Braxton Hicks, so I didn't bother waking Alvin. I looked on line and through my materials from our childbirth class to read up on Braxton Hicks vs. Real Contractions. The contractions continued occurring and had started getting stronger and stronger and occurring every 4 -6 minutes. A

Last week I had an internal exam at the doctor and there was no dilation whatsoever. I have had very sporadic contractions (nothing worth counting or mentioning). So - I'm wondering - when will Camille make her debut? Gosh, I know that I still technically have 2 more weeks until the due date - but she has MY full permission to make her debut a bit earlier. It's been so uncomfortable lately. AND my ankles are so swollen they look like baseballs and my feet are so swollen that my toes look like sausages. I have to actually elevate my feet to see them these days! I have a feeling that she'll stay in there past the due date - not sure why, but I don't think she's coming anytime soon. My nerves are so bad - I can't wait to meet her! As for her room - it's so done. I'm so excited about it. I was looking for a small table to place next to my glider. I found it on Thursday night! It's a small round pink table which is very very close to the shade of pink o