Last night I started having contractions, not Braxton hicks.

Around 1:30am, I was awakened from excruciating pain, which lasted a full minute or so. Seriously, this was the type of pain that would make you slap your mother! I only experienced two or three of these contractions before they stopped. However, my Braxton hicks continued and I was uncomfortable the rest of the night. This morning I phoned Dr. G to make sure he didn’t need to see me or anything before Friday due to the contraction episode. He assured me they were pre-pains and they might come back-if they come back with avenges to phone him. I would love for Karch to come before Christmas so we can celebrate his first Christmas this year. The waiting game continues. My appointment last Friday (12/05) was interesting. Dr. G started checking for dilation. Nothing was going on, but that can change within hours. I did find out due to being high risk Dr. G will not allow me to go full term. He said we will have a birthday by 38-39 weeks for sure! Karch arriving early is OK because he is 7lbs and shows at 38 weeks by his size. Plus, during the weekly sonograms they have been testing his reaction times and breathing- his development looks great (always scores an 8). Depending on my dilation Dr. G will choose to induce or go with a c-section. BUT Karch decided being head down and ready to go wasn’t comfortable for him any longer, so he flipped to breach again. If the little man doesn’t flip back, I will have no choice but to schedule a c-section. I think we will know more by December 19th visit. Karch's chubby cheeks at 35 weeks. (I took this photo of the sono picutre with my phone, so the larger picture is a litte fuzzy.)