I am 100% positive the baby has dropped into my pelvis! I am having a lot of soreness and discomfort in my lower back, pressure in my you-know-wheres, I have to pee every 5 minutes it feels like because this baby is definitely putting some intense pressure on my bladder.
I have had Braxton Hicks Contractions daily for months!
I don't know what this all means as 6far as timing of labor goes. But I do know that I am ready when God is and I will do my best to rest and trust His timing for this baby!
But just a little note to heeaven.... I'm READY. 😉
May 29, 2025
Still no baby! Looks like we might just make it to June!
Still feeling the same as before, but getting my hips adjusted helps a lot. I asked Jaron if he'd adjust me at least twice a week- good thing we have a table upstairs!
Nesting is in full swing.. I just want to clean and organize everything! But it's weird... I made a list of things I had to get done today and ended up deep cleaning and re-arranging the kitchen counters instead 😂
I have a sinus infection. Hopefully that resolves soon. Breathing is kind of important during labor 😬
June 8, 2025
Ive had Braxton Hicks Contractions for months now. Though now they are more intense, Ive decided not to start timing anything until they're SUPER regular for at least an hour.
I lost a decent amount of mucus at church today- not a ton to where I can say I lost my mucus plug FOR SURE, but it is a good sign. A sign things are going in the right direction. A sign my body is preparing and sending signals to get this birth started. Also, everything about my chest is SUPER sensitive and tender! So.. more signs!
I am going to be patient and just focus on being calm and willing. This baby is going to come and after she does I know that the days and maybe even weeks wont make much of a difference in eternity. I just have to enjoy every moment and soak it all in, even these last few days or weeks of pregnancy. Who knows if this will ever happen again!
My midwife is back from girls camp and I am so glad I made it! I was worried about the baby coming while she was gone and me not being able to have the baby at home with Janae. I am praying that all the babies take turns (she has 10 moms in June!!!) So we all can have the births we hoped for!
June 10, 2025
I am depressed out of my MIND today. I seriously can not even get a grip on my emotions. I feel so hopeless and so discouraged. It is getting so hard to take care of myself, and even harder to take care of the kids. I dont want to do anything. I am exhausted and I want this baby out. I wake up in the middle of the night and am even tired of hoping to try and be able to sleep. What's the point? Im so uncomfortable I cant sleep.
Im still fasting from social media and that feels SO HARD to do today. I want to just numb out so bad but I cant.
I am feeling very very done with all this. I just kinda want to give up.
June 13, 2025
"Due Date"
I am feeling much better today. I was able to go to the temple with Treva and I feel so peaceful and strengthened by my time there. It is 9:30pm and so far it is looking like the due date is going to come and go but I know that's alright. I always go over and I know that the baby and I are both in God's hands and I know we are loved. We are cared for and we will both be delivered soon. 🤍 I trust His timing.
June 16, 2025
..was Jaron and I's 13th Anniversary. It was a very laid back day! Early in the morning I went to Janae's for my midwife appointment. Everything with the baby looked great and she wasn't worried that I was 3 days "past due". She told me she didnt legally have to transfer care to a hospital until I hit 43 weeks. This really put my mind at ease and so I decided that I'd spend the week relaxing and taking the kids to the pool every day like we had been!
I got home and the kids and I decided it would be better if we took the day and just relaxed at home instead of going to the pool. I was glad because I was pretty worn out already, so they hung out and took care of each other and I napped/stayed in bed all day. I watched Work and the Glory while doing two poses out of the "Miles Circuit" in my bed.
Jaron came home at 5pm like usual and surprised us with Panda Express for dinner to celebrate our Anniversary!
After dinner I went upstairs and talked to my parent's on the phone. My dad and I made a bet that morning that if I went into labor that day I would buy them ice cream. My dad teased me by taking pictures of him and my mom going out to Baskin Robin's and getting icecream! Ironically, while I was on the phone with them, I started having contractions that were coming pretty close together. I didnt want to believe that these were real because I have been having contractions for months. So I kept telling myself not to worry about it.
We talked on the phone for about an hour and after we hung up I was still having the contractions.
Around this same time, I began noticing that every time I went to the bathroom and wiped, I had pinkish goopy discharge.
I told Jaron I wanted to go on a little walk around the school by myself, and that's what I did.
I went out at dusk, probably around 7-7:30pm at this point, and walked around the school. It was a beautiful evening, and the wind made it feel nice and not too hot. The sun had already set and the sky was soft and beautiful. I listened to my Worship Playlist and felt peaceful. The contractions kept coming and they felt a bit stronger. And although I still didnt want to let myself believe they were real, I began timing them..
I came home after walking around the school once, and put the kids to bed with Jaron like we always do,then came upstairs and got ready for bed. I told Jaron I was still having contractions and that they were coming about 9-10 minutes apart, and did not slow or stop with my position changing. BUT Knowing they could still stop, OR that I could stay in early labor for a long time, I suggested we just go to bed and try and get as much rest as possible.
I went to the bathroom and noticed a big glob of blood in the toilet, like a period clot or something, that was a deep red color. I was nervous about this and so I called my midwife and asked her about it. She told me to watch and make sure I dont bleed any more than that, but that if baby was moving fine that it should not be a big deal. I told her I would keep her in the loop.
The contrations kept coming, and so around 11pm I decided to do the "bath test" that I learned from my old midwife Cyndi. (relax in the tub for a while and see if it makes the contractions stop or not) I had a nice bath but the contractions continued. They were about 8-10 minutes apart. I decided to let Treva, Kayli and Brynna know what was going on so they could be ready in case we were going to have a baby!
I got out of the tub and got in bed to try and sleep. I think Jaron was sleeping a little bit. I couldn't fall asleep because the contractions were coming faster and getting stronger so I decided to get up and let Jaron know it was time, and ask him to help me prepare the birth tub so things were ready and we didnt have to rush and try and do it later. He got up and showered, and we started getting everything ready. He set up the birth tub, and I helped while I could between contractions.
June 17, 2025
One of my goals for this labor was to labor restfully and privately without anyone else here as long as I could. I wanted to be able to allow labor to progress without feeling like I was watched, and that would allow me to get the most out of the rests in between contractions. Laboring with just Jaron was so wonderful, I really loved having that time with just the two of us.
I labored in our room for the first parts of labor. I alternated between sitting on or kneeling over my birth ball, or standing and leaning over the birth ball. I really wanted to use gravity as much as I could to help baby descend.
Around 2:15am, the contractions were getting strong enough that I could no longer comfortably keep talking to Jaron through them, and I decided to call and ask Janae Sherman, my midwife, to come!
It was time to have this baby!
I could hardly believe it. It almost didnt feel real. And part of me still was a little unsure, but I just kept hoping that the contractions would keep going and not stop!
I asked Jaron to start putting hot towels on my back during the contractions, to help ease the sensations.
Brynna, Kayli, Treva and my midwife all arrived around the same time.. around 3am.
I continued laboring and decided to just keep standing up during them and even in between. Again, to just try and help allow baby to move down as best as I could.
Standing helped the contractions be so effective, and I was so glad that I didnt have any "bum labor" like I have had in other labors!
