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According to the doctor, baby could show up at any time now.

On Wednesday (24 hours after my last entry, where I said "Hopefully she'll drop soon"), she dropped. That'll teach me to be careful what I wish for!

So now she's in the -2 position, and I'm 50% effaced and 1 cm dilated. Which doesn't really mean anything. She could hang out like this for weeks, or it could happen tomorrow. Hopefully she'll wait long enough that we can get the clothing washed and the worst of the boxes out of the bedroom.

Of course, having said all this, I've greatly increased the chances that she'll decide to hang out until August.

I'm also showing some signs of pre-eclampsia, which is somewhat scary. If it gets any worse, I'll be headed for the hospital for evaluation. Fun! Hopefully it's just a fluke.

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I had another doctor's appointment today. The baby could come at any time now. In medical terms, I'm 50% effaced, 1 cm dilated, and the baby is at the -2 station. What this means - nothing really. I could go tomorrow, or it could be another month, but likely sooner rather than later. As koyote has been saying, in gun terms, the gun is loaded and the safety is off. We're just waiting for them to pull the trigger.

I've also got possible symptoms of pre-eclampsia, which is a little worrisome, since it's potentially life threatening for both of us. She doesn't seem overly concerned about it, though.

My dad leaves for Europe tomorrow, and my mom for Hawaii on Wednesday.

I'm having a little bit of difficulty with this. Both these trips have been scheduled since before I got pregnant, and will be over before my official due date. And I know that my mom, at least, would skip it and show up here if I asked her to. And really, I'm glad I don't have to deal with the both of them out here at once.

But I still can't help feeling a little hurt. It's their first grandkid, after all. I kind of feel like we don't really matter.

Ok, I'll soon begin to rival Harry Potter in terms of angsty moodiness, so I'm going to sleep. Hopefully the lawnmowers will not wake me up at 8:00AM.