What a pretty middle name! Sorry to suggest the dolls..I know I drive my daughter and son-in-law nuts with my old fashioned ways!

Not so much about it being old fashioned...I am all for the old and new alike...just dolls, aren't gonna be something we particularly endorse.
If she wants one, sure...if she wants to have only dolls, nope.


So she officially recognises my presence/heat signature or something...I can put my hand on the belly, and she'll start tumbling around in there and bangin' on the walls.

If you talk to her while your hand is on Spal's belly, she knows your voice.

Oh yeah, I can wake her up by talking near her

Cool feeling, isn't it?! ::cool::

Well, I like it...

So, all proceeding normally it'll be another 5 weeks and 2 days.
Things are going somewhat well, no real changes aside from size and strength.
She hiccups a bit too now. Not sure how or why.

I've began to question parenthood.
I had a hand in helping raise my younger brother for a bit, so I know *some* things like changing, cleaning, feeding...but the whole rest of it, I really have no idea on.
I'm just wondering if it's all just an act.

I think (with the first child anyway) its basically on the job training for 18 years. When I first saw my little grandson cooing away at his dad (my son) at approx 2 months old, I said "See that...you put in the time and its paying off. Making sure he's comfortable, caring for his needs..etc".

This is not medically based, but someone told me that the hiccups is the baby's way of preparing to breathe air.

Well, I don't have as much time to get ready for this as I thought.
It's now 4-5 weeks before we were going to get the c-section done, but last night there were some symptoms.
Went into hospital - her water had broken.
So as I'm typing this, it's 6:03pm here in Sydney.
Tomorrow morning at 8:am she's booked in for the c-section.

But, it's not dangerously early (not ideal but hey) the baby is 2.2kgs, she's strong, healthy, and should have no breathing problems...some kind of steroid injection was given today to ensure that.

I've been having some freakouts...kind of puts things in perspective, I was not ready for this...but I'll do my best, I have to be there for her, and her, tomorrow.

Best of luck! I hope everything goes well!

Sending positive thoughts your way for all three of you. Good luck!