Ignoring Cat’s post 4 days ago which was about having no signs, today our daughter Kaia was born. She weighs a healthy 7lb 6oz, and both mum and daughter are doing well. We’ll write more in time, but here is a picture 
Now the real fun begins
No signs at all. No show, no contractions, not even milk leaks… And after 7 first babies I know being born from one month to a couple of days early it’s getting quite frustrating. Only mine left and it doesn’t look like she will follow the trend of being early or even on time.
Lots of people said she would be early but I really don’t think it will happen. I am prepared to wait a couple more weeks even though the discomfort has taken a new level. I am also prepared for the possibility of having to be induced just like what happened with me and Russ. But that is not what worries me.
What worries me is that we have now confirmation that Russ will be in Exeter for a week, possibly 2 (maybe including the weekend) after the 15th. She is due on the 9th. If she is even a week late, Russ will be 4 hours drive away. I will not be alone, as my dad and step mum arrive tonight, but I would still prefer to have Russ with me through the whole process and I am certainly not prepared for him to miss the birth. I know that it can take hours but it can also be quick and I’m also not happy of Russ to leave a very important client and drive 4 hours under stress and in a hurry. I need him safe and sound and with energy to help me.
The other thing is that my dad is staying for 3 weeks and we tried to arrange it so that he could see his first granddaughter before he leaves. That is the purpose of the visit. But if she is very late and the induction takes ages to work he might miss it.
For now all I can do is wait and see.
I’ve noticed for a while that my bump has dropped quite a bit. It was confirmed by the doctors and the midwife that Tubbs is 2/5 engaged
The weird thing is, she has gotten into a weird position, pushing with her bottom and feet against the front of the bump and she’s making it take a weird shape. It’s like a Ferengi’s head (for the Star Treck lovers). It’s kind of a weird square shape with big bumps on the edges.
She has been a bit quieter but when she moves she tends to push against the front and it feels like it’s going to tear the muscle 
It doesn’t hurt, it just feels really tight.
Still I am enjoying these times. I think we are bonding even more and I can’t wait to meet her, but I love every minute I feel her move
This is my bump at almost 38 weeks. I’m surprised I don’t fall forwards or how it hasn’t burst yet! The only people I’ve seen so far with bumps as big as me are having twins!
And the thing is, if she decides to be born 2 weeks late, I still have a whole month of growth ahead of me! 
On another note, pregnesia (or baby brain or whatever people call it) has been affecting me dearly lately. I forget what I am doing often, do things I really didn’t want to do, forget what I was talking about, but worst, I’m losing the ability to speak English. I find myself talking to people and not being able to find the words or saying something completely wrong or with an appalling grammar! If this goes on I might need a translator at the hospital!
The funny side is that Russ, although in a much smaller scale, has been slightly off as well. I wonder if he will feel sympathy pains when I’m in labour? 