I am having these twinges of pain, but I am not really sure if it is cramps, Braxton hicks (still don’t really know what they are), or the real deal? Every time I say “ouch” my husband instantly says, “Krista, what does that mean?” When I said I wasn’t sure he said “Well come on, you have had two other kids, is it a real contraction, do we get ready, should you call the doctor, what does “ouch” mean?” I really don’t know I tell him!!!! Sorry, but I totally forget if I had contractions for two days or two weeks before my other two kids were born and I don’t know what the pain is? Maybe we should have taken the Lamaze refresher course so I would be more sure of myself and he could be a little more supportive rather than keep repeating, “I need to know what you mean?” How about, “do you need me to make you a cup of tea honey while we wait things out to see if you are really having contractions?” Well, I let it go because I don’t want to be arguing in the car on the way to the hospital. And the “contractions” stopped. But I did get up for the day at 4am to put clothes in the dryer, pay bills, and further analyze the “twinges”. My husband is suppose to be leaving soon for military work next week and asked me if I thought I would have the baby early so it wouldn’t interfere with his traveling. Duh, how am I supposed to know? Aren’t men’s questions so funny? Like I have a clue when the baby will come???..I can’t even identify properly identify a contraction and he wants me to know the exact minute we are going to give birth to our third child. All I know is that even though he is being a little bit of a pain, deep down I am so glad he is home with me and as the tail end of my pregnancy approaches I am reflecting on all the military spouses that have their babies while their husbands are deployed and can’t imagine how scary it is to be alone during such an emotional time. Big hugs to those mommies! I will keep you all posted if these cramps turn into little cries.

Krista