Party On

I've reached my psychological limit here. I know people believe that babies will come when they're ready, but in my mind there's nothing wrong with trying to encourage him. I can't force  him to come when he isn't ready, but I can surely make it easier for him, right? There's very limited evidence in natural induction remedies to begin with, but it makes me feel better- like I'm controlling what I can. Some snarky sanctimommy on a random forum was lecturing about how people are horrible mothers (even before their child is born) for trying any induction method and she couldn't understand why.  Personally, I have been nauseated for the past 28/38 weeks. I can't sleep, I have been vomiting acid 2-3 times weekly in this home stretch, and I am just. plain. uncomfortable. My joints hurt, I have constant headaches, and I am a super grouch to be honest. I am so ready to meet our baby, and I have confidence in his size. As for his health- he's been shak

We went to Jurassic Quest, and it was a total bummer. I don't know if it was the atmosphere or our attitudes, but it wasn't as planned (as most things aren't). We planned on a 30 minute drive to arrive when it opened at 9am, but instead we were delayed every step of the way. Instead of getting there at 9, we got there at 10:30 and spent $80 for less than 20 minutes there. Eli was excited when we left home  yelling, "I hear the dinosaurs!" but after all the delays and waking up at 6am he was ready for a nap when we finally got there.  He was happy to see the baby dinosaurs, but it was so crowded he couldn't get close to the interactive dinos and the line for the events were ridiculous. The rides and events were only going at specific times anyhow and there was no way he was making it an hour to wait in line for something he may or may not care for. We were done and everyone was on edge. Ahhh-life. I feel like every day is a struggle right now. I'm so si