Bath time

I don't know if it's just genetics, but when Jaycee gets out of the tub she has the most wrinkly hands. The pictures don't do it justice, but they get so pruny. It could be attributed to the fact that she won't get out of the tub. I have to keep turning the hot water on for her so she doesn't freeze. Her bathtime easily lasts an hour. Anyway, I just think it's funny, and I have the same problem. I can't stand washing dishes without gloves for that same reason. I hate pruny hands. You might find yourself asking (if you've known me for a while) how I used to stand teaching swimming lessons, or swimming for that matter. I guess you do crazy things for love. Just kidding--it drives me crazy swimming, too, but the fun of swimming outweighs the pruniness. There's no fun in washing dishes.

Pregnancy update: At thirteen weeks I started having random contractions (Braxton Hicks). They have not left me since, and when we flew back to Milwaukee from Utah (on March 23) I had 12 contractions within an hour and my stomach was cramping. My doctor had told me that having 4 in an hour would be something to let her know about. Anyway, we were worried that I was maybe going into labor, but I wasn't. After the twelve contractions they stopped and we made it home without any further incident. When I went to my doctor's appointment a week later, she checked me and found I am dilated to a 1, and also thinning (effacing). Not an extreme cause for concern, but she did want to make sure that I wasn't dilating for a reason. I had also been sick for the past couple of days, so I was dehydrated and malnourished. On top of that I was measuring a centimeter small. Because of all this, she decided to do a fetal fibronectin test, which would tell them if I was going to deliver in the next two weeks. That came back negative, thankfully, and that is where we are today. I still have random contractions, but nothing painful or worrisome. Apparently, it is not uncommon for women who have had a baby before to start dilating this early. The only thing all this did is make us nervous for the flight home on May 30th. Luckily, we did decide to fly instead of drive home. When we can fly all three of us home for $500, it's hard to say we should drive. Especially when it's around 7 hours of travel compared to 20 in a car (if you don't have to stop every hour for an 8-months pregnant woman who has to go potty or walk around to prevent blood clots). Now we just have to hide how large my belly will be when we go to board the plane so they don't ask any questions.