sounds like she's anxious to meet everyone. Glad to hear you are taking it easy in the evenings. If only life could slow down enough that you could do it during the day too!

Ah yes, the joys of pregnancy. Keep your feet up as much as possible and relax. {{{hug}}}

sounds like we're in a similar place right now! I'm telling my belly daily that I need 2 more weeks, just 2 more and then I promise to sit with my feet up and jsut knit all day. Honestly!

Gee, I think I'd use the contractions as an excuse to sit and knit and make hubby do all the work to get the baby's room ready ;-)

Take it easy.

Oh wow...must be pretty soon, eh? When's she due?

Oh I remember that well these contractions while pregnant with my second one. Do not ask how often I asked the gyn for help because I was afraid to get the baby to early.

Best Wishes!

Eew, I remember those. They were waaay worse the seond time around. Hope they ease up! I remember being told to drink lots of fluids to help ease them, but I don't remember if it helped.

Wow, I hope you get plenty of rest and can knit laying down!

Rest up.

REST! That beautiful baby can sleep anywhere in anything as long as her family is safely beside her, REST, REST, REST. Don't sweat the small stuff.

I have to say, when I read the title of this post, I thought it was going to be about your not being able to knit, so you were contracting out your knitting to others. This idea remained until the end of the post. No mention of other knitting ringers. Maybe I'm still a little groggy this morning? Be well.

Oh, Alison, I had that too. Try to rest. In Germany they gave me magnesium tablets to help the muscles relax. Is that an option here?
Take care, Ellen

hoooo boy, I hear you! I'm 32 weeks along and having BH as well as sciatic nerve pain. Ohh the joys of pregnancy! Hang in there. :)

Rest up! I am not having any contractions but can't bend over, even brushing my teeth is too much leaning.

And you know BH contractions are painless? Yeah, right - one of my favourite lines from Friends: "No uterus, no opinion." Take it easy. She doesn't need a bookcase just yet...

Enjoy them. That sounds wierd I know, but seriously, enjoy those BH contractions. They are your body getting ready to give birth. With 2 and 3 I used them to practice relaxing for labour. Let that uterus get as hard as it wants, the rest of you can be calm and relaxed and just let it do what it's gotta do. Hubby and the boys can get the room ready.

Poor thing. I'll be sending you good energy to help you a bit with it. Hugs from my side of the pond :)

*wince*
yay, I remember those..and supposedly they get worse the more pregnancies you have. Finding that true?

I'm with Gina - relax and use the contractions to prepare for labor (and fool yourself into believing that it will still feel like it does now!)

OOOO - I remember now how much worse the Braxton Hicks contractions were with my second pregnancy than the first. With the first one, I couldn't understand how women would mistake them for labor 'cause they were so obviously milder & lasted for such a short time. Not so with the second one. I had a planned C-section & was afraid I was going into labor so many times. I think your boby is telling you to rest. Listen to it.

Lol after the comments from another Anne.....I remember being stitched up after my daughters bith(the 1st) I said Owwww at one point, and the doctor....male of course...said, literally.....''it can't hurt.. you've just had a baby'' !!!!!! sighhhhhh i wish i'd been as old then as I am now....well sort of......otherwise.....rest up while you can!! braxton Hicks don't hurt!!! lol that comment must have been from a man!! tho I guess its relative.

Are you sure you should be even vaguely thinking about another sockapalooooza? I'm sure we can all wait......your family comes first.x

Send some of those contractions over here, would you? I'm 5 days overdue and I want this show on the road! ;)

Sounds like that baby's got you hostage--you just need to do whatever she wants! Treat yourself to a nap. :) Hope the BH subside soon. . . .

Oh is that all? Why then, start knitting again.
Seriously - you poor woman. You must be exhausted - get to bed while you can! Hope the BH doesn't continue for too long.

Oh, REST and drink plenty of water! Lay with your feet up, let everyone baby you. Pretty soon the baby will be here, and you'll be doing everything as usual again. Now's the time to take care of you and her. Seriously, no matter how hard it is REST! I know it's hard, I was down for only 2 and 1/2 weeks w/ my 3rd, but it was worth it! Take good care of yourself!

Ah yes now while reading the other ones, I remember Water and Magnesia did make it better and I also got an Oil from my midwifes with herbs in it which also helped fine.

Oh, those darn Braxton-Hicks! That was my least favorite part of my 2nd pregnancy. I had them all the time (and even went into the hospital for false labor because I was having them regularly and they HURT - they weren't doing squat, though). Hang in there - you're almost through it!

Drink drink, DRINK! As much as you can. You could be dehydrated, (It is sooo dry) and that can increase contractions. Water, juice, tea, gatorade, pedialyte, anything, just keep yourself hydrated. Always have something to drink within arm's reach. If you come to the hospital with contractions, what's the first thing we do to you?? Start an IV, and 9/10 times, the contractions stop with decreased activity and fluids. Then, we send you home to dehydrate and be active again. Drink up. And hang in there.

oooh so close, so close! How exciting:)

It's almost time! How exciting! Those BH contractions are a pain, though, literally. A little concerning, a lot uncomfortable. Yuck.

I got my Spotlight Cotton today, thanks so much! My very first contest yarn, woo hoo!

Too funny, Sonya! That would be brilliant! ;0)

Sounds like things are moving along! Knit, get some rest, and be sure to sleep in a couple of times if the boys will allow :-)

Hope you are feeling better. My package arrived today. Thank you for the yarn!

I hope the contractions have eased up so you can get some rest.

I just found this link to some pictures of the USS Harry S. Truman, made of Lego. I thought your boys might like to see it, if they haven't already.

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=126969

I'm so excited for you! I'm over the top happy that you're nearing your due date. Yay! Don't stress too much about the desk. Babies need so little space at first.

i'm w/ Angie.
I never had braxton hicks...but you are so close to the date, be mindful of them...time them...if they begin in a timely manor then it might not be braxton...(w/ Gil my water broke at home and when we were already driving to the hospital I started feeling the contractions.)
I do remember reading that if you don't drink enough you can get contractions so perhaps you need a glass of water.

I had a ton of Braxton hicks contractions. They brought my daughter 3 weeks early. Be sure to tell your OB that you are having so many. They are probably making you dilate and thin out.

My daughter would have been due tomorrow but came January 17th. She's so sweet. Now if we can just get her to sleep at night.

Love your knitting. I'm on a big crocheting kick right now.