Mucus Plug, SICK

Well, I started to loose the mucus plug earlier today. I have been having contractions but that seems like nothing new around here anyway. They have increased in intensity since they started but no regular pattern.

The midwife said lets hold on for 6 more days ... < when I am allowed by state Regs. to have a homebirth. So that is what I am hoping for ... 6 more days and then OUT BABY OUT vibes will be needed.

So, if you are up to it ... I could use some STAY PUT FOR 6 MORE DAYS vibes ...

here they come.------------------- those were vibes in case you couldnt tell.

How far along will you be in 6 days? 36 weeks?

WOW I didn't realize that you had to be so far along in order to have a "legal" homebirth.

Here's some STAY PUT for 6 MORE DAYS vibes.

In 6 days I will be 37 weeks ...

Wow that happened quickly!! I'm excited to see pictures, I wonder if he'll be red head too!!

DH and I were talking about how quickly this PG has gone by ...

I hope he isn't a red head... lol the odds of that are VERY VERY slim ... however, I just want him to be healthy which ... I am sure he will be!

The midwife said he is about 6lbs and that was on wednesday !! We will see

Why not!? Red headed babies are ADORABLE!! Were you red headed when you were little?

As adorable as they are if he has a temper ANYTHING close to his sisters, I will need to be commited!!!

LOL!! Nope I didn't have red hair ever ... lol, I have a RED tint to my hair when the light hits it just right. LOL Her hair is starting to turn brownish though, like she will have auburn hair!!!

I think he is going to have DARK hair and DARK eyes ... the italian look .. thats what I am hoping for anyway!! I would LOVE for him to have an olive complexion.

LOL!! All my aspirations for this child ... hahaha !!

Hey, you never know...I always wanted a blonde/blue eyed kid b/c I have dark hair & dark eyes, and I also wanted a dark hair/blue eye kid...

Well, Natalie was born dark hair & blue eyes, and I am sure her hair will darken again as she gets older (its dirty blonde now, but Ross used to have WHITE blonde hair & its slightly lighter than hers, so I am sure it will darken in time)

and Ross has blonde hair & blue eyes...

So dreams do come true

Too funny! I always wanted a dark haired, dark eyed little girl and I got it! My mom really wants a green eyed grandchild.. but I'm thinking that's not happening.

There's green, blue and gray eyes in my family, as well as red and blonde hair, and there's blue eyes and blonde hair in dh's family.

I was hoping to have a blonde blue eyed baby... but oh well.

I assumed our kids would have our eyes and hair...and they do It never even crossed my mind that they would be anything BUT fair skinned, blue eyed and blonde

GL Jess, hope he stays put for you.

~~~~~~~~stay put for 6 more days little guy~~~~~~~~

GL and keep us posted.

Wow, it won't be long...and I still can't believe you're only 4 weeks ahead of me. I keep thinking it's 6!
I always imagine what Kade will look like. DH had white hair all the way until at least the beginning of high school, and I had very blond hair when I was little. My hair is now light to medium brown and his is dirty blond. We both have blue eyes...his brother and parents have blue eyes. My mother had blue, but my father has green/hazel. My grandfather on my mother's side had brown eyes and also had some Indian in him. I tan very easily and DH will get a little dark, but doesn't really tan. So, who knows what our baby will be like... I can't wait to see him though!

light to medium blonde hair, and blue eyes...definitely blue eyes. Can't be any other colors of eyes

light to medium blonde hair, and blue eyes...definitely blue eyes. Can't be any other colors of eyes

Not true. Its rare but 2 blue eyed people can have children with different colored eyes.

light to medium blonde hair, and blue eyes...definitely blue eyes. Can't be any other colors of eyes

Not true. Its rare but 2 blue eyed people can have children with different colored eyes.

you're right. I guess I more meant it's impossible to have brown eyes. They have a 50% chance of having a child with green\hazel eyes.

This post has been edited by Hillbilly Housewife on Dec 29 2007, 03:21 PM

Yeah, I think it depends on if you have a recessive gene for a certain color. If we both had a recessive gene for brown, he would probably have brown. but I don't think that's likely.

If you had a recessive gene to brown, you'd have brown eyes... because the brown gene isn't recessive, it's dominant. You can't carry the brown gene and not have brown eyes. So there's NO WAY the baby can have brown eyes.

However, green and hazel are both recessive... so you can carry those and still have blue eyes.

Same with blond... blond is recessive, brown is dominant. Since you both have blond hair, both genes you each carry have to be non-brown... so maybe like dirty blond and blond is what you're carrying? You child will definitely be blonde... just how blond, I can't say.

My Mom and Dad both had brown eyes
My sister has brown
My Brother has blue eyes
Myself green

If you had a recessive gene to brown, you'd have brown eyes... because the brown gene isn't recessive, it's dominant. You can't carry the brown gene and not have brown eyes. So there's NO WAY the baby can have brown eyes.

However, green and hazel are both recessive... so you can carry those and still have blue eyes.

Same with blond... blond is recessive, brown is dominant. Since you both have blond hair, both genes you each carry have to be non-brown... so maybe like dirty blond and blond is what you're carrying? You child will definitely be blonde... just how blond, I can't say.

That's a very good point, which I had forgotten!
Thanks for the reminder

Mom and dad must of each had a recessive gene. Genetics is so interesting!

My parents are both brown-eyed, and my younger brother is blue-eyed. We thought they would change, but they never did! I hear that's really uncommon- two dominants creating a recessive.

On the other hand, DH is blue-eyed, I'm brown-eyed, and we have one brown-eyed and two blue-eyed kids.

Stay put baby~~~~~~~~~at least 6 more days