fruit

…low hanging fruit,

...fruit of our labor,

...fruit of the loom.

We had a midwife appointment today that turned into a lot of things besides just an appt to check out our health and wellbeing. Which we are all doing fine, strong and healthy. What started as a scheduled appt became a Kaiser induced series of fear-based procedures including 2 ultra sounds, combined 90 minutes of fetal monitoring, an induction date set, admission to the hospital labor and delivery department, discharge from the hospital labor and delivery department and of course that warm Kaiser reception we were totally expecting (not really). In the picture are my admission bracelet and discharge papers, solid proof of the administrative fees we will now owe Kaiser because they don’t want us to take them to the bank.

And so it feels a little like we have labored today and not really seen the fruits of our labor however if you count the fact that we are now safely at home in the VERY early stages of laboring for our son, and not connected to Pitocin and epiderals, we have the first fruits of our labor. We are depending on some of the classics (walking, warm baths, staying busy), and some of our preferred methods like- herbs, acupuncture and some patience. With all that Kaiser put us through yesterday, I said to Jeff maybe they were wrong about the boy part, but we did see him looking adorable in the ultra sound and still sporting his little boy parts waiting to fit into his first pair of fruit of the looms . So we will wait and see and trust the process. I am feeling a little like he is the low hanging fruit right now, the kind that is ripe and within reach but still connected to the tree. We will let you know when the pickin' happens.