The final few weeks of pregnancy for me were filled with many sensations in my changing body. Movements from my baby; stretch marks erupting across my lower belly; random releasing of mucous; many crampy feelings; a random afternoon of purging that I thought might be things starting. All of it preparing my body and mind perfectly for the birth ahead. As I approached 40 weeks, my husband stayed closer to home, ever anxious, as he was sure I would birth around my guess date as