Natural Labor Inducers

So, as much as I love being pregnant at this point, Justin and I have tried multiple ways to get this baby to come into the world! We just want to hold it and know what it is! We are ready for the next stage of our lives! Here are some of the things we have done: Spicy food (multiple times, nothing happens), pineapple (tasty, but nothing), Pizza Shoppe Pink Stuff (a delicious salad dressing, but once again, nothing), Hummus (nope), walking (the mall, the neighborhood, Kauffman Stadium, fun exercise, but, alas, nothing), yelling at it to get out (we both tried, that probably just made it want to stay in there longer), and Castor oil. Yes, I tried the Castor oil, which did absolutely nothing! But, that leads me into my funny story.

So, Justin, Mom, Dad and I went to the new Japanese Steak House called Happy Banzai, very enjoyable dinner and a nice new experience, so on the way home we stopped at CVS to pick up the Castor oil. Now, I was a little nervous about this because it is supposed to give you diarrhea and possibly make you vomit, which starts your uterus contracting. The thought of sitting on the pot all night and then going into labor really isn't appealing, but at this point I am willing to try anything. After we get in the car, Dad asks to see the bottle because he wants to check it out. Well, I don't know how many of you have heard of this old wives tale, but when you search it, many recipes come up to make "Castor oil cocktails" because the stuff is so nasty. I mixed it into a chocolate malt. So Dad opens the bottle and takes a big swig. GROSS. He starts yelling about how it is the worst thing he has ever had in his mouth and does anybody have anything to get rid of the taste, etc. etc. I mean he is yelling. The rest of us are laughing so hard, I am crying and I can't believe Mom didn't wreak the car. So lesson learned, don't take a big swig of Castor oil. It is disgusting.

I hope you all have a wonderful day and the next time I am posting is because there is a little baby here. We have an appt. on Tuesday (Happy Early Birthday Jill!), so I will post after that!