Back when I was newly pregnant, we got tickets for the Aerosmith concert. Sure, we calculated how many weeks pregnant I would be (39 weeks pregnant), but there were a few things that I just could not have known at that time.
Like how uncomfortable being 39 weeks pregnant is. Like how my little babe loves to press on my bladder and make me pee every 5 minutes. Like how slow I would move. Like how hot I would be in the middle of July in Houston.
Oh, and did I mention that the concert is at an outdoor venue? (At least we do have a seat instead of sitting in the grass – I can’t imagine trying to pull that one off!)
But even though I could not have known all of the above things, I still told my husband that I wanted to go. He was more nervous about going to the concert so close to my due date than I was (shocking, I know!).
I have been so adamant about not wanting to let pregnancy slow me down, so I’ve been quite excited about the concert… until a couple weeks ago.
Now you have to understand just how much we love going to see Aerosmith. We’ve been to a handful of their concerts and have had a blast each and every time. Yes, alcohol has always been a fun part about the concert too, so it will be a little change for me this time around, but I’m still game.
(Seeing that I’ve been to a few concerts while pregnant, I can say that I remember the concert in its entirety, as opposed to having some moments that are a bit hazy due to alcohol. It’s actually nice when you can remember the whole thing!)
I just worry how often I’ll have to drag my ass to the bathroom during the concert. An outdoor concert is not like going to the movies where I can pace myself with water to avoid so many bathroom trips. We’ll be outside and I know I’ll be hot. I will NEED water, which means I will need the bathroom too.
Hmm, maybe I can try to find the playlist for the concert so I know the opportune times (read: song I don’t care too much about) to run/waddle to the bathroom. Now there’s an idea…
Today is also my 39 weeks pregnant OB appointment. My husband has heard from quite a few people that this appointment is THE time for the wife/fiance/girlfriend to go into labor. I don’t know where he gets his information from, but he wants to take the hospital bags with us to the OB appointment. (The hospital is right next door, so technically it would make sense.)
As I’m blogging, I’m also wondering where I will be tonight: In labor and delivery at the hospital or outside singing to Aerosmith. (I hope it’s the latter.)
The whole waiting thing is just weird to me. Now I’m not extremely anal with having to have a plan at all times, but the fact that the baby will come when he wants is beyond my comprehension. It’s weird to be “depending” on my unborn son to lead the way. I’m hoping (as is Tarzan) that he waits until tomorrow, at the earliest, to start his journey into the world, but again, we have no say in this matter at all.
There were a few things that I wanted him to wait for before entering the world:
1. Nice dinner & Phantom of the Opera last week – check!
2. Aerosmith concert tonight – only time will tell (If I go into labor while at the concert, I guess we’ll just have to name the babe Steven Tyler. LOL!)
3. Coming after July 24th so he could be a Leo – only time will tell
He’s made his mom proud that he let us go to the Phantom of the Opera last week, now if only he could stay inside until tonight is over, I will be even more proud. Being a Leo has its advantages, but really, if he wants to come out before and be a Cancer, I’m okay with that. It will mean that it is less time for me to be pregnant and that much sooner that I get to meet my son.
And that sounds completely awesome! Here’s to 39 weeks of pregnancy!
You might also want to read:
- 39 weeks pregnant: Dinner, Aerosmith concert, and did your water just break Jane?
- 38 weeks pregnant: We finally packed the hospital bag for labor and delivery
- 38 weeks pregnant: OB pregnancy appointment, date night, & my labor dream
- Signs of labor? 39 weeks pregnant and the bloody show or mucus plug arrived today
- 33 weeks pregnant: Disturbing dream about labor and delivery
= a post from Mommy Jane 
= a post from Daddy Tarzan
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Just wanted to point out that if he is born on July 23rd, he could have the both of best worlds and be a cancer and a leo depending on which magazine he reads. It’s the cusp and also my birthday and I always get to read both fortunes and choose the one I like best!! It’s fun that way!!
Hope he waits till after your concert though!! Have fun!!
I needed my babies to stay in so I could see Harry Potter 6. Did that yesterday!
Good luck with your concert! Don’t be afraid to play the pregnant woman card to skip the bathroom lineups.
I would go to the concert. It may be a while before you can go without more worries. Have fun either way!!
Stephanie – You are so right! I actually didn’t think about that. I like the idea of choosing the best horoscope out of the two!
Monica – Glad your babies were able to stay inside yesterday & I just hope that mine does the same tonight. I can’t even imagine the look on Tarzan’s face if I told him “I think my water just broke” while we were at the concert. LOL. What a memory that would be! I like your idea about the bathrms, but ppl don’t seem to be on that same page. That’s a whole other blog post – Rude ppl.
Susan – Oh, we are totally going to the concert tonight. The only way we wouldn’t go is if something crazy happened at my OB appointment today and she said “It’s time to check in at the hospital”. Other than that, we’ll be outside at Aerosmith tonight!
My first baby is due tomorrow but he seems very happy where he is at the moment. I couldn’t face a concert feeling like this though, you are a braver woman than me! I have enough trouble dragging myself up the stairs to get to the toilet! Good luck.
Good luck at your appointment and have fun at the concert! I think you’ve just convinced me to go ahead and spring for those Paul McCartney tickets that my husband wants. I’ll be about 26 weeks at that time, so I was worried about being too uncomfortable. But if you can handle an outdoor concert at 39 weeks, then I think I can make it!
Last night my husband said to me – well, to my belly – “Come on Leo!” as I was heave ho-ing into bed. I thought for a minute “Is this terrible that we want him to be a Leo?” Now I’m thinking “Nope”. You made me feel better!!
Yes, it’s a little “Crazy” that we’re going to the Aerosmith concert tonight, I know. We’re “Livin’ On The Edge”! But so far, Jane’s pregnancy has been nothing short of “Amazing!”
Once Baby Tarzan is born, Jane and I will be “Back in the saddle” and dealing with a lot of “Cryin” for sure. But that’s OK. We’ll be able to rest when Baby Tarzan is laying down getting his “Dream On”.
One thing is that I can assure you that no one will ever tell us our “Dude looks like a lady” or say he looks like a “Rag Doll” because Baby Tarzan will not be wearing any “Pink”.
So tonight will be fun. We’ll just have do do “What(ever) it takes” to get Pregnant Jane to the front of the lines in the bathroom like @Monica said!
This was inspired by a comment from @RealPoshMom on Twitter!
when i was about 34 weeks pregnant with my twins i went and saw Lou Reed at a small venue in Detroit. Usually i like to get into the front but instead i picked out a spot that allowed me to lean on a unused bar. By the time the show started I was squatting in between songs.
it would be a great story if you go into labor at the show. a good story for the kid and the both of you. maybe you could get steven tyler to pose with the kid!
Yay for 39 weeks!
I haven’t found the concert equivalent of http://www.runpee.com, but I wish I could…we have a couple shows coming up next month when I’ll only be about 7 months along. As for the U2 concert in September, I’ll be about 39 weeks then. Not sure if we’ll make it to that one, especially because it’s in Canada (although the baby would have automatic dual citizenship!).
Hi again! I really apreciate your concern for me. It’s been a rough road but we’re healing. I work at an OB/GYN office again which can be very heartbreaking at times. The genetic testing went fine, its not genetic just a crazy coincidence. The doc was quite baffled that this happened to both of us without it being genetically linked. Good news for us though. My sister-in-law actually miscarried at 6 weeks a month before me and now she is happily pregnant again and going strong at 17 weeks now so that is encouraging. My husband and I are still debating if we want to start trying for a baby or let nature have her way. I’m starting school again next month looking to get my bachelors in legal studies, so that might be a no. Its online though so maybe, I’m doing the whole program in 3 years instead of 4.
Anyway, about the 39 week appointment. We do send a fair number of women to L & D at that appointment. Sometimes we give them time to go home and get their bags and somethimes we send the Husband to do it while she gets admited. Other times we admit them the next morning, often women have plans that night and if we feel that its unlikely to happen that night but will happen soon we tell them to show up in the morning unless baby decides he/she wants to make an appearance that night. So you might get an freebie and be able to go to concert or you might be in the hospital. Bringing the bags is probably not a bad idea, especially since you have your own gown, you really don’t want to get stuck in hospital gowns if you can avoid it. And so Tarzan won’t have to leave your side, except to pass out anyway.
My aunt went to an Aerosmith concert when she was very pregnant when they were in Alaska several years ago. She said that everyone was extremely respectful and made paths for her to walk without having to squeeze by.
I know what you mean about hating to wait to see when the little guy is going to decide to make an appearance. Thankfully (?) I was induced with both my kids. Good luck and have fun!
Have fun at the concert! I love Aerosmith. They really put on a fantastic show.
Honestly, since you haven’t really been having any problems, it’s pretty unlikely you’ll just go into labor. I never made it to my 39th week (had my boy at 38 weeks 3 days) due to toxemia and I had been on bedrest for a couple months before that with preterm labor. But from what I’ve read/heard/learned from friends, first babies with uncomplicated pregnancies usually stay put until their due date, if not later. Besides, even if you do go into labor (remember, waters only break 11% of the time!), you’ll have plenty of time before you have to head into the hospital, as most won’t take you until your ctx are a certain time apart anyways, and you might as well rock out while you wait!
I forget if you said you had an iPhone or not, but if you do get a contraction timer app for it. Those things come in HUGE handy for deciding when to go in!
haha @ Tarzan, good job at throwing those song titles in lol. I wonder if all the sound and bass from the concert can cause labor, especially since youre so close. I am 31 weeks today and next weekend I am going to the Warped Tour. Its also an outside venue and in South Florida it gets DAMN hot!
Jane, you just amaze me. Phantom of the Opera, a movie, now a concert. You go girl! Enjoy yourself.
Hope you had a great time at the concert T & J! Seriously- tell me that the other ladies on line for the bathroom let you go ahead. I think I would have just burst into tears or started yelling if they didn’t (or just went into the mens- there’s never a line up there)
Now I’m trying to think of a good date for baby-T’s birthday so I can win the prize…then I will donate it to a worthy mom or mom-to-be:-)
hey jane how r you today? well how did the concert go ? did you make it through the entire concert? i love aerosmith i hope you great time.i love reading your post.