Today I woke up and my mother has reached 40 weeks of pregnancy. I don't remember much from early on, but right now I can't wait to come into the world. I can tell that my mother had pancakes for breakfast, as I am fed through the umbilical cord.

At this point in the pregnancy, I notice how I've shifted my position. I'm lower in the womb and closer to my mother's pelvis. There is more pressure, and I can tell we're close to delivery. This is called lightning. 

Suddenly, my mother's water breaks! The amniotic fluid trickles out and my mother  starts contracting, but these are different from the Braxton-Hicks contractions I've felt before, these are more intense, and I know it's time.