Now, I just have to decide which ones to have printed out!!!
btw... my little ticker says 4 days left......... CRAZY!!!!
luv,
michele
Thursday, August 20, 2009
38 week shoot.....
Eric and I did a shoot with my friend Marcella Treybig again last week. I was just at 38 weeks at that point. Again she did a fabulous job and it's amazing how much three months can make with showing off a pregnant belly. Here are a few of them and you should be able to click on them to see them bigger.
Now, I just have to decide which ones to have printed out!!!
btw... my little ticker says 4 days left......... CRAZY!!!!
luv,
michele
Now, I just have to decide which ones to have printed out!!!
btw... my little ticker says 4 days left......... CRAZY!!!!
luv,
michele
Monday, August 17, 2009
Wow... one week...
Who would have ever thought I would have only a week left... or at least somewhere around that. I would say that it seems like time went by so fast, but I have been waiting to be this close for a long time. I remember how excited I was when I was down to double digits. Well, they ain't got nothin' on single digits. Now, just as long as the baby gets the memo that it's about time to make it's precious little entrance.
On saturday, we did a lot of walking. Well a lot for someone that is crazy pregnant.
We easily walked over two miles through the course of the day, and the proof is in the pudding.... my pelvis totally hates me now. I swear it feels like it is going to separate into two. It's just busy trying to figure out which side is going to break off first.
Now I know what Pangea felt like.
That's ok, though... it was totally worth it. I am determined to walk this baby out of me.
Believe it or not, I think all the walking really helped or I maybe felt the need to walk because things were slowly progressing. Yesterday evening (sunday), I finally started having some pains down below. Don't know if they were cramps or practice contractions (they were definitely something), and the pressure is really strong. It all feels so nice, even though some of it was hurting a little. Just the fact that something is going on down there is refreshing. In life I tend to be early for things and well prepped, so, things better not change now. That would be just my luck.
It's funny though, it kinda made me panic a little about the real thing coming soon, so, I started vacuuming everything in the bedroom and changing the sheets. I just felt it wasn't clean enough.
Eric came home from the store and I was vacuuming the walls. He was like WTF?
... and I was like, it's not clean enough with the seriousness as all get out. haha...
the look on his face was quite priceless. as was the look on mine, I imagine.
Still had some little pains throughout the night, but nothing to write home about.... just nice to know my body is doing something.
I've never been the best at noticing subtle changes, so it takes a little more obnoxiousness to really get my attention. So, hopefully if I see a baby's head coming out of me, I then will realize that I am in labor.
Today I went to my 39 week appointment, and again my midwife was very thrilled to see that I still have ankles. I never thought that my ankles would really come through for me in life. I guess they deserve quite the thank you.
Maybe I should go by the local trophy store and see if they make a "Best Skinny Ankles 2009" award.
Other than that, not too much happened at the appointment. It was kinda just a marker to let me know that we are that much closer.
My friend Marcella took some more great pictures of us last weekend. I will be sure to post some of them here when we receive them. Some of them really turned out great!! It's amazing what a few months does for a pregnant belly. Good and bad... in this case, good thankfully.
I imagine I will at least get in one or two more post before the baby comes. And then, I think Eric might take over, depending on how long the labor takes, to keep everyone updated from the birth center. Maybe you guys will get a play by play....
anyhoo, let's hope things keep moving forward and not backwards.
michele
On saturday, we did a lot of walking. Well a lot for someone that is crazy pregnant.
We easily walked over two miles through the course of the day, and the proof is in the pudding.... my pelvis totally hates me now. I swear it feels like it is going to separate into two. It's just busy trying to figure out which side is going to break off first.
Now I know what Pangea felt like.
That's ok, though... it was totally worth it. I am determined to walk this baby out of me.
Believe it or not, I think all the walking really helped or I maybe felt the need to walk because things were slowly progressing. Yesterday evening (sunday), I finally started having some pains down below. Don't know if they were cramps or practice contractions (they were definitely something), and the pressure is really strong. It all feels so nice, even though some of it was hurting a little. Just the fact that something is going on down there is refreshing. In life I tend to be early for things and well prepped, so, things better not change now. That would be just my luck.
It's funny though, it kinda made me panic a little about the real thing coming soon, so, I started vacuuming everything in the bedroom and changing the sheets. I just felt it wasn't clean enough.
Eric came home from the store and I was vacuuming the walls. He was like WTF?
... and I was like, it's not clean enough with the seriousness as all get out. haha...
the look on his face was quite priceless. as was the look on mine, I imagine.
Still had some little pains throughout the night, but nothing to write home about.... just nice to know my body is doing something.
I've never been the best at noticing subtle changes, so it takes a little more obnoxiousness to really get my attention. So, hopefully if I see a baby's head coming out of me, I then will realize that I am in labor.
Today I went to my 39 week appointment, and again my midwife was very thrilled to see that I still have ankles. I never thought that my ankles would really come through for me in life. I guess they deserve quite the thank you.
Maybe I should go by the local trophy store and see if they make a "Best Skinny Ankles 2009" award.
Other than that, not too much happened at the appointment. It was kinda just a marker to let me know that we are that much closer.
My friend Marcella took some more great pictures of us last weekend. I will be sure to post some of them here when we receive them. Some of them really turned out great!! It's amazing what a few months does for a pregnant belly. Good and bad... in this case, good thankfully.
I imagine I will at least get in one or two more post before the baby comes. And then, I think Eric might take over, depending on how long the labor takes, to keep everyone updated from the birth center. Maybe you guys will get a play by play....
anyhoo, let's hope things keep moving forward and not backwards.
michele
Monday, August 3, 2009
I am technically term!!!
Today I am 37 weeks... yowsers, I can't believe it. So, as of now the baby is pretty much fully ready for this world... but I wouldn't mind the little one staying in there until closer to 40 weeks, just so the bebe can really finish marinating. I went to one of my weekly prenatal appointments today and everything is wonderful. I found out that I am GBS negative which really makes me happy. It is at least one less thing for me to worry about... now, the baby and I don't have to be given antibiotics and it also puts us on less of a time crunch of getting to the birth center for said antibiotics. If I start labor, I can labor at home for longer without any worries. This makes me very happy.
Today, I washed all of the baby's clothes. I feel it is truly possible that we might have too many onsies. I hear that it is not possible, but we'll see. Now, I am in the process of washing all the diapers, pre-folds, inserts and what-nots. I was going to leave this stuff for the two weeks that I am going to be off, but I couldn't help but start now. We also went shopping over the weekend and got all of our final birth need products. Other than the food and beverages we will be taking to the birth center, we are pretty good. Although, I did realize today that we actually don't have a diaper bag yet. I'm sure I can find a bag around the house to use until I find one I really like.
This week is my last week of work for the rest of the year. Well, at least work outside of the house that is. I really can't fathom this, and it continues to blow my mind. I am almost afraid of some of the tasks that I might find myself taking on over the next two weeks. I can already imagine me convincing myself that the I will need to do something like clean out behind the fridge before the baby comes. Nesting is a crazy thing, and it is funny what you find important to do, clean or organize.
I'm also still not panicking about the upcoming labor. I know I am not in denial about what I am getting myself into. It's just I am so excited to meet this little one that has been in me for the past nine months, that it is overriding any fears of labor. I'm sure the weight of it all will set in once I realize that I have gone into labor. Who knows, maybe I will never loose it... we'll see.
anyhoo, here is a pic from today at 37 weeks. I took it with the laptop, so, it's not that great.
that is all for now and I hope everyone is wonderful!!!!
michele
Today, I washed all of the baby's clothes. I feel it is truly possible that we might have too many onsies. I hear that it is not possible, but we'll see. Now, I am in the process of washing all the diapers, pre-folds, inserts and what-nots. I was going to leave this stuff for the two weeks that I am going to be off, but I couldn't help but start now. We also went shopping over the weekend and got all of our final birth need products. Other than the food and beverages we will be taking to the birth center, we are pretty good. Although, I did realize today that we actually don't have a diaper bag yet. I'm sure I can find a bag around the house to use until I find one I really like.
This week is my last week of work for the rest of the year. Well, at least work outside of the house that is. I really can't fathom this, and it continues to blow my mind. I am almost afraid of some of the tasks that I might find myself taking on over the next two weeks. I can already imagine me convincing myself that the I will need to do something like clean out behind the fridge before the baby comes. Nesting is a crazy thing, and it is funny what you find important to do, clean or organize.
I'm also still not panicking about the upcoming labor. I know I am not in denial about what I am getting myself into. It's just I am so excited to meet this little one that has been in me for the past nine months, that it is overriding any fears of labor. I'm sure the weight of it all will set in once I realize that I have gone into labor. Who knows, maybe I will never loose it... we'll see.
anyhoo, here is a pic from today at 37 weeks. I took it with the laptop, so, it's not that great.
that is all for now and I hope everyone is wonderful!!!!
michele
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