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| 35 weeks, after going to the gym |
I think the suddenly becoming a mother overnight is the scariest thing. But that's normal right? Most people get nervous about becoming a parent for the first time, I imagine. Of course, I'm still really excited and feeling more ready to get this show on the road everyday. And after my mini meltdown to Noel about it all, he drove me to Target and helped me get everything we need for the homebirth. We got all but a few things, and so I'm feeling better and more prepared now.
I hope the home birth works out. I have no idea what position this baby is in. Last week at my checkup with Dr. Tchabo, after feeling the baby he felt like he was breech again. But it wasn't so worrisome because we know he was able to flip before he can do it again. But then in the afternoon when I saw my midwives the midwives felt like he was head down. What the!?! "You've just got ya a flipper baby" the midwife said. I guess so! I can't tell what his position is... I just feel him moving all over the place. It'd be really nice if he would get head down and just stay there! At this point I'm prepared for whatever ends up happening. We have another ultrasound on the 23rd to check him out.
I can't believe that I've made it this far and still don't have any stretch marks on my belly. Everyone says that your mother is a good indicator of whether you'll get them or not. If she had them you most likely will too. Well, maybe mine will show up at the very end like some women. I will be shocked if I come out on the other side without them on my belly, when it's had to stretch out so much! I was looking at my belly in the mirror this morning. This boy is getting so big! It's going to be so awesome to hold my fat little baby in my arms. Lately when I get up in the night to go to the bathroom around 3 am, I can't go back to sleep because he is moving around so much. It takes me over an hour to fall back to sleep. I'm not complaining though, it's really nice to know he is so active. Maybe in a few weeks it will feel harder to not complain, as he gets bigger and stronger. But for now it's still cool.
I spent my weekend reading up a lot on what I can do to prepare for labor. I'm not gonna' lie.... Even though I know I can totally do it naturally, I am afraid of the pain. But I read something really awesome and comforting in this one book, Birthing from Within. It talked about how when you experience high levels of pain, you have endorphins released, and that these endorphins kind of put you in a sleepy haze- helping make it possible for you to get through it. It made it sound like this haze blurs everything so you slip off into "Laborland" and are in your own world. And in the end you don't remember it as being bad... all you really remember above everything is the joy of having your baby. That sounds great and helped me not feel as scared. I'm still reading up on all the different things I can do to help with the pain though. Moving around, showers, relaxation, etc. A few weeks from now though I think I will be so ready to get this baby out though, that I may not care at all.... I will just be ready to do whatever I have to to get him here.
Anyway, there's the quick update for y'all. Tomorrow I'm off to a La Leche League meeting to learn some more about breastfeeding. Woooo! I'll be back next week with updates on what happens at my appointments. This is getting real!
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| With my BPFF (Best Pregnant Friend Forever), Kasey, today at Silver Diner- our regular hangout spot. She's over 38 weeks and expecting her baby, Will, any time now! |
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| Spooning Cats! |
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| Mr Jefferson hugging his Daddy |
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| Who needs to buy fancy cat toys!? Mr. TJ loves his paper bag tunnel I made for him! Gave him a good hour of fun rolling around and running through it. |
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