Thursday, September 22, 2011
Milo's Song
So about a month Jacob and I's amazing teacher, April Bolding, suggested to our class that we pick a song to sing to the baby while its the womb and to continue doing so after giving birth. Apparently the baby will recognize the song outside of the womb and it can be of great comfort to them through out their life. If you know our household at all you know picking a song for a child isn't as simple as rock-a-bye-baby. To be honest it's taken me a whole month to find one. I decided upon Bob Dylans- If Not For You today and immediately when I began singing along (I don't know it by heart) Milo began kicking. It was such a magical experience and I can't wait to continue doing it.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
restless and hopeful
I apologize ahead of hand for how poorly written this is. I'm lacking sleep and my mind is reeling. Hopefully it all makes sense.
It is currently 7 AM in Seattle. I woke up some time around 5 needing to use the restroom and going back to sleep just hasn't happened.
Yesterday was quite an eventful day at the midwifes office and it appears I'm a lot further along than I thought. Since last Thursday I've been having Braxton Hicks at night, I knew it was bound to happen and just kept myself hydrated. Then on Saturday night they started up and haven't really stopped. Every once in awhile they've become painful. I wasn't too concerned and neither was the midwife but, she said she would check my cervix if I wanted her to. I decided to play it safe and agreed to have her check it out. She was wary of doing too much since I'm just at 36 so it was a really light exam. I was shocked when she told me I was definitely soft down there and that it was short. I had really started to believe again that we were going to be waiting around at week 42. Now I know this doesn't mean any thing really and we could still be waiting forever but, she did say to take it easy this week so that we make it to 37. 37 weeks is pretty much the magic number around these parts that we've been counting down to ever since the rush to labor and delivery at 29 weeks. If we can make it till then we're cleared for the Birthing Center.
Of course the fact that I've now been told to make it easy has sent my mind into a tailspin. Honestly our apartment is some what of a disaster area. I still don't have my cloth diapers, haven't washed any baby clothes, written my birth plan, or packed a bag! It appears I better (cautiously) get my butt in gear. Did I mention we're waiting for the crib to arrive?!
In the end I know that if he comes earlier than expected we will of course be fine. Bags can be packed in a matter of minutes, I can always start with disposables if I must, and we always have the bassinet that comes with the stroller for him to sleep in. The only thing I would really like is to have him out of the hospital. So here I sit restless to get things ready and hopeful that Milo stays in for a few more days.
It is currently 7 AM in Seattle. I woke up some time around 5 needing to use the restroom and going back to sleep just hasn't happened.
Yesterday was quite an eventful day at the midwifes office and it appears I'm a lot further along than I thought. Since last Thursday I've been having Braxton Hicks at night, I knew it was bound to happen and just kept myself hydrated. Then on Saturday night they started up and haven't really stopped. Every once in awhile they've become painful. I wasn't too concerned and neither was the midwife but, she said she would check my cervix if I wanted her to. I decided to play it safe and agreed to have her check it out. She was wary of doing too much since I'm just at 36 so it was a really light exam. I was shocked when she told me I was definitely soft down there and that it was short. I had really started to believe again that we were going to be waiting around at week 42. Now I know this doesn't mean any thing really and we could still be waiting forever but, she did say to take it easy this week so that we make it to 37. 37 weeks is pretty much the magic number around these parts that we've been counting down to ever since the rush to labor and delivery at 29 weeks. If we can make it till then we're cleared for the Birthing Center.
Of course the fact that I've now been told to make it easy has sent my mind into a tailspin. Honestly our apartment is some what of a disaster area. I still don't have my cloth diapers, haven't washed any baby clothes, written my birth plan, or packed a bag! It appears I better (cautiously) get my butt in gear. Did I mention we're waiting for the crib to arrive?!
In the end I know that if he comes earlier than expected we will of course be fine. Bags can be packed in a matter of minutes, I can always start with disposables if I must, and we always have the bassinet that comes with the stroller for him to sleep in. The only thing I would really like is to have him out of the hospital. So here I sit restless to get things ready and hopeful that Milo stays in for a few more days.
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Stroller!
To celebrate hitting 35 weeks and to make room in the nursery I finally allowed myself to set up the stroller. It was a lot easier than I thought. I love it but both Jacob and I are having a hard time folding it up so I'm a little nervous. The pics are of all the different ways it can be set up.
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