Week 28

Hey baby! This week started out really really awesome! Your dad and I went up to Stanley, Id for a few days. When we first got into town he stopped at one of my favorite stores, Riverwear, and I window shopped for a bit. Then we rolled over to Redfish Lake for the evening. We listened to live music at the lodge, wandered on the docks, breathed the fresh air.......it was lovely. We even landed a sweet spot to camp for the night very close by. The next day - after blueberry pancakes and everything else for breakfast - we moved on to another location to explore and fish and camp. With a little stop at Stanley Lake on the way. I was a really nice break from the valley heat. 

One of the highlights was working on picking a NAME for you :) as we were resting in the woods. We haven't exactly figured it out yet - but we have a good 'short list'.

After we got back home we had a lot of doc appointments and meetings (like a birthing class - yikes) and other stuff to take care of. But we did manage to get in a little homemade sushi for dinner one night! Don't worry baby - my rolls were all cooked.

Here are some updates about you this week:

WE MADE IT TO THE 3rd TRIMESTER!! Whew - only 3 months to go.

How your baby's growing:

By this week, your baby weighs 2 1/4 pounds (about the size of a large eggplant) and measures 14.8 inches from the top of her head to her heels. She can blink her eyes, which now sport lashes. With her eyesight developing, she may be able to see the light that filters in through your womb. She's also developing billions of neurons in her brain and adding more body fat in preparation for life in the outside world.








Love you baby, me

Week 27

Morning quiet time.

Hi Baby ~

Lots of appointments this week:

Met with 'the girls' to get ready for our Tahoe trip.
Dr. J and the glucose test - LAME.
Dentist - LAME
Massage - awesome
Breastfeeding Class - wierd, lots of boobs
Dermatologist - ask your Dad

Mixed in with a fair amount of things to do around the house and napping :) Not so bad of a week! The icing on the cake was Friday afternoon when your Dad and I were invited to be witnesses at Micah and Kara's courthouse nuptials. It was really cool and we feel lucky to have been included.

Our progress this week......the funny one:

WEEK 27

How ya doin’? Are you scared about the whole birth thing?

I don’t think there are many women that aren’t nervous about giving birth at one point or another. I mean you’re pushing a person out of you that is bigger than the exit. From everything that I’ve read, the biggest pain reliever from labour seems to be arming yourself with confidence. I know, that sounds completely stupid but bear with me.

If you go in to your birth feeling out of control and terrified, it’s going to exacerbate the pain, but if you arm yourself with the knowledge that this is what your body is supposed to do, you’re going to have a much easier time seeing past it.

I’ve been in labour twice and it hurt. Not unbearable pain, but “yeah, this f-ing hurts, I’m going to take you up on that epidural now” pain. Plus, I have to be one of the most pain phobic people on the planet – I get drugged to have my teeth cleaned. And you know what? It was fine.

I have no idea why some women love to recount their horrible labours. I honestly don’t think it helps anyone, although, maybe it makes them feel better, dunno. Labours are like fingerprints and no two are alike. You’re going to have a great birth and you’re going to have a healthy, beautiful baby at the end of it all and there’s nothing to gain from thinking otherwise.

Even if you want to be drugged in the parking lot and have an elective c-section, my advice is to read up on everything. Read about water births, homebirths, hypno-births and everything in between. Watch Business of Being Born, More Business of Being Born and the movie Babies. Even if you absolutely know that none of it is for you, it will help that primal part of your brain to kick in and say, “Hell yeah, I can do this and me and my baby are going to rock this birth.”

Look, there is no easy way to get a kid out of you, but always keep in mind that your body is set up to do just that. You’re going to be amazing.

Love you baby - me

Week 26

So your Pops came down from the excitement of his recent adventures and decided to commit to a little 'wife time' this week.

Went up to visit our friends Matt and Erin up in the mountains above Boise. They loaned us all of your baby furniture (its beautiful) but we realized the dresser was too big for your room so we drove it back up to their house. We brought some of the 40 lbs of fresh salmon your Dad brought back from AK for dinner. And I enjoyed watching the hummingbirds swarm around their feeders!

 

We also received (thanks Grammy C) a NEW CHAIR to rock you in. Hopefully it soooooothes you in the wee hours of the night.

We went up to McCall to 'Tree's Nest' (the Tyree's cabin) and chilled out for 5 days. It was LOVELY. We hung out with Steve and Cindy the first night and then they came back down to Boise. I crocheted some cute things for you. We watched one of my favorite firework shows over Payette Lake from the Loveless family dock. We went swimming at the clubhouse - felt soooo good on my belly. Your Dad hiked in to two different lakes and went fishing - and did pretty good too! We ate lots of good food and got some good deep sleep in the mountain fresh air.

Here are some pics:

What a good life we have :)


Here are some updates about you:

How your baby's growing:

The network of nerves in your baby's ears is better developed and more sensitive than before. He may now be able to hear both your voice and your partner's as you chat with each other. He's inhaling and exhaling small amounts of amniotic fluid, which is essential for the development of his lungs. These so-called breathing movements are also good practice for when he's born and takes that first gulp of air. And he's continuing to put on baby fat. He now weighs about 1 2/3 pounds and measures 14 inches from head to heel.

 Love you Baby, momz

Week 25

So a CRA-zy turn of events occurred for your Dad this week.....he went to ALASKA on a week long guided fishing trip! Pretty wild how it all happened, but basically Chris C. called us the very afternoon your Dad returned from the raft trip and invited him to replace a guy who cancelled at the last minute ~ all we had to do was get Jason a plane ride up there. It really was a once in a lifetime chance, so we sent him off to Alaska the next morning. He of course had a ridiculous good time!

Here are just a few pictures:

 Boy ~ Looks like he had a terrible time huh?!

Here are a few pics from the raft trip:

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So your Dad likes to have fun ~ the more outside time the better. Get ready for a lifetime of adventures baby. Your Dad has already said that he plans on taking you everywhere with him.  ;)


Here are a few updates about you:

How your baby's growing

Head to heels, your baby now measures about 13 1/2 inches. Her weight — 1 1/2 pounds — isn't much more than an average rutabaga, but she's beginning to exchange her long, lean look for some baby fat. As she does, her wrinkled skin will begin to smooth out and she'll start to look more and more like a newborn. She's also growing more hair — and if you could see it, you'd now be able to discern its color and texture.

I'm feeling good these days, just less mobile. I feel like I am eating WELL and I am happy to have lots of quite time at home to nest and think about you. You're on my mind all the time. 

Love you baby, me