this past weekend, my wonderful mom came to help us get the house in order for our little guy. it was amazing...she was down on the floor scrubbing baseboards and cleaning parts of the house i'd never even think to clean (let alone bend over to do it at this stage in the pregnancy!). so our house is FINALLY ready for a baby to move in! :-) all of the baby clothes, blankets, towels and other washable items have been washed and put away as well. so now it's just a matter of waiting and trying my best to stay relaxed and open to this little guy's schedule (much easier said than done!).
in the meantime, here are a few more loose ends we have to tie up:
-lauren's bridal shower next weekend in lancaster
-choosing a pediatrician (one interview down, scheduled to meet with another one next monday)
-car seat inspection
-KEEP the house clean! (ha!)
-one more birthing class to go!
-breasfteeding class in may
-finish (i.e., start and THEN finish) thank you notes for all the awesome baby presents we've received
-have baby!
technically, we could have this baby (natural and unmedicated, in the birth center as opposed to the hospital) as soon as 1.5 weeks from now (36 weeks). but we still have almost 6 weeks to go until our due date. at this point, 6 weeks feels like a REALLY long time to keep waiting!!! i'm planning to distract myself by re-reading the last two books of the Twilight series in the meantime, in preparation for the Eclipse movie coming out at the end of JUNE!!!
Monday, April 26, 2010
Monday, April 19, 2010
getting started
thought i should start a blog to keep everyone up to date on our little guy both pre- and post-birthday.
i'm currently 33.5 weeks along and boy is he keeping us on our toes! i've started having braxton hicks contractions, which for those of you who don't know pregnancy-speak, these are basically "practice" contractions. they're pretty normal and aren't supposed to hurt, but they can still be kind of intense at times and can be hard to interpret for a rookie like me. in the past week, they have definitely started picking up speed...which some people tell me could be a sign that labor is near and other people say probably doesn't mean much of anything. regardless of their meaning, they're wearing me out a little bit more each day. from what i've read and what the midwives have told me, the only remedy for braxton hicks contractions is to drink GALLONS of water and to change positions (i.e., if they start while you're sitting up, then lie down for a while, etc.). i've learned that sometimes this works, but mostly it kind of doesn't. what i do know is that the second i tell someone that they've stopped...they spontaneously decide to pick up again. go figure.
here are some examples of what braxton hicks contractions feel like:
1. your stomach is "making a fist"
2. you've just finished a really intense ab workout
3. the baby's butt is going to push its way out through your belly button
4. someone is pulling your bikini line up towards your chin
5. that scene in alien, right before the alien pops out of the belly
combine that with all of the baby kicks, punches, and hiccups, and my insides feel like an amusement park most of the time. needless to say, it's gotten a lot harder to concentrate on anything that isn't baby related these days. and between the GALLONS of water i'm drinking and the constant changing of positions to keep the contractions at bay, it's now getting even harder to try to accomplish anything on my miles-long to do list (yes, that's directed at YOU, pile of thank you notes i still need to write!). for now, i'm trying to focus on keeping this little guy in there for at least three more weeks (those tiny lungs still have some developing to do!)
i'm currently 33.5 weeks along and boy is he keeping us on our toes! i've started having braxton hicks contractions, which for those of you who don't know pregnancy-speak, these are basically "practice" contractions. they're pretty normal and aren't supposed to hurt, but they can still be kind of intense at times and can be hard to interpret for a rookie like me. in the past week, they have definitely started picking up speed...which some people tell me could be a sign that labor is near and other people say probably doesn't mean much of anything. regardless of their meaning, they're wearing me out a little bit more each day. from what i've read and what the midwives have told me, the only remedy for braxton hicks contractions is to drink GALLONS of water and to change positions (i.e., if they start while you're sitting up, then lie down for a while, etc.). i've learned that sometimes this works, but mostly it kind of doesn't. what i do know is that the second i tell someone that they've stopped...they spontaneously decide to pick up again. go figure.
here are some examples of what braxton hicks contractions feel like:
1. your stomach is "making a fist"
2. you've just finished a really intense ab workout
3. the baby's butt is going to push its way out through your belly button
4. someone is pulling your bikini line up towards your chin
5. that scene in alien, right before the alien pops out of the belly
combine that with all of the baby kicks, punches, and hiccups, and my insides feel like an amusement park most of the time. needless to say, it's gotten a lot harder to concentrate on anything that isn't baby related these days. and between the GALLONS of water i'm drinking and the constant changing of positions to keep the contractions at bay, it's now getting even harder to try to accomplish anything on my miles-long to do list (yes, that's directed at YOU, pile of thank you notes i still need to write!). for now, i'm trying to focus on keeping this little guy in there for at least three more weeks (those tiny lungs still have some developing to do!)
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