my 23rd birthday was thursday. it was a nice day. i was by myself for most of the day until matthias got home from work. then we picked up amazingly good pizza from zpizza and ate it at Bond Park in Cary. after that we went by the Fishers and picked up some yummy cupcakes B made me and headed home. Matthias sang me happy birthday and brought me my cookies and cream ice cream cake form Baskin Robbins. yummmmm. then he gave me my presents. when he came out with an anthropologie bag i didn't think twice, thinking that he would never shop there, but when i opened it i realized he has indeed bought me a really cute journal and funky cool apron from there. so cool.
friday my mom and i got pedicures. they're so cute. we even got little flowers painted on them. hehe
last night we had dinner at my dad's house. it was nice! kabobs and a pineapple upside down cake...yumm. my dad got me a new phone...it's fun too! samsung impression...i think
in other news....i am just about a week past my due date...booo. soooo wish i could go ahead and have my sweet baby. :( but i'm doing okay. not miserable (most of the time).
matthias' parents are on their way here right now. should be here any minute. hope they get to meet this baby before they leave in a week!!
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Monday, April 12, 2010
sleep
my sleep schedule was something like this:
10:30 get ready for bed
10:45 lay in bed and text ChaCha for a while until i feel sleepy
11:00 fall asleep
12:30 wake up wide awake, get online, eat some crackers,
1:45 finally go back to sleep
3:00 wake up to use restroom
6:00 wake up to make matthias' lunch and see him off for work, have a little something to eat, pray with him, read my bible
7:30 go back to sleep
10:30 wake up
and here i am
i do have a really strange sleep cycle these days.
i am 40 weeks and a day pregnant today. i'm feeling okay, just a bit uncomfortable this morning. i'm having more and more braxton hicks, but i am not paying them too much attention as they don't really hurt. i do wish i would go into labor today. :)
my 23rd birthday is thursday (tax day), so that's exciting. my only request is an ice cream cake...haha. and a baby.
truthfully, i have a hard time asking God for the baby to come now, because what if His plan is better that it comes in a week? you know? but if He IS taking request, i'd request today or tomorrow :)
well i'm going to go. i'm mostly focusing on resting, but i have some things on my to do list today. would love to do them while in labor...
:) lindsay and baby-in-belly
10:30 get ready for bed
10:45 lay in bed and text ChaCha for a while until i feel sleepy
11:00 fall asleep
12:30 wake up wide awake, get online, eat some crackers,
1:45 finally go back to sleep
3:00 wake up to use restroom
6:00 wake up to make matthias' lunch and see him off for work, have a little something to eat, pray with him, read my bible
7:30 go back to sleep
10:30 wake up
and here i am
i do have a really strange sleep cycle these days.
i am 40 weeks and a day pregnant today. i'm feeling okay, just a bit uncomfortable this morning. i'm having more and more braxton hicks, but i am not paying them too much attention as they don't really hurt. i do wish i would go into labor today. :)
my 23rd birthday is thursday (tax day), so that's exciting. my only request is an ice cream cake...haha. and a baby.
truthfully, i have a hard time asking God for the baby to come now, because what if His plan is better that it comes in a week? you know? but if He IS taking request, i'd request today or tomorrow :)
well i'm going to go. i'm mostly focusing on resting, but i have some things on my to do list today. would love to do them while in labor...
:) lindsay and baby-in-belly
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
preparing for a home birth
my due date is officially this sunday, april 11. i've been waiting for the baby to come any time now. i've been walking at least a mile almost every day and i just finished a really spicy lunch :)... come on baby, come out!! i'm not a miserable pregnant lady, but i get tired very easily, my hands and feet swell often, and it can be just plain uncomfortable at times. i'm doing well though. learning patience and starting to bond more with my baby. i've had a hard time figuring out how to bond with my baby, but last night was good. i spent time on my drive home just talking to him or her and thanking God. i let my baby know how happy i am to be it's mommy. the hardest part being so pregnant for me would just be the anticipation of when? since i could go in to labor any day (but then again--could be weeks) and many of my (Bradley--birth) class mates have--i wake up each morning (and in the middle of the night) wondering if the time has come. it hasn't yet...but...hopefully soon. like today. ;)
i haven't told many people, mainly to avoid the shocked look and discouraging comments, but matthias and i decided on having our baby at home with a midwife. i had been receiving care from a local ob/gyn practice, but as my pregnancy progressed i began talking with more people, doing more research, watching videos, reading books, and started to rethink my automatic choice of going with a doctor and having a hospital birth. two things that really impacted my decision were the movie "the business of being born" and the book Ina May's Guide to Childbirth. i read, watched, talked, prayed and decided that the best thing for matthias and i and our baby was a home birth...matthias didn't need any persuasion, his mom had 3 at home! a big reason is the desire for a natural labor and delivery, without any/many interventions.. i'm broadly covering our reasons, but if you'd like to ask me a question, please feel free to email me or leave it in the comments section below.
as you can imagine, preparing for a home birth is a bit different than preparing for a hospital birth. we had to obtain supplies to have at our home for when the baby decided to come. we mostly just had to go online and order a "home birth kit" which included underpads or "puddle pads", plastic sheets, some sterile sponges and various minor sterile items, cord clamps, gloves, and some other little things. we also had to have plastic to go under the tub my midwife brings in the event i choose to use that. flashlights, an unbreakable bowl, and towels were also on the list. we are good to go with supplies. our midwife will bring all of her doctor-y medical and emergency equipment when she comes. she'll also be bringing an assistant- another midwife who worked for many years in england. they are both sooo nice.
since i am having my baby at home i have been sort of stressing out a bit about having the apartment really clean...oh yeah, that's another thing. i am having our baby in our 1 bedroom, second story, small apartment. :) anyways, i have lots i'd like to clean, but not as much energy to do so. if i could have it my way, everything would be dusted, vacuumed, mopped, and Windexed at all times. i have a feeling that i'll be tidying up some when i start to feel contractions. :)
i'm not sure what else to write about at this time...i'd just like to say again that i'd loveeeeeeeeeeeee to have my baby today. or even just go into labor today? oh well :)
here are some recent pictures:
this was a few weekends ago with some youth group gals at Acquire the Fire. what a fun, but tiring weekend! 37 weeks pregnant there.
here's a lovely one from january of lindsay, abby, janell, and i... we're real beauties, huh?
this one's a little better :)
i haven't told many people, mainly to avoid the shocked look and discouraging comments, but matthias and i decided on having our baby at home with a midwife. i had been receiving care from a local ob/gyn practice, but as my pregnancy progressed i began talking with more people, doing more research, watching videos, reading books, and started to rethink my automatic choice of going with a doctor and having a hospital birth. two things that really impacted my decision were the movie "the business of being born" and the book Ina May's Guide to Childbirth. i read, watched, talked, prayed and decided that the best thing for matthias and i and our baby was a home birth...matthias didn't need any persuasion, his mom had 3 at home! a big reason is the desire for a natural labor and delivery, without any/many interventions.. i'm broadly covering our reasons, but if you'd like to ask me a question, please feel free to email me or leave it in the comments section below.
as you can imagine, preparing for a home birth is a bit different than preparing for a hospital birth. we had to obtain supplies to have at our home for when the baby decided to come. we mostly just had to go online and order a "home birth kit" which included underpads or "puddle pads", plastic sheets, some sterile sponges and various minor sterile items, cord clamps, gloves, and some other little things. we also had to have plastic to go under the tub my midwife brings in the event i choose to use that. flashlights, an unbreakable bowl, and towels were also on the list. we are good to go with supplies. our midwife will bring all of her doctor-y medical and emergency equipment when she comes. she'll also be bringing an assistant- another midwife who worked for many years in england. they are both sooo nice.
since i am having my baby at home i have been sort of stressing out a bit about having the apartment really clean...oh yeah, that's another thing. i am having our baby in our 1 bedroom, second story, small apartment. :) anyways, i have lots i'd like to clean, but not as much energy to do so. if i could have it my way, everything would be dusted, vacuumed, mopped, and Windexed at all times. i have a feeling that i'll be tidying up some when i start to feel contractions. :)
i'm not sure what else to write about at this time...i'd just like to say again that i'd loveeeeeeeeeeeee to have my baby today. or even just go into labor today? oh well :)
here are some recent pictures:
this was a few weekends ago with some youth group gals at Acquire the Fire. what a fun, but tiring weekend! 37 weeks pregnant there.
here's a lovely one from january of lindsay, abby, janell, and i... we're real beauties, huh?
this one's a little better :)
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