There is SO much that I want to blog about right now....lots of news....but I can't make it public yet (hopefully soon!!). Okay wish I could say more.
I'm 39 weeks now...due date is MONDAY!!! I'm actually anticipating going past my due date though as I wasn't progressed at all at my friday checkup. I will have another dr appt on Thursday morning but honestly not expecting much news from that either. Since I'm not going to be electively induced, I just get to be a patient mama and wait on when miss sweet kate is ready to show her pretty face. I was induced with Henry at 39 weeks 3 days, which would be like having Kate today...wow! Makes me realize how close I am to getting to hold her (so exciting!). Please pray for a happy and healthy delivery....the last three months have been SO crazy around here that I'm hoping that this birth can be calm and normal :).
Remember how I said how badly I wanted maternity pics and how sad I was that we wanted be able to get them because of $$$ with Shaun's job loss??!! Well just an example of how God provides...my friend is a photographer, and she asked me if we would be willing to get our pictures taken by some photographers for use for their portfolios. Well we got there, and I think there was seriously like six or more photographers taking pictures of us. I want to post some on here but want to make sure that I use the right format with their logo that they want so for now I can only post a link to one of the photographers blogs with a pic of me :).
Also a little update on my sweet boy. Henry is almost two!!!! He is talking in sentences now and is seriously cracking us up with the stuff that he says. He talks pretty clearly but some of his words he can't say exactly right, and they are my favs...helipopter, waccles (waffles), pee woo (instead of pee you for smelly), Chomas (Thomas the train). We have also been amazed by how much Henry loves to sing and how he can really keep a tune. He has always been very auditory but lately it has become even more clear how much we pays attention to sound. One of my favorite things to do now is to leave out words in a book or song, and he tries to fill in the blanks. I've been surprised what he actually has memorized :). One of the sweet things that he does that melts our hearts every time is that when we tuck him in at night, he waits for us to close the door and then he yells as loud as he can "I yove you mama!!" "I yove you dada!!" I don't think it gets much better than that :). This is definitely a challenging age as he thinks he is capable of doing so much more than he can (independence is kicking in!!), and he is sooooo destructive and non-stop....but it is also such a sweet and cute age. He is growing up too fast...sigh. And he is going to be a big brother soon (oh I can already tell I'm going to be an emotional wreck after Kate is born :).
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Friday, July 1, 2011
Packing our bags :)...
You know you are getting close when it is time to pack your bags for the hospital and install the carseat in the car! We are nesting this weekend so little tiny pink things are getting washed (oh so much fun!!) and everything is getting setup around the house. Definitely making things feel more real! I'm so excited to meet my sweetie pie that I can hardly stand it. I can wait to hold her! But I'm not wishing for delivery this week (37 weeks) as I did with Henry because there is still a lot to do before she comes. I'm going to try to be patient as I can be this time :).
Wanted to give y'all an update on my ob appt on Wednesday. I will admit it was pretty emotional for me meeting a new doctor at 36 weeks, and I didn't love everything she said. But the good news is that she had no issues with anything on my birth plan, and she said that the l&d nurses will already know that she is okay with the things I have listed on my birth plan (but it will be in my chart also) so I shouldn't have any problems with them (not that I would anticipate ANY issues with them because I already know a lot of them and they are wonderful). We talked specifically about each item, but I won't bore y'all with that much detail.
I thought I would post what I'm packing this time in my labor bag especially since it would be fun to compare to last time (makes me a little nauseous when I read those blog posts from last time...definitely learned a lot about trusting my body and labor in the last two years). By far the biggest bag for me will be the one that we will carry in with us when I'm in labor...my labor bag (We will leave the postpartum bag and the diaper bag in the car until after delivery). It is really my doula bag of tricks and comfort measures :) with some added personal items for me. I am all about setting up a home environment (as much as possible) in the hospital room. Things like low lights, music etc really made a difference for me with Henry's labor so I try to setup a similar environment for my doula clients (if we have time!). I also think it helps the nurses/hospital staff/doctors etc to respect the moms space when they enter the room, and it is always fun to see their reaction (they can tell something special is going on in the room). So here is what is in my labor bag!
Labor Bag for Hospital—
-Ponytail holders
-Music (jim brickman piano "faith" cd and then I will also have a playlist on my ipod with portable speakers of my favorite slow/sappy songs...lots of country music...stuff like "remember when" -alan jackson)
-Laptop (this might not end up coming in until after delivery)
-Chargers for laptop and cameras and phones
-Video camera
-Flip Flops
-Socks
-Swimming suit...(probably won't wear the bottoms...this is for the bathtub/shower)...one for shaun too.
-Birth Ball!! (a must have...I would be sooooo upset if I didn't have my ball)
-Comfy blanket (just to wrap around me if I want it...NOT to lay down :)
-Led candles (4)--I like to put two in the bathroom so moms don't have to turn the big lights on when they need to go in there and then two/three more around the room so that we can turn the overheads off
-Sound machine for bathroom (tiny little battery operated sound machine that I put on the sink counter behind a candle with water sounds)
-Nice handsoap for bathroom
-Nice toilet paper for bathroom
-Small water fountain (this might end up next to the bathtub because there is a large area at my hospital...it is battery operated too)
-Focal points—ultrasound pic of kate in frame, newborn pink shoes -Happy for l&d nurse (I have a super cute little container for this...just going to be some yummy chocolates with a sweet note)
-Bath pillow ( have this one from homedics...it vibrates!)
-Kneel pad for doula/shaun
-dum dum suckers
-Ziploc of massage oils/lotions
-Freezer Ziploc bags for putting ice chips and washcloths in so that they are cold for transition
-Battery operated fans (2)
-Extra double A batteries
-The Birth Partner book
-Warm compresses (I love these...I have two of them so I can change them out without taking it away from mom...especially great for back labor while mom is in hands/knees position or for wearing around back or lower belly while on ball....the handles are also great for if mom wants to stand and rock side to side while pulling on the straps for some pressure on the back).
-Instant hot/cold packs
-Birth ball pump (in case it needs some air!)
-Bendy straws for gatorade!
Wanted to give y'all an update on my ob appt on Wednesday. I will admit it was pretty emotional for me meeting a new doctor at 36 weeks, and I didn't love everything she said. But the good news is that she had no issues with anything on my birth plan, and she said that the l&d nurses will already know that she is okay with the things I have listed on my birth plan (but it will be in my chart also) so I shouldn't have any problems with them (not that I would anticipate ANY issues with them because I already know a lot of them and they are wonderful). We talked specifically about each item, but I won't bore y'all with that much detail.
I thought I would post what I'm packing this time in my labor bag especially since it would be fun to compare to last time (makes me a little nauseous when I read those blog posts from last time...definitely learned a lot about trusting my body and labor in the last two years). By far the biggest bag for me will be the one that we will carry in with us when I'm in labor...my labor bag (We will leave the postpartum bag and the diaper bag in the car until after delivery). It is really my doula bag of tricks and comfort measures :) with some added personal items for me. I am all about setting up a home environment (as much as possible) in the hospital room. Things like low lights, music etc really made a difference for me with Henry's labor so I try to setup a similar environment for my doula clients (if we have time!). I also think it helps the nurses/hospital staff/doctors etc to respect the moms space when they enter the room, and it is always fun to see their reaction (they can tell something special is going on in the room). So here is what is in my labor bag!
Labor Bag for Hospital—
-Ponytail holders
-Music (jim brickman piano "faith" cd and then I will also have a playlist on my ipod with portable speakers of my favorite slow/sappy songs...lots of country music...stuff like "remember when" -alan jackson)
-Laptop (this might not end up coming in until after delivery)
-Chargers for laptop and cameras and phones
-Video camera
-Flip Flops
-Socks
-Swimming suit...(probably won't wear the bottoms...this is for the bathtub/shower)...one for shaun too.
-Birth Ball!! (a must have...I would be sooooo upset if I didn't have my ball)
-Comfy blanket (just to wrap around me if I want it...NOT to lay down :)
-Led candles (4)--I like to put two in the bathroom so moms don't have to turn the big lights on when they need to go in there and then two/three more around the room so that we can turn the overheads off
-Sound machine for bathroom (tiny little battery operated sound machine that I put on the sink counter behind a candle with water sounds)
-Nice handsoap for bathroom
-Nice toilet paper for bathroom
-Small water fountain (this might end up next to the bathtub because there is a large area at my hospital...it is battery operated too)
-Focal points—ultrasound pic of kate in frame, newborn pink shoes -Happy for l&d nurse (I have a super cute little container for this...just going to be some yummy chocolates with a sweet note)
-Bath pillow ( have this one from homedics...it vibrates!)
-Kneel pad for doula/shaun
-dum dum suckers
-Ziploc of massage oils/lotions
-Freezer Ziploc bags for putting ice chips and washcloths in so that they are cold for transition
-Battery operated fans (2)
-Extra double A batteries
-The Birth Partner book
-Warm compresses (I love these...I have two of them so I can change them out without taking it away from mom...especially great for back labor while mom is in hands/knees position or for wearing around back or lower belly while on ball....the handles are also great for if mom wants to stand and rock side to side while pulling on the straps for some pressure on the back).
-Instant hot/cold packs
-Birth ball pump (in case it needs some air!)
-Bendy straws for gatorade!
Will also have a seperate little cooler bag with ice with gatorades and quick energy snacks for me and shaun and my doula :).
So that is what is in my labor bag...did I forget anything??!!
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