Yay I'm finally posting! Even though I don't post very much, I often think about how I need to post about things that I'm doing, and then it doesn't happen. But it is today.
Pregnant. I feel like this is my defining attribute at the moment. I didn't really understand it when women talked about being sick of being pregnant until a couple weeks ago. I've been blessed with an easy pregnancy and it's only lately that I've been feeling a bit done with it. Mainly because I'm not as mobile or have as much energy as I would like to. I also want to just hold our baby! I know that God will bring this baby in his timing, so that has helped a lot. I've had enough time to get everything ready, have I told you guys that I'm doing a water birth too? We've had the tub for 3 weeks already. I really hope I get to use it and don't end up going to the hospital.
Angela and Becca, I have you to thank for choosing the water birth. Both of you had such positive experiences that I decided to go with it. It's something I had thought of before, but knowing women that have actually used it and loved it is really reassuring.
I don't feel tired of waiting for this baby yet. It's helped a lot to have my mom here and keep me busy. We do something everyday. I haven't even had time to work on my last sewing project for the baby. I want to make a new cushion cover for the rocking chair. My plan is to start on it today, hopefully it doesn't take too long.
Here are a couple pictures of my mom and I visiting a historical mansion in Toronto last week.
It was a really hot day, but it was so nice to have my mom around to take care of me and buy me cold drinks when I was overheating.
I do have to show off one project I finished. I finally finished the baby quilt for my sister-in-law who is due end of October. I really wanted to get it done before our baby came. I gave it to her last week.
I was also really blessed to have a baby shower a week and a half ago. My mother-in-law and two sisters-in-law spent a lot of time putting it together. They spent all day Saturday cooking. It was so fun to have a party to celebrate our little one coming!
Two of my former students were able to make it out from Toronto, it was the first shower my Japanese friend had ever been to.
With my sister-in-law, Emily.
I have a midwife appointment today. I'm curious what she'll say. Two weeks ago she said the baby still had a lot of room to move around.
Maybe next time I'll blog I'll have a baby-or not. ha, I'm trying to be realistic. I know babies can take their time sometimes. I just want the baby to be here before the 11th because that's when my Dad is coming and I want my parents to have some time with the baby before they head back to the Philippines.
Oh my goodness I am so excited you are doing a water birth! I definitely loved it and will be doing it again given the chance. Somehow I also missed you were doing a home birth, also super excited about that. What are the chances that out of all of us we all do home water births. And I know when amber and I talked about birth she always said I had to do a home birth so if she ever had kids she could to. This was before her ms diagnosis but the fact we all had the same wants and desires for birth is so amazing to me!
ReplyDeleteI totally get wanting to be done being pregnant around the 36/37 week mark. That's when it hit me as well, Eli was low, I couldn't stop the waddle anymore, and I walked around at work pulling up on my belly instead of resting my hands on too of it. I love your attitude of having baby before the 11th tho, since that is quite a bit past your due date. I would be dying to have baby and unable to keep quiet about it if I were you. I think part of my problem was I wanted to work till Eli was born and I was so exhausted agyer a shift I just kept praying he would come so I didn't have to work again haha.
My parents pastor and his wife just had their baby girl exactly a week overdue on Sunday with an all natural hospital birth and a nurse midwife. You can't really do a home birth in Moses lake because the nearest home birth midwife is an hour and a half away!
I love the quilt, you are amazing! Your shower and the cake look awesome, so glad you got to be spoiled. :)
Can't wait to see pictures of your sweet little boy, all this talk of new babies is giving me baby fever... And Eli is only 8 months old haha!
Oh I wish I could be there! Like Angela said, it is SO cool that we all love or want home water births! You've had such a good attitude this whole time. I can't wait to meet my new cousin...it actually makes me really sad that I'll have to wait. Perhaps I can convince Joe to let me visit sometime...even though I may not be very much help! As far as you are comfortable/able I would love to hear updates...
ReplyDeleteI hadn't realized that you had wanted a home water birth too Amber! That is so cool that we all want the same. I just had a midwife appointment and she did a check and wasn't able to touch the baby's head, so he still has a bit lower to go.
ReplyDeleteI am toying with the idea of coming for a Washington visit in November, I would love our baby to meet our grandma and the rest of the family. Plus it would be so fun to meet up with all of you! At this point I'm finding it hard to make plans for after the baby is here, but I'll let you all know as soon as I do!
I didn't realize you were having a home birth, either! This is a hard time, at the end, but it sounds like you have a great mind-set! Shea was 10 days late, so I completely relate with how it feels when your due date has come and gone. I did read an article lately about how those last few days are so vital though - in an age when many doctors will induce for convenience, at least maybe that can be some help when wanting that baby out.
ReplyDeleteYour quilt is so lovely - everything you make always looks so perfect. I am such a sloppy sewer, I don't know if I will ever be able to quilt like you. Beautiful!
HA and Angela's comment about baby fever cracks me up, because I am so the opposite right now! Jeremy's sister Hanna just announced that they are having number 3 (their youngest is just over 1 right now!) and I can't even imagine having another. I am so content with our two.
So good to hear from you - hang in there!