I know, it's been forever since I updated. But not much to report. Little Gabriel (!) is just loving making his presence known. He's in the same position a lot it feels like. I feel most of the moving on my right side, and I often get kicked up under my ribs on that side as well. Which is great, since that's the side that my ribs are most sore on. It gets uncomfortable, to say the least. And I'm still suffering from all the same other discomforts I described in previous posts, so no need to go any further into that. At least the baby seems to be enjoying himself. I just honestly can't believe that I still have six more weeks of him (and me) just getting bigger! It's a little crazy.
I began a little bit of work on the baby's room, convincing Robert to move the treadmill out of there. It's still in the hallway, but at least now I've been able to do a little bit in there. My next goal is to rearrange all of the bookshelves to my liking, but they may have to wait until we can actually get the treadmill into storage. I know that bookshelves seem tremendously unimportant, and it's probably tough to understand why I need to have them settled before I can set up the crib, but that's just the way my brain is working right now. I still have to discover the location of my missing bassinet for the pack n' play that Chris sent to me. Having someplace for the baby to sleep is important.
And breastfeeding class! We went tonight, and, for me at least, it was really interesting. Most of the info I sort of knew already, having picked it up from various other readings. But it was really nice to get so much information, and to see how super supportive they are of breastfeeding at the hospital. It seems almost impossible to fail, unless there is some deeper underlying, unpreventable something that keeps you from being able to. They really really want you to be successful. So that's good to know.
And in non-baby related news, our dog George was attacked by another dog at his doggie daycamp place. No one saw what started it, but it is speculated that the other dog reacted to a "back off" signal that George gave her, and just snapped and went at him. They were only without supervision for a minute or two, but she was able to do a lot of damage in that time. He's doing okay, but he's looking pretty beat up. Lots of open puncture wounds on his neck and the sides of his face. The other dog was brand new, it was her trial day. She didn't pass. So having someone else to worry about has made me focus on my own discomforts less. Which is good. As I've said before, my complaints are nothing compared to what some women deal with during pregnancy. Or compared to what George is probably feeling now.
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Miscellaneous post about all the stuff I haven't been posting about
I know, it's been ages since I posted. And I have definitely had stuff to post about too, it is just a matter of laziness, I suppose.
So, first off, I am supposed to post a recent tummy picture, since it's been more than four weeks since the last one, but we haven't taken one yet. So here is a picture of me at about 27 weeks, although you can't really get a good idea about how big I actually am. Not that I'm huge yet, although of course I feel enormous. Secondly, I should report that the baby has been moving a bunch. I know that I've already mentioned that, but seriously! This guy is a jumper. It is incredibly entertaining to watch my body move around with him, really. Although it probably creeps everyone else out. So he seems to be doing well, enjoying life, etc.
I had a doctor's visit on Friday, and as usual, I feel like I'm gaining too much weight. The doctor says it's okay, that I just need to make sure I'm eating right. My cousins were in town this last week, so I spent a few days eating out with family, which makes eating right a little bit more difficult. But I'm trying to get back on track again. I was also really lazy, and not eating right even at home, even though I have all these lovely vegetables to cook with! But like I said, I'm trying harder now. I have gained just about 30 pounds, and 35 is the most that they really want me to gain. And I still have a couple months. So I'll probably be going over that number, but hopefully not by too much.
In further news, we have begun our childbirth classes! So far we have gone to two, but I am most excited about the one that is this next week. We get a tour of the childbirth center on Wednesday! This is very exciting for me. But the class otherwise has been good. It's a small class, with only six other couples (I guess there are usually at least twice that many in a class). There are a lot of Microsoft employees, two of whom work on the XBOX, which we thought was kind of entertaining. We have talked more to one couple in particular, because they have so much in common with us. The husband, Ke, is one of the XBOX guys, the wife, Tao, is a "homemaker" (I prefer stay-at-home mom-to-be, but homemaker was what her husband called her), they share our due date and our doctor! The wife, however, does not speak very much English, so we have mainly talked to the husband. I talked a little bit to another woman this last week, but we still haven't connected much otherwise. So far in the classes we have talked about the labor process, as well as techniques for breathing and relaxing through contractions. Most of us want to go as natural as we can with our birthing process, but we will be talking about pain medication options and that sort of thing in the coming weeks. I have decided that I for sure am not interested in an epidural, but I do w
ant to know a little bit more about other pain management options.
And lastly, another hat, bootie, and mitten set! Someday I may actually make something larger, but for now, these little things are fun, and they are necessary. This set was supposed to be newborn size, however it looks a little bigger to me. Which is a good thing, I suppose, since the baby will not be newborn size forever!
So, first off, I am supposed to post a recent tummy picture, since it's been more than four weeks since the last one, but we haven't taken one yet. So here is a picture of me at about 27 weeks, although you can't really get a good idea about how big I actually am. Not that I'm huge yet, although of course I feel enormous. Secondly, I should report that the baby has been moving a bunch. I know that I've already mentioned that, but seriously! This guy is a jumper. It is incredibly entertaining to watch my body move around with him, really. Although it probably creeps everyone else out. So he seems to be doing well, enjoying life, etc.
I had a doctor's visit on Friday, and as usual, I feel like I'm gaining too much weight. The doctor says it's okay, that I just need to make sure I'm eating right. My cousins were in town this last week, so I spent a few days eating out with family, which makes eating right a little bit more difficult. But I'm trying to get back on track again. I was also really lazy, and not eating right even at home, even though I have all these lovely vegetables to cook with! But like I said, I'm trying harder now. I have gained just about 30 pounds, and 35 is the most that they really want me to gain. And I still have a couple months. So I'll probably be going over that number, but hopefully not by too much.
In further news, we have begun our childbirth classes! So far we have gone to two, but I am most excited about the one that is this next week. We get a tour of the childbirth center on Wednesday! This is very exciting for me. But the class otherwise has been good. It's a small class, with only six other couples (I guess there are usually at least twice that many in a class). There are a lot of Microsoft employees, two of whom work on the XBOX, which we thought was kind of entertaining. We have talked more to one couple in particular, because they have so much in common with us. The husband, Ke, is one of the XBOX guys, the wife, Tao, is a "homemaker" (I prefer stay-at-home mom-to-be, but homemaker was what her husband called her), they share our due date and our doctor! The wife, however, does not speak very much English, so we have mainly talked to the husband. I talked a little bit to another woman this last week, but we still haven't connected much otherwise. So far in the classes we have talked about the labor process, as well as techniques for breathing and relaxing through contractions. Most of us want to go as natural as we can with our birthing process, but we will be talking about pain medication options and that sort of thing in the coming weeks. I have decided that I for sure am not interested in an epidural, but I do w
ant to know a little bit more about other pain management options.And lastly, another hat, bootie, and mitten set! Someday I may actually make something larger, but for now, these little things are fun, and they are necessary. This set was supposed to be newborn size, however it looks a little bigger to me. Which is a good thing, I suppose, since the baby will not be newborn size forever!
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