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!
