Archives for July 2011

The Basics

July 28, 2011 by Jill

I don't have a perfectly designed and styled and finished nursery. I haven't hand-sewn a quilt or anything for that matter. I haven't finished a DIY project. But we have the basics ready for the baby.First, a pack and play with a bassinet. I scored this from a garage sale for $15. I was so excited that weekend. I'd gotten up early just to go to one sale that had advertised lots of baby stuff including a pack and play, but the pack and play had already been swooped up by another pregnant lady … [Read more...]

Filed Under: life Tagged With: baby, bedroom

37 Weeks

July 26, 2011 by Jill

37w1dThe baby is officially full term now! We have midwife appointments every week from here on out. At our last one, the midwife said to me, "Feel that?" I thought it was the baby's bottom, but it turned out that my whole uterus was rock hard due to a Braxton Hicks contraction. Apparently, I've been getting them all the time, only I don't feel anything at all. Now that I'm paying more attention, I do get them a lot. I've still been sleeping well and feeling good. This week, my hands have … [Read more...]

Filed Under: pregnancy Tagged With: baby

The Birthing Bag: A Beginning

July 24, 2011 by Jill

Packing a bag to take to the birth center has begun!I've started a list on our kitchen wall, adding to it whenever I think of something. A lot of the items can't really be packed until the last minute. But we have a few things in the bag now.First, bendable straws! For encouraging me to drink lots of water and making it easy for me to take a sip or not in between pressure waves. Second, a very important item, a Summer Shandy beer for me. I've been waiting all summer for that little can of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: pregnancy Tagged With: baby, birth

Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary

July 22, 2011 by Jill

How does your garden grow?With lots of weeds and little careAnd four raspberries all in a row. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: outside Tagged With: garden, landscaping, outside, vegetables

36 Weeks

July 20, 2011 by Jill

36w3dI looked at these pictures after Phil took them last night and marveled at how far my stomach sticks out now. I remember back at 29 weeks, when I thought I looked so pregnant.Ha. I've definitely started getting comments about the bump. Nothing too incredibly offensive, but really I find them all offensive. Even when someone says I look fantastic, what they really mean is that I'm not as large as other pregnant women they've seen or known. But I think those other pregnant women looked … [Read more...]