Born at home on October 20, 2011
5lbs 15oz 19 inches
happy ~ healthy ~ cute!
Birth story to come!
I am literally working on it right now, and it is taking a long time… obviously.
But we are all very healthy and happy!
Now that we are all in a bit of a sleeping rhythm, I am back to writing again.
Tags: God, Natural Pregnancy and Birth, pictures, simple living, special baby
I took a car load of stuff to the thrift store today.
I feel lighter.
I also got all of my craft goods organized. Why have I been avoiding this for so long?
All of the sudden it seems so simple. I have a new perspective.
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Okay, so I am always organizing and cleaning and now minimizing our home. But today I felt a whole new level of motivation and got soooo much done.
It felt so good!
I got great sleep again last night!
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After a full nights sleep I woke up with a hunger that couldn’t be satisfied by anything in my kitchen – at least not soon enough. So after I drove Husband to work, I took myself out to breakfast.
I think I amused the waiter. As he placed three plates of food before me he said, “Here’s your feast!”
I couldn’t eat it all, of course. About 2/3′s of the food came home with me. It sure felt good to be full. :^)
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I have been very cautious about sleeping positions throughout this pregnancy. I have been trying to sleep on my left side as much as possible and avoid sleeping on my back.
Lately, at over 8 months pregnant, I have been sleeping in a hybrid position, and I have felt great while sleeping and when I get up.
Remember, before pregnancy I slept on my back, but the weight of a bowling ball on my belly has prevented me from staying in that position for long.
Sometimes side sleeping with a body pillow totally works. Other nights/naps, the hybrid position enters the scene.
If I am on my side and not comfortable, I turn slightly on to my back. I am not exactly flat on my back, but I am not on my side either… I am somewhere in between.
Just writing that sounds even to me like a very uncomfortable position. Like I am twisted, or not quite relaxed enough. But somehow my belly gets to rest enough on the body pillow to take pressure of of me, and my head is mostly facing up.
There are different variations of the hybrid. But like I said, I feel great. No back pain, hip pain, or anything. Baby seems happy, too!
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Here is a picture of me AND the husband. It’s about time we get a picture of the whole family, ay?
Unlike yesterday, I got to fulfill my ice cream craving today!
I chose one scoop of Pineapple and one scoop of Rum Raisin on a handmade waffle cone… it was soooo good!
Husband got one scoop of Coconut Cream Pie on a waffle cone… it was also good. ;^)
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Today we purchased three wool diaper covers and wool/cotton nursing pads. Just another step to being ready for baby.
We also spoke with friends via Skype who had great questions about home birth and cloth diapering… we love to share!
I lived without satisfying this craving today. Spicy sausage and sweet potato were dinner.
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36 weeks is the check point in time for being eligible for a home birth. Before today, due to premature labor, we would have had to birth in a hospital with our midwives and a doctor.
Matthew and I have a feeling we will not make it to the due date. He actually has an exact date that he believes baby will be born!
At this point anything seems so soon to me. It would be very nice if baby came a little early, so that we could be well adjusted for our Thanksgiving travels. But life doesn’t always work that way and I am okay with that, too. Either way, I will have God as my source of strength and peace when it is time to be delivered of child. 
We just can’t shake the sense that he will come “early”. But really it will be right on time. ;^)
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Not much to report on this lovely, sunny, autumn day.
I went for a walk.
It is actually like 78 degrees here in this Minnesota October. I am making myself enjoy every drop of heat, rather than complain about being too hot.
I planned on wearing certain cute, fall pregnancy clothes that are too warm for this weather… so I would like it to cool down before the big day, at least. ;-D
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I did some rearranging today. I think I can count it as a little exercise. I still feel great, so I want to do something with it.
I took a car trunk full of stuff to the thrift store yesterday. We have a few more of those trips to make.
We also have a few trips to make to the trash and recycle center. I am so glad I can help with all of this.
Yes, I am being careful and pacing myself. ;-P
And yes, we are minimizing our stuff! I highly recommend it. I keep packing up bags of stuff, and I keep realizing I have to get rid of so much more to live as simply as I desire.
The closet wall is completely knocked out now! It’s not pretty, but I can more easily envision my organized closet dream.
Thanks Husband!
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