33w4d

I couldn't come up with a title for this blog, let alone a clever one.

Today we took N to TotSpot. She enjoyed herself but was a bit on the shy side, not sure why because it was only family there. She went down the slide feet first on her belly all by herself- not sure if that was intentional or an accident, lol.

I've got to go grocery shopping. Probably going to do that when Jaime comes home from work. We just need a few things, though.

On a sidenote, I'm trying to wean N from sweets and juice. I cannot believe I've fallen into that trap. I'm trying to get myself off of them too, easier said than done. I figure if we have nothing in the house, there is no issue. The only "sweet" that I will allow her to have now is fresh fruit.. which we don't have any of because I ate the last apple. We've got veggies, carrots and broccoli. I'd like her to be able to eat whatever RAW though, because all of the vitamins and nutrients are kept in.

So that's about it, really. I'm washing diapers. Well, drying them. Debating on whether or not to take a nap or to prep M's fitteds. Eh.

33wks even!

I ordered a few more birthing supplies tonight.

-Cord Clamps (for emergency.. I'm using a pretty tie otherwise)
-peri bottle (yeah. a must.)
-Placenta Out
-Shepherd's Purse
-5 chux (just in case the towels aren't enough)
-Red Raspberry Leaf Tea (3 boxes)
-Emergen-C (for my laborade).

Coming tomorrow: my towels (10 of em'... 30lbs!) and 2 dipes for N.
Coming later this week: my embroidery thread for the pretty cord tie (and maybe a mommy baby bracelet for n & i.

So I think I'm pretty well set. The best supply I have right now and will always have is my will and my faith in my body.

In addition, tonight I did fill up the tub to see how long it'd take. 10 minutes, about. 15 if the hot water starts to go cold. Not bad :) I also tried to gauge and see how high I'd have to fill it in order for it to cover my belly.. pretty good, and still extra room. I got into all kinds of birthing positions and found them extremely easy to do in the tub. That was a relief.

Currently, my concern is the baby's position. She was head down, and now i'm feeling a possible transverse lie.. so I'm hoping that if she IS sideways she doesn't stay that way. I'm also kind of thinking she's a bit diagonal and has her head in my left hip- not sure though.

Bedtime for me :]

32w4d - Preparing for Birth

So I've made my decision to have a freebirth. It has been something I've wanted to do for a while and I completely trust my body. I will clearly transfer to the hospital if something arises, but freebirth is what I'm doing.

I've got a small list of things that I'd like to get.. not 100% sure on everything, but this is my general list:

-Embroidery Floss for cord tie- going to make it pretty :)
-Cord Clamps in case of an emergency where the cord needs to be cut asap
-Sharp Scissors
-Gallon bag for placenta, I'm debating the smoothie. I might just save it to bury at a later date.
-Chux Pads. Like- 15 of em'.
-Towels. Not quite sure how many, depends on how cheap I can find them for. Maybe 10, but not in excess of that.
-Shower curtain or tablecloth
-Bowl for placenta
-Bowl for puke ;)
-various herbs for postpartum hemm. & retained placenta.
-peri bottle & some witch hazel.
Yep. 'tis it, for now, I think.

32w3d - Happy November!

Today is November 1st, which clearly means... I AM HAVING A BABY NEXT MONTH!

I don't quite feel like blogging, so I'll leave it at that.

31w3d- Sundays are Bum-days

Happy Bum-Day everyone :) N and I are just bumming around today- nothing special. Bears game is on later so I've gotta get her jersey on.. and like I said it's a bum-day so we're still in PJs.

I've got to do some cleaning today. Boo :(

Also, We bought the MyRide 65 yesterday on sale for $96 with a coupon!! Woohoo!! So that's M's seat, she'll be able to ERF now. Yay :)

Right now my house looks like a big car seat factory- I've got four of them sitting around ;) Will post pics.

31w- A bad, bad case of MAMITIS!

Definition of the day: Mamitis. A Spanish word for condition where a child has an allergy to anyone except for her mother. Read on.

N's part of this blog entry (since she tends to steal the spotlight):
N has a horrible case of mamitis. Seriously. She's basically got an allergy to almost anyone who isn't her mom. You could say that she has a bad case of papitis as well, because when daddy gets here it's all about him. But really! So this has started to lead me back to my orignal thought.. I want a homebirth.

..dun dun dunnn....
and now to..

Megan's part of this blog entry (because I can. muahaha!):
So since N has developed a bad case of mamitis/papitis and I'm sure not going to let daddy away from me during labor... I've decided that my only logical solution is to have that desired homebirth. Okay, so it will cost me 3100 dollars. Eep! Well, hey. If you think about it, I'm NOT vaccinating anyways, not doing "standard procedure", and am signing out against medical advice ANYWAYS.. leaving me to pay my hospital bill and for any follow up care needed.. so.. it's about the same :)

I spoke with the midwife at the practice of my choice (she was actually the only one that called me back. *grumbles..*) and she at first said 3900 and then said 3100. Which was nice :) Theres also like a 60 dollar fee for supplies... but whatevvv... I'll take that. She said she'd want to schedule extra appointments with me since homebirth is so personal and she'd like to get to know me better, etc.etc. Plus- her office is between Trader Joes- what's not to love? Anywho- I'd love this opportunity. LOVE it. Anyone wanna convince my hubby? Maybe I should have a baby shower and take donations towards my homebirth ;] since I have everything I need already. And that's REALLY what I need!

30w1d- toaster oven!

Proud owner of a new toaster oven! I love it!

It cracks me up at how much N loves to draw. She will doodle on anything and everything that is paper. Really. It's like an open invite, I suppose! anyways, she's drawing on a piece of paper that came with the toaster oven.