Dear Ben,
It's a Sunday afternoon, who knows how long before we get to meet you. It's one of the most beautiful days we've had so far this year. Mommy and Daddy have had a very relaxing day, but you are all we can think about. Yesterday, I was a little crabby with Daddy because I was anxious to get the house ready for you to come. Daddy was crabby with me because he was really anxious to know when you'll be here. He kept asking how I felt and wasn't satisfied with the shortish answers I had.
This morning, we woke up to the birds chirping and the sun peeking in the windows. We snuggled in bed for a bit, had breakfast then we took your big sister, Emma, for a walk (a very slow walk) in the sunshine. We came back home and rested some more and took a little nap. I sat outside in the sunshine reading a magazine, drinking iced tea (Red Raspberry Leaf Tea) with Emma while Daddy did some grocery shopping.
Every thought revolves around you. Everything I do today is with the thought of preparing for you. Today, my focus is on relaxing. Everything we "need" to get done is done. Now I'm just focusing on loving you, daddy and Emma and being happy and relaxed so that you know it's safe to come out. I've been stretching, reading, napping, sipping tea, and snacking all day. I'm not doing anything I don't feel like doing.
Daddy is working on his "GVTV" right now and he keeps asking me if you're coming yet. He doesn't want to have to finish his episode. He is very excited for you to come!
Our little family is so ready to welcome you! Can't wait to see you, meet you, hold you, kiss you and love you!
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Showers
In the past two weeks, I've had a few baby showers. I had one at work, one with my friends/sisters/mom and one in Yakima with Kathy's friends. They were all so nice.
The shower with my sisters and friends was held at Kim's house. Brenna, Chauncy, Michelle, my mom, Lindsay, Kim, Kirty and Lauren came. The girls did a really nice job of preparing cute foods and decorations. It was just really nice to be with my favorite people. It was really relaxed, even though not everyone knew each other very well. Afterwards, I was so overwhelmed with gratefulness for all of them and that they would take time and effort to do that for me.
The shower in Yakima was last weekend. Joel came to the shower with me since he knows the ladies better than I do. The night before the shower, Laurie Kanyer gave me a Pandora charm bracelet with a little baby boy charm. I love it! At the shower, we had a really nice lunch and then the ladies all said a prayer for us. I told them that I wished I could have recorded the prayer. It was very touching and relaxing. I wish I could listen to it over and over while I'm in labor! All of these women are so strong and had such good advice. I felt so surrounded by love and support. Such a great feeling! The day after, I was driving to work listening to music, thinking about the prayer and I couldn't stop crying! They were happy tears, of course.
I just wanted to document some of the feelings I had, because I know those can fade sometimes :)
The shower with my sisters and friends was held at Kim's house. Brenna, Chauncy, Michelle, my mom, Lindsay, Kim, Kirty and Lauren came. The girls did a really nice job of preparing cute foods and decorations. It was just really nice to be with my favorite people. It was really relaxed, even though not everyone knew each other very well. Afterwards, I was so overwhelmed with gratefulness for all of them and that they would take time and effort to do that for me.
The shower in Yakima was last weekend. Joel came to the shower with me since he knows the ladies better than I do. The night before the shower, Laurie Kanyer gave me a Pandora charm bracelet with a little baby boy charm. I love it! At the shower, we had a really nice lunch and then the ladies all said a prayer for us. I told them that I wished I could have recorded the prayer. It was very touching and relaxing. I wish I could listen to it over and over while I'm in labor! All of these women are so strong and had such good advice. I felt so surrounded by love and support. Such a great feeling! The day after, I was driving to work listening to music, thinking about the prayer and I couldn't stop crying! They were happy tears, of course.
I just wanted to document some of the feelings I had, because I know those can fade sometimes :)
Almost there
I just wanted to document how I've been feeling the past few weeks. I'm hoping Ben comes very, very soon, although I don't have my hopes up. I'll be 39 weeks on Monday.
Up until last week, I was still feeling So! Wonderful! I felt kind of annoying telling people how great I felt. I was energetic and relatively pain free, aside from the constant leg-joint/pelvis pain. But, this week things started to change. I'm still feeling good...but I am so ready for Ben to be here. One night this week, my pelvis and leg joints hurt so bad that Joel had to help me roll over in bed, get out of bed and even move my legs into a comfy position for sleep. It was nearly impossible for me to move my legs. The next day at work was a challenge as I hobbled around. Luckily, that extreme pain only lasted less than 24 hours (I had a massage, so I think that helped).
At work, everyone is soooo nice to me, but I am getting tired of the comments from EVERY coworker EVERY time they pass my desk. "Whoa, that baby is bustin out!" "Oh, Jaime, you make my back hurt just looking at you" "Oh, you look like you've dropped" "Oh, it doesn't look like you've dropped" "You're enormous" "You look great"! I'm nice to everyone, but it's hard to come up with unique reactions to EVERY comment.
On Thursday, I had an appt with my midwife. I was 1 cm dilated, 40% effaced and -2 station (I didn't know what that meant until I googled it when I got home). She was very excited with how low he was. She recommended Evening Primrose Oil to help soften my cervix. She also stripped my membranes, which was a bit uncomfy but not painful.
Today is Saturday and I woke up, as usual, ready to get a bunch of things done. I was super crabby with Joel for the first part of the day until he started doing things around the house. But, mid-morning, I was just soooo tired, so I took a nap (that is extremely rare). I figure I need to rest now....
Right now I'm sitting in the sunshine in our backyard writing this blog post. It's supposed to be 70 degrees today. We're going to the Smith's tonight for dinner with the Bailey's. Just trying to make the most of our pre-Ben time!
Up until last week, I was still feeling So! Wonderful! I felt kind of annoying telling people how great I felt. I was energetic and relatively pain free, aside from the constant leg-joint/pelvis pain. But, this week things started to change. I'm still feeling good...but I am so ready for Ben to be here. One night this week, my pelvis and leg joints hurt so bad that Joel had to help me roll over in bed, get out of bed and even move my legs into a comfy position for sleep. It was nearly impossible for me to move my legs. The next day at work was a challenge as I hobbled around. Luckily, that extreme pain only lasted less than 24 hours (I had a massage, so I think that helped).
At work, everyone is soooo nice to me, but I am getting tired of the comments from EVERY coworker EVERY time they pass my desk. "Whoa, that baby is bustin out!" "Oh, Jaime, you make my back hurt just looking at you" "Oh, you look like you've dropped" "Oh, it doesn't look like you've dropped" "You're enormous" "You look great"! I'm nice to everyone, but it's hard to come up with unique reactions to EVERY comment.
On Thursday, I had an appt with my midwife. I was 1 cm dilated, 40% effaced and -2 station (I didn't know what that meant until I googled it when I got home). She was very excited with how low he was. She recommended Evening Primrose Oil to help soften my cervix. She also stripped my membranes, which was a bit uncomfy but not painful.
Today is Saturday and I woke up, as usual, ready to get a bunch of things done. I was super crabby with Joel for the first part of the day until he started doing things around the house. But, mid-morning, I was just soooo tired, so I took a nap (that is extremely rare). I figure I need to rest now....
Right now I'm sitting in the sunshine in our backyard writing this blog post. It's supposed to be 70 degrees today. We're going to the Smith's tonight for dinner with the Bailey's. Just trying to make the most of our pre-Ben time!
Thursday, April 19, 2012
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