The Texas heat is a hater on pregnant women! This is the first week I've started to experience some swelling in my hands and feet. The four things on my body that I can always count on being bony and they are swelling up making me look more like the "Michelin Man" every day! I'm sad thinking of the day I won't be able to wear my wedding rings, but so far I can still get those suckers on! :)
We took a tour of the hospital last Saturday morning and I have to admit it scared the crap out of me. I had the "death grip" on Eric the whole time! I even almost started crying twice. I guess the reality of it all was becoming too much. There were like 15 preggos there with their "partners"...I couldn't believe there were so many of us! The nurses were really cool and knowledgeable and the hospital looks like the Galleria! Their security system for newborns is not unlike Fort Knocks....so not kidding. If the alarm goes off on one of the babies bracelets, every door in the hospital locks down. It's SO awesome feeling that safe....these people do NOT mess around. :) All in all it was a great experience and I'm so glad we did it. Nice to know what is coming....well as far as the environment goes, anyway. :)
It's almost Memorial Day Weekend! :) YAY! I'm super excited about the events planned for this weekend and seeing my brother and all my friends and family.
Hope you guys have a terrific weekend! See you next blog!
peace....
Welcome to my crazy, happy, wonderful, crazy, magical, fantastic, crazy, unbelievable life.
I hope you find it as fantastic as I do!
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Friday, May 16, 2008
Just under two months to go!
Posted by
DIYLori
That's right! Under two months to go and Miss Natalie will be here! Well, technically she's here, just being carried around in this "pod" I call my body, or actually, it's more HER body/vessel. :)
She is getting very entertaining already. If I lay on my left side, she moves and kicks with all her might....and this is the time Eric gets really creeped out! ;-) sorry, honey. :)
She seems to LOVE chocolate because she will do a little jigg for a few minutes then calm down...just like her Mamma! :) Cold drinks seem to spur on activity as well. I tell Eric almost every day how this is a window to our future....we think she will be a VERY active baby. No sleep for us!
Next week starts the baby showers! My office was kind enough to throw one for me on Monday, then I have one my Granny and mom are throwing me on Saturday with all my family and closest friends. I'm so excited to see so many people that I haven't seen in a while....that has to be the best part about that whole experience. I may cry a lot! But there isn't much I don't cry at these days.
I'm getting totally freaked out as the time draws near for the (dum, duh, dum, dum DUUUUM!!) birth. :( I'm SO squeamish anyway (for those of you who didn't know that)....so it's hard to wrap my brain around the fact that I'm going to be ok when the time comes. I'm so lucky to have Eric cause he is my calming force. I think once we take our classes in a couple weeks, I will feel more prepared....I HOPE!
Be sure to check out Natalie's 20 week ultrasound video, if you haven't seen it already...it's really amazing! (you can click on it at the right side of this web page and watch in here...too cool!)
Hope everyone is doing well! See you soon!
xoxoxo,
Lori (and Eric)
She is getting very entertaining already. If I lay on my left side, she moves and kicks with all her might....and this is the time Eric gets really creeped out! ;-) sorry, honey. :)
She seems to LOVE chocolate because she will do a little jigg for a few minutes then calm down...just like her Mamma! :) Cold drinks seem to spur on activity as well. I tell Eric almost every day how this is a window to our future....we think she will be a VERY active baby. No sleep for us!
Next week starts the baby showers! My office was kind enough to throw one for me on Monday, then I have one my Granny and mom are throwing me on Saturday with all my family and closest friends. I'm so excited to see so many people that I haven't seen in a while....that has to be the best part about that whole experience. I may cry a lot! But there isn't much I don't cry at these days.
I'm getting totally freaked out as the time draws near for the (dum, duh, dum, dum DUUUUM!!) birth. :( I'm SO squeamish anyway (for those of you who didn't know that)....so it's hard to wrap my brain around the fact that I'm going to be ok when the time comes. I'm so lucky to have Eric cause he is my calming force. I think once we take our classes in a couple weeks, I will feel more prepared....I HOPE!
Be sure to check out Natalie's 20 week ultrasound video, if you haven't seen it already...it's really amazing! (you can click on it at the right side of this web page and watch in here...too cool!)
Hope everyone is doing well! See you soon!
xoxoxo,
Lori (and Eric)
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