Yep...still no news...

We're still waiting on baby to make an appearance. I am exhausted, physically and mentally and my body is telling me it's time. However, it's baby's choice, not mine, so I continue to wait...and wait...and wait. Technically, the little one isn't "due" until Monday, but really what good is that date anyway? It's just a guess, that's why it's called the EDD: estimated due date. I can go 2 weeks past the due date before our doctor will encourage and pretty much require an induction. Geez...I can't imagine waiting 2 more weeks. As much as I want this to be a natural process, I'm sure I'll be ready for some sort of intervention if it goes on that long...

I plan to spend my weekend as a mix of relaxation along with activity that might encourage labor. You know the old wives tales...vacuum, sweep, walk up and down stairs, eat spicy foods, bananas or spaghetti with lots of garlic. Perhaps I'll talk Seth into making eggplant parmigiana using a recipe that restaurant owners of Alla Scalini's, an Italian restaurant in Cobb County, Georgia, claims to induce labor. Apparently, it's all in the sauce! See here for an article on the claim from an interview with Good Morning America: http://www.wchstv.com/gmarecipes/eggplantparmigian.shtml

I noticed Seth has decided to learn how to post to the blog. Since we don't have Internet service at home, he'll be posting stuff when he's at work. Babies change so quickly, we want to keep everyone updated! We hope to get Internet service at home soon, but we have yet to decide which of two unnecessary things we will purchase just to get the service. We don't need a home phone line, nor cable, but we have to get one in order to get Internet. How frustrating...and how expensive!

Well, that's all for now. I figured I better post one last time before the weekend. It might be a little while before there's an update depending on when this baby comes. I hope everyone has a good weekend!

-rebecca

Is it really only Wednesday...?

I AM SO TIRED! Last night was my final session of prenatal yoga. I was so sad to see it end. But, the 10 of us (all first-time expectant moms), have exchanged emails in hopes of getting together sometime for a little "reunion" or at least to stay in touch and chat. There's another girl, Amy, in the class who is due 2 days before me and we're to birth at the same hospital! Maybe we'll see each other, or HEAR each other, if we go into labor at the same time! We seem to have had very similar experiences with our pregnancies and share some of the same worries and joys, which I think is pretty neat. The yoga class really helped us all to mentally and physically prepare for childbirth. I truly enjoyed our discussions and I'm so glad I enrolled in the class. After class, Heather and I decided we needed to treat ourselves to a slice of carrot cake at Addisson's. So there we were, two pregnant ladies ordering a piece of cake from Seth's cousin Jessica, also pregnant. It was kind of humorous--you probably had to be there to appreciate it.

While on the pregnancy topic...
We're hoping to hire a doula to attend our birth. I've contacted several of them via email over the past 4 weeks but didn't think it would be so hard to find someone available around our due date. But, I think we found one, we just have to set up a consultation with her and make sure that we're a good fit. If you don't know what a doula is, she's a personal birth coach. That's the short of it. She will be there from the beginning of my labor through the birth of our baby to guide and support me through the process of a natural birth. She'll also help by taking some of the pressure off Seth to be my "cheerleader" in-between screams and groans and grunts. She'll provide a couple of prenatal visits at our home and postnatal visits to make sure that breastfeeding is working and to assist with any other concerns we have. I believe (and have testimony from friends) that a doula will prove to be an very valuable resource for us.

Tonight I'm going to book club with Carrie. It's in Ashland and it'll probably be another late night for me. I'll get a break of no committments tomorrow night and then I'm shooting that wedding this weekend. After that, I'll actually have a little more free time (and a lot more sleep) than I've had over the past 2 months. Thank goodness!

Oh, and one more thing. We did get our car window replaced yesterday. I was very impressed with the speedy service. I'm sure we won't be leaving our car parked on the street anytime in the near future, if at all!

-rebecca

Problem solved?

I think I resolved the font problem...at least for now. Perhaps the way it looks has to do with the type of browser one is using to view the blog. If you're ever viewing this and something doesn't look right to you, please send me an email or post a comment about it. I'm learning lots of new tricks as I try to troubleshoot things.


On a side note, here's several more images from our photo shoot the other day. Enjoy!

Picture success

Okay, I'll admit, I just wasn't satisfied leaving the office without another attempt to post a photo. As you can see, it worked! I'll post more soon.

-rebecca