Mon-26-Jan-2009 - Yes, I'm still here....
Wow. All of you hangers-on that watch my blog for baby news? Honestly, if I could have, I would have had the baby this weekend.
Really.
I'm not dragging this out on purpose!
The house is clean. We re-arranged the dining room table, and swapped my beloved glider out for the rocker in the living room. Two piles of baby clothes - one pink, one blue - are carefully arranged on my bar top, out of the boy's reach.
Speaking of the boys, I think Samuel is beginning to get excited. Elijah is pretty clueless, although he really, really REALLY likes babies, and pictures of babies.
I'm nauseated, achey, and doing remarkably well all things considered. I feel more first trimester-ish than last trimester-ish. (Remind me of this when the random hip pains start!)
By tomorrow's midwife appointment, I'm overdue no matter which date you wanna use. Today is the last due date.
Every night I go to bed wondering if this is "IT". So far, no.
Actually, despite the delay I'm really happy I don't have to worry about the threat of a medical induction. Not that my midwife will allow me to be pregnant forever, but she also doesn't have the ability to hook me up to pitocin. I find that comforting.
The only question that now remains is, will this baby be a January or a February one?
~Ashley~
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Wed-21-Jan-2009 - 40 Week Appt
So, I'm in total awe over how many hits I'm getting a day on this blog . . . folks wanna know when I have this baby, it appears!
Last night was our 40-week appointment. Baby was asleep, and the heartbeat was 120. It has also been frequently in the 140-160 range, but ... my midwife still joked this one is probably a boy.
We shall soon see, I reckon!
Three boys works for me, like I've said before. So does two boys and a girl. I play our choosen names over and over in my mind, and try to picture holding my baby in my arms and saying "Hello, ------" to my newly born son or daughter . . . .
My two sons:
Speaking of my eldest, I think he's on the verge of dressing himself! I'm so deliriously excited. What an accomplishment that will be!
Elijah has four teeth. He is really, really learning in leaps and bounds right now! One of his exceptional qualities is leaving things alone if you tell him to. I don't often ask him to, but when I do - he does. And I greatly enjoy his obedience in this area!
Last night, I had probably 4 or 5 contractions in as many minutes. My womb is growing *very* irritable! And so was I, when that was keeping me from going back to sleep! LOL
My midwife is optomistic that this won't be a Feb baby. We shall see, we shall see! I think the reality is starting to sink in. That we're going to have another baby! I'm getting so excited!!! It feels like the countdown has really begun! Whooo!
I can't wait to show Samuel and Elijah their sibling. That will be second only to the look that Jonathan has when he first holds our new baby!
~Ashley~
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Mon-19-Jan-2009 - Still here....& a few pics
Even if we go off of my second due date, I have only seven days until I'm overdue.
It's pretty surreal. Last night I lay in bed and craddled my stomach with my hands. I felt kicks and wiggles and parts of a baby I have never seen. I tried to imagine Samuel, Elijah, and a baby in my arms. Changing tiny diapers again. Honestly, I just can't fanthom what it will be like!
A third child . . . a baby.
Wow.
A little girl or a little boy . . . . Another little boy would fit in so well, I think. And a little girl would be wonderfully exciting! I am so excited by the knowledge that God does not make "clones". My three brothers are all uniquely different. Even if this is third son, he will be completely different.
My third born. My wonderful husband is a third born. My second dad is a third born. My brother Aaron is a third born. I wonder sometimes if people lose sight of the wonderful, unique people they know who were third when they decide to stop at two. Some of the most important people in the world to me were born third in their families (or later! aka both J and I's mamas) so the anticipation to meet my third born is pretty special.
I get so excited to meet this baby. Yet it really doesn't seem real that we are about to have another newborn. It seems so long ago that Elijah was brand new!
I have lots of aches and pains now, but it's all good. The more I deal with now, the less work I do in labor. At least I keep telling myself that! And almost as soon as I have this baby, the empty feeling that will settle over me . . . it's not comfortable, but I do enjoy sharing my body. Even if it's not actually inhabited by someone else; the possesive pronoun is so misleading. First and formost, this body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, then it is my husband's, then it is willing to do what God created it to do (have babies), and lastly, it is the fleshly dwelling of my spirit.
If the outside flesh mirrored what my spirit looks like, who knows if I would attract or repeal?
Okay, enough deep thoughts. A few pictures from our weekend; Samuel's new puzzle!
He put it together himself. 48 pieces!!! I love to watch his brain work as he thinks it through. He's a lot like his Daddy; he seems to see patterns and use a lot of logic for being not-even-three-years-old. I am so thankful that we watch little TV and my son is developing a love of books and puzzles.
So, I was looking into my copy of The Naturally Healthy Pregnancy book by Shonda Parker for ideas about herbs to take to speed things up. It says this:
"These herbs should NOT be utilitzed for the reason "I'm tired of being pregnant. I want it to come out now!" Since the Lord appointed a time for baby to be born when He formed the baby, any intervention in this area should be done only after prayer and confirmation from the Lord that this intervention should be implimented."
I read that and was like ... shoot. I don't want to pray about it; I just want the baby to hurry up! And I want it to be more on my time frame. I want to feel like I can do something to speed this up ... which tells me my heart isn't really in the right place, if I'm not even willing to pray. Ouch.
So, I'm trying to back away and be patient. His timing with Samuel and Elijah was perfect. His timing for this one, and for me to venture again into labor and delivery will be perfect as well. He does all things well!
Have a blessed Monday!
~Ashley~
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