30 weeks

We had our 30 week appt with the OB. We were there seven minutes. It's pretty boring right now. I am having no issues. He did draw my blood and said my hematocrit and hemoglobin are slightly low, but not alarmingly. He called me in a Rx of Iron. When I tried to fill it the pharmacy said it's the same as OTC so I should just purchase it that way. I read the back of the label and there were ingredients that I don't like so I'm going to try a more natural alternative--unsulphured blackstrap molasses. I'll stop at Whole Foods and pick some up. Plus I'll get some extra calcium and magnesium in my diet!

I had a day last week when my SI joints felt like they were being pulled apart. Work is getting harder, but I'm making it. Sleep is getting harder, too. It's a little more difficult to get in a position that feels good to me and keeps baby Girl from kicking around. I don't find a ton of pillows helpful. Everything mashes her and I feel like I'm squishing her.

We had a lovely weekend at the lake this weekend. I rested in the hammock. I read some pregnancy magazines and also read some of my Ina May book.

We met with our doula this week. She came to the house for about 2.5 hours. She's very pleasant and laughs a lot. She's uber skinny!! She asked us a lot of questions and took a lot of notes. We're going to meet with her again in about a month. She did ask her circle of doula friends about our OB. One termed him a bait and switch doc. I am now worried. I am going to talk to my OB. The doula mentioned we could always find another OB if we wanted to. I personally don't want to and don't feel she was pushing it, she just wants me to know my options. I really hope he isn't like that. He has been VERY supportive of our natural birth plan thus far.

I am working Memorial Day. That's the only holiday I work until Christmas. My Wife and I were discussing what will happen at Thanksgiving and Christmas this year. It's so surreal talking about how she'll keep baby Girl back with the family and I'll drive back home to go to work. My milk supply should be large enough by then it won't be a problem. She'll (probably) almost be ready to try a solid food by Christmas!!

29 weeks

I'm slowing down at work. Walking is getting a little harder, but it's more the lack of oxygen. My bones and joints hurt by the end of the day. I'd love to be able to work half days. I would feel MUCH better. I love my weekends even more...simply because I'm not exhausted and hurting. I like my belly. I like watching baby Girl kick and dance and play inside me. Or at least that's what I hope she's doing. Sometimes she kicks so often and so hard I feel I've got her in a compromised position that she can't get out of. I wish I didn't get as winded as I do. I've had to slow down, and that's hard. I want to be able to do what I've always done, especially my pace of walking.

I can feel my hormones a little more emotional these days. I get agitated a little more easily, I cry easily, but I'm also happy most of the time, too. I can tell I'm more tired now, very first trimester-ish.

My Wife got me tix to see Brandi Carlile for our anniversary. The concert was Friday night. It was AMAZING! I want to be BC! Her talent is raw and attractive. I love her voice and her stage presence.

I've already said I want to babysitter for Nov 15 when Justin Timberlake comes to town. I've had three people volunteer.

I can't wait to meet you baby Girl...I love you and everything about you. I love reading stories to you at night and listening to music with you. I love talking to you and I hope you can feel my emotions. Sweet kisses to your toes.

27 weeks

I feel baby Girl a LOT more these days. She's getting into patterns just like the apps and books say she will.

We had a wonderful time at the beach. We felt baby Girl a ton and got to watch her move in my belly laying the sunshine. I'm so glad we were able to go for the get-away. I drank a glass of wine each night except the last night, it gave me heartburn. For my own memory that I would like to forget about, I did suffer from horrible rrhoids while on vacay. Being able to medicate and keep my feet elevated seemed to help a lot. The seafood was yummy to eat....I love grouper sandwiches!!

We worked on the nursery this past weekend. It's almost complete!!

I'll be a mom with a baby in arms this time next year...Mother's Day. Crazy!!

We hired our doula. THANK GOD!! I am so glad the search is over. We talked to so many crazy people. Several seemed to want to talk the entire time. I wonder what they thought when they got off the phone with me?

We have our 28 week appointment on Thursday. We'll hear the heartbeat again and also be measured. We got the tape measure out Sunday night...pubic bone to fundus of uterus was 27-28 weeks, right where she is!!

My Wife took a pic of the nursery with her panoramic iPhone. It changed the color of the glider and left curtain as she panned, but here's the gest. I love the chest of drawer heirloom she painted. It was her grandparents, passed down to her parents and now us. This makes me smile.

Baby Girl...I love you and cannot wait to see your sweet smile. I'm going to take care of you and love you and show you what happy is.