Well, its finally that time of day when there is peace on earth... or at least in our home.
It's Nap Time!
So, why aren't I sleeping, you may ask.
(Well, I'll pretend I didn't hear you since I'm already onto another thought.)
I am secretly hoping that this will be my last week of pregnancy. This pregnancy has been easy: very little physical pain, very little nausea, very little fatigue(And, its a good thing, too, since I have 2 children to keep up with.), and (shockingly) a fairly modest widening of the girth. Its widened a lot, but it is more basketball-belly and less whole-body-blob than my last 2 pregnancies.
But, now, at the end, the easiness of it is giving way to pain, aches, fatigue, nausea (strange to me at this stage, but anyway...), and chaos in the household. I've never wished for a friend who wanted to do my laundry before... Anyway, I was sort of thinking the household chaos would not ensue until after Junior was born. NOT!
Tonight the Relief Society is throwing a baby shower for me... So, maybe I'll remember a camera, and have some pictures of the HUGE belly for you! Maybe not. My memory has been a rare companion lately.
My friend Ann recently asked me why I'm not giving birth at home. And, you know what? I didn't really have an answer. I hope someday to be the kind of person who has a great, logical reason for all the choices I make. Or, at least, A spiritual prompting. After I showed Grace some under-water birth videos, she asked me why we don't have our baby at home, in the tub. I told her it was because we didn't know a doctor who would help us do that. But, really, I guess I was just too busy this time around to try to "beat the system". So, I just picked a DR from our insurance, etc.
Catch y'all later.
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I've been there....I feel your pain. I seriously hope the name thing is a joke..but I voted for Royal Paine...Donny told me to.
Good luck with the rest of it! cant' wait to see the little guy!
I too enjoyed Royal Paine... ;)-
I emailed you a while back- did you get it?
miss ya!
lol,
love the names. good thing you've already picked a name, right? lol at least you are closer to delivery than I am,anyway good luck. we hope all goes well for you when you deliver.
Elizabeth! How wonderful that you are almost done being pregnant. I am having a baby too (in 11 days) Yay for us!! Does that make our kids second cousins?? I like your name choices! He he he. How wonderful for you to get a boy!! yay!! ~Shannon
7 of my going-to-be-12 neices and nephews have been born at home in a tub/birthing pool. Both of my sisters that have done that LOVE the experience and one of them refuses to do anything but give birth at home (except in the case of an emergency, of course.) I think it's a great thing, but a little scary. If you are able to find a good midwife in your area, maybe you can do it the next time around. :)
By the way, I'm Lyndsey...Kira's friend. I found your blog through hers and I really enjoy your pregnant musings. :)
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