Journal
Baby Clothes!!!
“Oh man, Bode! Try not to be such a clothes horse. At least not until you start wearing clothes.”
read moreIt’s a boy!!
We are excited to announce that we will be welcoming a baby boy into then world this June!
read moreJan 22nd Appointment
Had our regular monthly check up today. Luckily these are so quick and easy! Im not sure if it is because we are using midwives, or if an OB would just as easy. In any case, we started talking about the birth and got the list for the home birth supplies. I have included a selection below just because we thought it was so funny. Then we heard the heartbeat– 154! This all made us even more excited for Friday’s ultrasound! 1 Shower curtain liner 6 Towels in dark colors or red 1 cutting board or cookie sheet 1 thermometer 2 Gallon...
read moreDecember 23rd Appointment
All is well! Baby’s heartrate was found quickly and was loud and clear at a rate of 150 bpm! The really exciting news- on 1/27/12, we will know if we are having a boy or a girl!! Get your guesses in now!
read moreFirst Trimester Scan
Well, on one of the last days of our first trimester, we finally got to do the first trimester scan! The first trimester scan is intended to determine the chances of a baby with a chromosomal disorder such as downs syndrome. We did it partly so we could prepare for the worst, but also so we got a chance to see the little baby. I have to say it was one of the coolest things I have ever seen. We saw the baby move and sleep. The measurements were right on and the tests all are pointing to good news. To see the scans (including the two that Max...
read moreBaby Shopping
We are finally allowing ourselves to buy some new baby things! The first official baby item was a wonderful book from our friend Annie to chronicle baby’s first year. The second item we got (the first non-book baby item) was an adorable skeleton outfit from my mom that will no doubt look wonderful on a boy or a girl . Finally, I actually bought something for the baby myself! Organic towels and washcloths I found on sale at this great organic cotton store in Point Reyes. Then, we went big . . . today we ordered a stroller! Actually, it...
read moreGreat Video!
If you havent seen it yet, check out this great Ted Talks video. It is one of the best I have seen that simulates the conception to birth process. http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/alexander_tsiaras_conception_to_birth_visualized.html
read moreHeartbeat Update
So, we went back to the midwife today to try and hear the heartbeat again. 140 beats per minute! It really all sounded like swooshing to me, but Clarke and the midwife both said the could clearly hear it. She also said that my belly was growing well, and that the baby was moving all over the place!
read moreSecond Midwife Appointment
Today we had our second appointment with the midwife. We were both nervous and excited, but mostly we were just hoping to get some confirmation that everything is moving forward the way it is supposed to. The beginning of the appointment went great. I haven’t really gained any weight and my labs all came back perfect. So overall, the midwife was very happy. The second half of the appointment was what we were nervous about. First the midwife felt my uterus. She tried to feel for it at the first appointment and couldn’t feel it...
read moreWe’re Pregnant!
We found out this exciting news on October 4th, and we couldn’t be more delighted to share this experience with our friends and family. The news is now public! Please feel free to share as you like!
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