35 Weeks Pregnant Today

I am 35 weeks pregnant with 35 days left of pregnancy what a cool time!

I just want to say how much I absolutely LOVE being pregnant! People ask me all the time if I am so ready to just have this baby. And of course I am excited to have our baby girl, but I love this time.

Feel the Love!

It is the first FIRST pregnancy I will ever have and I love feeling her move and seeing her back swivel and turn around under my skin, I love her tiny hiccups that she gets almost everyday, strong lungs for strong crying:) and of course for singing! I love how close I already feel to her, and how I know when she is moving just to get more comfortable to sleep. I love Patrick reading her childrens books that we check out at the Corrales Library. I love rubbing my belly with oil and seeing her wake up slowly after awhile. I love that we are already frinds and that I talk to her everyday and give her love through my hands and spirit.

Can I just say that it is the best time to be pregnant! my friends are all pregnant so all our babies will be friends! Lauren, Emily, Danielle(no gender yet), Katie and Becca, are all having boys!  Along with other friends who just had their babies- Tasha, Amy, Megan, D'Coda. Tasha and I are the only ones having girls so far isn't that crazy! I LOVE seeing their baby pictures and knowing that although every pregnancy is different from every woman we still have a bond that we are all going to go through labor and birth and complications and miracles. And I can't wait!

Birth Plans

As of now I am seeing a midwife named Kelley who works at this tiny birthing center that mostly specializes in home births. The office is just an old adobe pink house that sits on the corner around UNM. There is only one bedroom for a birth to take place and when there is a birth happening all other appointments are cancelled and its just for Me, Patrick our midwives and no drugs available! My birth center has a big  open room that they do yoga classes in where I can relax and stretch and there is just enough room for a birthing pool if that's the way you want to go. (which I am planning on) pretty much you can't "plan" on anything happening the way you want in birth I have found out. So lets hope I get to play in some water for a bit:) As for things being unplanned- For instance... I wasnt expecting my hips to feel like a barbie's hips where you can just snap the legs right off! My hips are my demise! I need to seriously see a chiropractor which my sister megan advised.  And the heartburn... wowza. I thought it would never come now i have it constantly even after I drink water!

Unplanned Complications

 Of course if my midwife sees anything complicate they will take me immediately to UNM Hospital which works very well with natural birth patients so I feel comfortable either way. And they are very close by. And I hear very friendly. All I want is our baby to be safe so I am not STUCK on having a all natural birth if it can't be that way. But i hope I can have the calm birth my baby and I need.

Wish me luck with the natural birth:) most people think I am crazy for doing it but honestly to each his own. I don't think people who get epidruals are bad parents at all! Or else all of my sisters would to me be bad parents and I think they are fierce! But for me, I just want our baby to be with us the whole time she is alive. I want her to know that we are there to protect her and be with her and love her from the moment she is born. I don't trust people easily and to have my baby taken away right after being born really freaks me out. So that is my main reason for having a natural non intrusive birth. Yes it will be intense and hard work, and that is why they call it labor! And although I may have thoughts arise that maybe I won't be able to do it. I know that the women helping me are going to do all they can to help me be safe and comfortable and i trust them. They have done this for a long time and have alot of knowledge that can help relieve and sooth  the the pains I may feel. So that to me makes all the difference!

BIRTHDAY MAY <3

When I think about our daughters birthday the first thing that comes to mind is... What if she is a boy! and we have ALL girl stuff! So I packed plain white onsies and a gray baby sleeper just in case:) and the next thing I think of is What will we name her! We have several boy names that we love, but girl names are SOOOOO hard! The ones we have picked out are adorable, but I can't just say, "we are definetley naming her_____!"  I realzied that it is okay that we don't have a set name, although that would be WAY easier, and less stressful! I wish I was like Megan who just knew her babies name was jude. But for me I think the deciding factor will be seeing her face.

So.... That is about it. I have sever hip pain and crazy heartburn! but I have have IMEASURABLE love for our Princess Glitter Baby. Who is going to be the best gift in the world! And I have to say that I think Mothers should get gifts on their childrens birthdays too. Because man we do alot of work!

Hubby Boy!

I love you Patrick for being my best friend and lover and husband! you are so kind massaging my hips for me and helping me stretch and for getting me infinte amounts of water! I love you so much you are already the best father. I love when you pray for her and sing to her:) and rub my magic belly! I love you so much! You are my MAN!

Much Love!