8 weeks left to baby time
(well maybe 9)
and the little bub is stretching and wiggling a heap.
Embraced It
Since we’re having an out-of-hospital natural delivery, I realized I really needed the peace of mind that just one ultrasound could provide. An anatomy screening could show me whether the placenta is attached in a safe place or not. For a while, I’ve been a bit stressed and sad about having even one ultrasound. (The fact that everything is normal and great with the baby and me proves that we didn’t ‘need’ one. But I recognized the value in getting just one so that I could approach birthing with a clear mind, without worrying about my placenta coming out first and us bleeding to death, that sort of thing…) I decided, though, that I needed to be ok with getting an ultrasound because I knew having answers about my risk factors would be worth it.
Well! My sister and I weren’t planning to look at the screen, but about ten minutes into it, I realized my eyes had been fixed on the screen all along! And let me tell you. My baby’s profile is too precious. Still gonna keep it private for just family. The way Sam and I see it, our baby is being formed inside of me and we want to treat it as sacred as it is. A mystery.
But OH! The baby’s sweet profile.
I had the ultrasound tech print a few pictures.
And I can’t stop staring at his or her sweet profile.
<3
Hair.
I got it cut today. Glad I did it. Still looks long but had a lot taken off and it’s HEALTHY now. ahhh
Figured it’s a necessary refresher before having my baby.
She seems like she’d be so fun to have a conversation with! And I wouldn’t mind if she brought cake. Her work is beautiful!
Find her on the etsy blog
https://www.etsy.com/blog/en/2013/marcella-robin-cakes/?ref=fp_blog_title
juliapaulpottery
Designed and produced in the mountains of Virginia, my pottery is thoughtfully made with a modern sensibility. The works are wheel-thrown and
I wish I did more with pottery than the one Vacation Bible School shepherd with a sheep I made in elementary school, and the bowl I made in jr high.
ohdeardrea: Ohdeardreashop MEXICO Travel Sale!
This girl makes the cutest mobiles to hang in your babies rooms! The sale is good til the end of May so have a look, folks :)
Sam’s been back in Australia since January. Not the dreamiest way to spend our time as newlyweds, but this is our reality. I have to stay in the States to get my visa, and we decided to settle in enough here to get the prenatal care we wanted (cheers to Pacifica Family Maternity Center!!!!!) and have the baby here. He had to go back to work and will return a month before the due date and stay til we can all three move back together.
Anyway, we realized we were in need of some fresh reminders of our friendship and relationship being REAL! Like…we have hung out in real life, we’ve held hands, we’ve gone to coffee shops and walked all over the city and gone on trips. We’ve enjoyed each other’s company beyond skype.
So, he found a ton of pictures that neither of us have seen in a while. They were saved on his computer. Ususally we just look through our select wedding photos and a handful of others on facebook. But finding all of these was like a new discovery. He filled my inbox and I fell asleep staring at them all for as long as I could yesterday afternoon.
This one is from our engagement party September 2012. (Well. We were still setting up. Don’t mind the in-progress decor in the background that just looks like sloppy furniture. haha)
To the Country, Aron Wright. Took this from his youtube page. He said the video is of his dog falling asleep while he plays. It’s a song that was on our engagement, wedding, and baby shower playlists. <3 I sometimes play it with headphones for the little nugget in my belly, too.
Dream come true, having my husband join me in their home for a visit last December. Would have felt like such a void in life if he never got to experience this part of me.
Last time having a fire, watching a slideshow. December 2012. Thankful for the 30 years I got to have with Farmor in my life.
Years ago, Farmor (Father’s Mother in Swedish) told my cousin and me to sing this when she passed away one day.
I told them how it’s so odd having a moving, growing baby in me while we follow so closely with Farmor’s health each day as she nears her time to pass. It’s like it’s meant to be for a new life to come into our lives bringing freshness and joy as we mourn the passing of someone who has loved us all so wholeheartedly and unconditionally every day of our lives. My GrandDad told me it’s the rhythm of life.
So as I listen to music my grandma loved this morning, thankful she went in indescribable peace, my baby is wiggling around in here, and it is the best kind of comfort I could hope for. I always wanted her to hold my babies one day. It dawned on me as I woke this morning, before I even knew she was gone, that she’s been holding this baby close to her heart and up to heaven with her prayers since before I was even born. That’s an amazing covering on a life for which I am unspeakably grateful.
Glory.
Alison Krauss & Gillian Welch - I’ll fly away (+lyrics) (by itsnotpennysboat)
This blog and I have been together off and on for a handful of years. Now I'm married to my Australian husband and we have a little honeymoon nugget on the way, I'll be figuring out how to make this into our new life/family/baby blog. I want this to be an easy place for family and friends from overseas to keep up with us. What I share here is mainly for them, but we're happy for anybody else to follow along! I like reading blogs more than magazines or watching tv, so sometimes you'll see the buttons for my current faves here as well.
