We interviewed with Laura's midwife in Greenville yesterday. It went great, she answered all my questions, and reassured me about the distance (that was our main worry!) She has had clients from Atlanta and other places in GA before and said she could tell us when to come in. And, if it turns out to be a false alarm, we can spend the night at Jeff's mom's if necessary. :)
It wasn't an appointment but I told her we want to go ahead and switch, so she had a listen to the heartbeat and measured fundal height. She picked up something the OBs hadn't...a little skip or murmur in the heartbeat every few seconds. We could hear it very clearly ourselves. She said this could be nothing & often straightens itself out as the baby gets older, but wanted to monitor it in the future to make sure. I'm a little concerned about the murmur, of course, but was glad to find out about it. She also felt my belly to see what position the baby was in, and what I thought was confirmed...feet on the right side, rear on the left, head down.
B/t/w something I wanted to happen was for Amy & Jeff to click. It's very important that your caretaker and your coach be able to communicate well. I loved how she included Jeff in the conversation and even let him feel where the head was. She's an art collector & has more than a dozen pieces from Jeff's old art teacher. So they immediately had common ground and get along great.
My prenatals will be a little more of a hassle since I have to drive to Greenville, but so worth it in my opinion. The knot in my stomach is releasing (Jeff noticed right away that I was more relaxed...on the way home he told me I was no longer so tense when discussing birth!) I am praising God that it looks like this option will work for us.
Friday, July 27, 2007
Nursery coming together
We picked up the crib from Ikea and put all the bedding together. Jeff says "please, no more yellow" :) The curtains will be blue and some of the wall decor will be blue.
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
The Twins are Here!
I'm looking forward to hearing the whole scoop from Erin when she's able, but as of now I know the twins were born around midnight last night (10:33 and 10:41 a.m. on the 18th Thailand time)! Both were vertex so she was able to have the home birth she wanted. Dayton caught. The babies were 6 lbs. 8 oz. and 6 lbs. 14 oz. Their names are Shira Faith and Miriam Joy. There are beautiful stories behind the names but I'll let Erin explain. I can't wait to see pictures but we'll just have to be patient! :D
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
8 Random Things You May Not Know About Me
8 Random Things You May Not Know About Me
I got this from Elizabeth! Let me know which ones you knew.
1. My favorite bum-around outfit is a flannel shirt and baggy sweats. So unflattering but so comfortable.
2. When I was little I used to write stories and poems and secretly throw them out the window on long vacation trips, just knowing they would be a blessing to someone! (maybe not the trash pick-up crew)
3. I think it would be fun to be a personal trainer.
4. I have a secret appreciation for haute couture, though only on the computer screen (doesn't fit the budget!)
5. I never plug in my phone. This has become Jeff's job.
6. I think it would be interesting to do a wilderness survival program. Then again I might hate it, but the idea sounds fun. :)
7. I sell everything I don't want on ebay!
8. I love reading about Biblical archaeology.
If you're reading this you're tagged!
I got this from Elizabeth! Let me know which ones you knew.
1. My favorite bum-around outfit is a flannel shirt and baggy sweats. So unflattering but so comfortable.
2. When I was little I used to write stories and poems and secretly throw them out the window on long vacation trips, just knowing they would be a blessing to someone! (maybe not the trash pick-up crew)
3. I think it would be fun to be a personal trainer.
4. I have a secret appreciation for haute couture, though only on the computer screen (doesn't fit the budget!)
5. I never plug in my phone. This has become Jeff's job.
6. I think it would be interesting to do a wilderness survival program. Then again I might hate it, but the idea sounds fun. :)
7. I sell everything I don't want on ebay!
8. I love reading about Biblical archaeology.
If you're reading this you're tagged!
Friday, July 13, 2007
Shower in Sumter
Last weekend we went to Sumter for the 4th and for my baby shower. I was impressed by Elizabeth's creativity with the decorations, and the awesome games provided by Laura! I have never seen this done before--working off my nursery theme of ducks, Elizabeth created a "ducks in a pond" theme for the shower. She used a blue tablecloth for the pond, and a green tablecloth underneath for the grass. The centerpiece was the best part...instead of cut flowers, she chose plants that were still in their pots. Everything went in one large container, with tall "pond grass" in the center, and lily-pad-looking plants and flowers surrounding it. (The plants are now looking perky and colorful in my yard!)
Everyone was so sweet to pitch in. With a brand-new baby and sleep deprivation, Abbie couldn't come, but being as amazing as she is, she managed to decorate the cake! Ruth brought her famous chicken salad and helped with the finger food. Ma-Ma let us use her house. Aunt Barbara provided the punch set and plates. My mom made sure we were all housed, fed and comfortable during our stay.
Laura's games were a lot of fun. There was a timed "quiz" first where you had to answer facts about nursery rhymes. Then we played a game sort of like Taboo, where you divide up in teams of 2 and try to get the other person to guess the word without saying any part of the word. A lot of the questions were about current baby items, so it was fun to see what the older ladies had to say about how things had changed. Laura had an "advice sheet" for everyone to comment on.
We packed up the Bug afterward, and everything just, JUST, fit. I don't think there was room for a single other thing!
It was such a fun shower, and made me grateful for the blessing of family...dear friends that are there for you throughout life.
Me with the genius party planners
The table...love those adorable yellow rubber boots!
Cousin Laura and niece Ella.
Ma-Ma and Aunt Frances chat during the shower.
Everyone was so sweet to pitch in. With a brand-new baby and sleep deprivation, Abbie couldn't come, but being as amazing as she is, she managed to decorate the cake! Ruth brought her famous chicken salad and helped with the finger food. Ma-Ma let us use her house. Aunt Barbara provided the punch set and plates. My mom made sure we were all housed, fed and comfortable during our stay.
Laura's games were a lot of fun. There was a timed "quiz" first where you had to answer facts about nursery rhymes. Then we played a game sort of like Taboo, where you divide up in teams of 2 and try to get the other person to guess the word without saying any part of the word. A lot of the questions were about current baby items, so it was fun to see what the older ladies had to say about how things had changed. Laura had an "advice sheet" for everyone to comment on.
We packed up the Bug afterward, and everything just, JUST, fit. I don't think there was room for a single other thing!
It was such a fun shower, and made me grateful for the blessing of family...dear friends that are there for you throughout life.
Me with the genius party planners
The table...love those adorable yellow rubber boots!
Cousin Laura and niece Ella.
Ma-Ma and Aunt Frances chat during the shower.
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Providence
God is so efficient! Wait till you hear this story!
Last weekend we drove to Sumter for the annual family reunion/picnic and my baby shower, which my lovely cousin Elizabeth and sis-in-law Laura threw for me. We had been planning to pick up a crib Laurance & Kimberly weren't using, so we decided to drive our bigger car. We got everything packed up and started to drive off. We hadn't got 300 yards before we realized we had a flat tire...we'd run over a nail. After 3 months of living in a construction site (building going on everywhere around us), we've never run into a nail, but there it was. So, we put everything in the Bug and left, wondering at our bad luck!
We got to Sumter and met Kimberly's sister & her husband, and found out this newly-married couple was expecting. We told Kimberly we couldn't take the crib after all (wouldn't fit in the Bug) so she gave it to her sister. My thought then was, "oh, that's why we got the flat tire. They needed this crib worse than us."
But there was more. Jeff went in Monday to see about fixing the flat tire, and in the process found out the front tires were misaligned, and as a result were chewed up and ready to blow at any time! If we had taken the Mazda to Sumter we would have been delayed at the least, gotten in an accident in a worst case. (We also had to order the Mazda tires, so they aren't always in stock.) So...God accomplished two things in one, simply by having a worker drop a nail in the road!
It's a little thing, but a great reminder of how God looks out for our safety. Many times we don't even know it's happening. I think about the first weeks I was pregnant. I had two sets of meds, one very dangerous to an unborn baby and one that was safe. "Randomly" I chose the safe meds. God is so good, and nothing happens without His allowing it. That's very comforting.
Last weekend we drove to Sumter for the annual family reunion/picnic and my baby shower, which my lovely cousin Elizabeth and sis-in-law Laura threw for me. We had been planning to pick up a crib Laurance & Kimberly weren't using, so we decided to drive our bigger car. We got everything packed up and started to drive off. We hadn't got 300 yards before we realized we had a flat tire...we'd run over a nail. After 3 months of living in a construction site (building going on everywhere around us), we've never run into a nail, but there it was. So, we put everything in the Bug and left, wondering at our bad luck!
We got to Sumter and met Kimberly's sister & her husband, and found out this newly-married couple was expecting. We told Kimberly we couldn't take the crib after all (wouldn't fit in the Bug) so she gave it to her sister. My thought then was, "oh, that's why we got the flat tire. They needed this crib worse than us."
But there was more. Jeff went in Monday to see about fixing the flat tire, and in the process found out the front tires were misaligned, and as a result were chewed up and ready to blow at any time! If we had taken the Mazda to Sumter we would have been delayed at the least, gotten in an accident in a worst case. (We also had to order the Mazda tires, so they aren't always in stock.) So...God accomplished two things in one, simply by having a worker drop a nail in the road!
It's a little thing, but a great reminder of how God looks out for our safety. Many times we don't even know it's happening. I think about the first weeks I was pregnant. I had two sets of meds, one very dangerous to an unborn baby and one that was safe. "Randomly" I chose the safe meds. God is so good, and nothing happens without His allowing it. That's very comforting.
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