8/27/2010 Pregnancy Post
August 27, 2010
Hello! I am officially half way through my pregnancy!!! I am so sorry that I haven't posted in a couple of weeks, it has been crazy around the Friedly house! Today the hubby and I started our last project before the baby comes-putting in hard wood floors in our condo. I have always wanted to do this since we bought the place 5 years ago, but we just never had the money nor the time nor the will power. Now that in 4 1/2 months we will be super poor, we decided to just do it! Although, I haven't been able to help much, as I don't know what to do, and Levi doesn't want me to be too involved seeing as how I am pregnant. The floors are nice-a darker cherry and man I am so excited to have them done! But it will probably take a while to put in, as ther is a lot of cutting and measuring involved.
So far, my second trimester has been all that the docs said it would be-the best part! Except the growing and the bodily changes, but I am taking it day by day. Some days I feel great and have no emotions, and others, I feel like a teain wreck! The hubby and went to the Broncos game this past Saturday (we have season tickets) and it came to my attention that thisfootball season may a little hard for me to go to all of the games, as I have to get up/stand up every hour or so to get the blood circulating! My body is just feeling so much different than anything I have ever felt. I can actually feel my uterus moving around inside of me, and my hips and butt are killing me in the morning, as I can only sleep on my sides and I switch sides about everyhour throughout the night. But it is all soooo worth it! Levi and I have been going for walks every morning with our dog, just to get some exercise and help things losen up from the night before. It has been so nice to walk with him, as it is just another way for us to bond and be close.
Names have been tough, as we like about 4-5 names. We have accepted that we won't know who the little man is until we meet him, so we just call him baby right now, or baby boy.
My mom has been in town this past week for my gram's 80th birthday. She left Wednesday. I love my mom very much and it was so great to see her, but man can she ever drive me crazy! I took her to Babis R Us to show her the crib that we want and all this other stuff that we like/want/need and man if she didn't put down everything I showed her! She said that I didn't need all this stuuf because she didn't need it or have it when she had babies (which was about 25 years ago). It was just a little hard to hear. And she didn't understand why I wanted where I was to bre registered at on my baby shower invites-she wondered why people ouldn't just buy me what they wanted to. Which they all well could, but then I would end up with a dozen of what I don't need and nothing of what I do need. I did find it funny that she didn't know that people register for babies!
I have been noticing when I am vitamin deficient. Some days I don't eat as much as others and I find myself to be tired and cranky. I take my prenatal vitamin or drink a glass of milk and feel better. It's great how my body is designed to warn me that I need more vitamins, or maybe my baby's telling me!
Ahhhh, I do think that I have been feeling the baby! Just in flutters mostly (which is hard to distinguish between gas sometimes!) but wow is it ever cool. I just cannot wait to have the baby be big enough to wiggle around and have Levi feel it! I am looking forward to it so much!
Levi, as I say every time, has been amazing. He went out to get us icecream one night, as I had a craving for cookies and cream, and he brought back cookie dough. Feeling terrible, he ran back out and brought back mint cookie icecream (yummy) and chocolate milk as a "sorry". Man, he is so amazing and supportive and thanks me for taking care of our boy.
Last but not least, we have started the doula interviewing process-although being a doula and knowing almost everyone in Denver who is a doula, I kind of already have an idea of who I would like to interview/hire. I am a very private person, so I need a doula that I can listen to and one that I am not to much of friends with, otherwise I may not ba able to be naked in front of them.
Well. that's all for now. I apologize in advace for anything that didn't make sense!
More to come
Aubrey
So far, my second trimester has been all that the docs said it would be-the best part! Except the growing and the bodily changes, but I am taking it day by day. Some days I feel great and have no emotions, and others, I feel like a teain wreck! The hubby and went to the Broncos game this past Saturday (we have season tickets) and it came to my attention that thisfootball season may a little hard for me to go to all of the games, as I have to get up/stand up every hour or so to get the blood circulating! My body is just feeling so much different than anything I have ever felt. I can actually feel my uterus moving around inside of me, and my hips and butt are killing me in the morning, as I can only sleep on my sides and I switch sides about everyhour throughout the night. But it is all soooo worth it! Levi and I have been going for walks every morning with our dog, just to get some exercise and help things losen up from the night before. It has been so nice to walk with him, as it is just another way for us to bond and be close.
Names have been tough, as we like about 4-5 names. We have accepted that we won't know who the little man is until we meet him, so we just call him baby right now, or baby boy.
My mom has been in town this past week for my gram's 80th birthday. She left Wednesday. I love my mom very much and it was so great to see her, but man can she ever drive me crazy! I took her to Babis R Us to show her the crib that we want and all this other stuff that we like/want/need and man if she didn't put down everything I showed her! She said that I didn't need all this stuuf because she didn't need it or have it when she had babies (which was about 25 years ago). It was just a little hard to hear. And she didn't understand why I wanted where I was to bre registered at on my baby shower invites-she wondered why people ouldn't just buy me what they wanted to. Which they all well could, but then I would end up with a dozen of what I don't need and nothing of what I do need. I did find it funny that she didn't know that people register for babies!
I have been noticing when I am vitamin deficient. Some days I don't eat as much as others and I find myself to be tired and cranky. I take my prenatal vitamin or drink a glass of milk and feel better. It's great how my body is designed to warn me that I need more vitamins, or maybe my baby's telling me!
Ahhhh, I do think that I have been feeling the baby! Just in flutters mostly (which is hard to distinguish between gas sometimes!) but wow is it ever cool. I just cannot wait to have the baby be big enough to wiggle around and have Levi feel it! I am looking forward to it so much!
Levi, as I say every time, has been amazing. He went out to get us icecream one night, as I had a craving for cookies and cream, and he brought back cookie dough. Feeling terrible, he ran back out and brought back mint cookie icecream (yummy) and chocolate milk as a "sorry". Man, he is so amazing and supportive and thanks me for taking care of our boy.
Last but not least, we have started the doula interviewing process-although being a doula and knowing almost everyone in Denver who is a doula, I kind of already have an idea of who I would like to interview/hire. I am a very private person, so I need a doula that I can listen to and one that I am not to much of friends with, otherwise I may not ba able to be naked in front of them.
Well. that's all for now. I apologize in advace for anything that didn't make sense!
More to come
Aubrey
Posted by Aubrey Anne
How did I find myself in the doula profession?
-Well, I have always been fascinated with women, nutrition and birth. I met with a mentor of mine at school about a year ago and told her about what I wanted to do with my life and how much I wanted to help women. She recommended that I look into becoming a doula. After much research and attending birth conferences, I decided to go through the training. After aiding in the delivery of my nephew, Ezra, my passion for empowering women during their pregnancy and the delivery of their child was found. I realized that by being a doula, I can help women on a very personal level, and develop relationships that can last a lifetime.
