Hi Little Sprout,
Tomorrow you will be 20 weeks old and officially a "baby" according to Australian standards. I have been talking to you and singing to you this week as you started to be able to hear me. Also, I have noticed that I can't eat big meals as I really feel my stomach pushing up against what feels like my rib cage. It is a weird sensation and I even feel the muscles in my stomach having little spasms, or something like that...if I knew you were higher up, I would think it were you kicking me.
You continue to keep moving and I love to feel you floating around in there. It is such a nice feeling.
I talked to you Dad today. Well, I talk to him every day. He is really missing us and can't wait to see us on Sunday. I think both your Dad and I have been so busy that we haven't had so much time to think about missing each other, but I really have been missing your Dad this week. I can't wait to give him a hug and a snug on Sunday. He is such a lovely, lovely man. I plan on going into the airport to meet him even though he expects me to greet him outside. How could I sit there and wait in the car while he gets his luggage...fat chance...I will be standing there waiting and ready to hug him.
Well, it is time for us to get ready for bed.
I love you little one.
Momma
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
19 weeks 4 days
Dear Little Sprout,
It is so hard to believe that more than a month has gone by since my last post. Life has settled down a bit since then and it is much more peaceful. Everything works out for a reason and I am so glad to not have had to return to my previous doula school. It will be easier for me to complete this on-line course and become a certified doula.
A lot has happened in the last week. At 18 weeks - 3 days on a Monday, I felt you move for the first time. I think I may have felt some movement the Wednesday before, but I definitely felt you hit me from the inside while I was laying on my back relaxing on my yoga mat. It actually felt like a pebble had been thrown from inside of me. I actually gasped out of surprise and then started laughing as I realized it was you communicating with me....clearly. Even since I have been feeling you move and it has been such a joy to know that you are swimming about inside me.
On Sunday, April 8, we dropped your Daddy off at the airport so that he could fly to Tasmania and attend a two week practical permaculture course with Geoff Lawton on Bill Mollison's property. Your Daddy was so excited to go and I made sure I was smiling when I said goodbye to him, even though I got a bit sniffily in the car on the way home. I love your Daddy so much. He is a wonderful man and we are lucky to have him in our lives. He looks after us and loves us very much and it makes me so happy to see him doing something that he loves to do. He plans on leaving IT and making permaculture his life and we will be going with him to the country one day to take care of the earth and live in a more sustainable way. He will be coming home this Sunday evening. I can't wait to see him and I hope he can feel you moving around in my tummy.
Apparently, you started to be able to hear last week and I had to laugh as we spent March 11 from 4 a.m. to 11:22 p.m., supporting a couple during the birth of their son, Milan. Demeter, the mother, sounded through the whole birth and when I got in my car at 2 a.m. the next day to drive home, I could still hear her low vocalizations ringing in my ears. I was so tired afterwards and I still think that I am recovering from such a busy 24 hours. So the first sounds that you heard last week were a woman making birthing noises for hours and hours. It was so nice to see Demeter and David birth their son in the birth center.
I spent some time recovering on Thursday and on Friday, my 37th birthday, we went for a shiatsu massage and then for a float. It was so wonderful to relax in the water and then we went to meet Mommy's good friend Edwina to have dinner with her and spend the night at her house. On Saturday, we went and had an early lunch with Ricardo, Kate and their babizhina. (I have a feeling that the two of you are going to be very good friends.) We are going to be going to Kate and babizhina's birthday in early July. Then, in two months after that it is our turn.
It is hard to believe that we are halfway through our pregnancy! When I saw, Demeter and David's baby Milan, I said how much I can't wait to hold you one day, but please stay safe and sound in Momma's tummy until you are fully cooked...smile.
On Saturday afternoon, we went to see a BEAUTIFUL movie that is one of my favorite films called, "As it is in Heaven!" We are going to take Dad to see it when he gets home. It is such a special film.
Then, we drove home and Cassandra and her pregnant belly, took us to the outdoor movie near our home and we saw Milan Rouge. It was an entertaining film. Fine for the night, but probably not one of my favorites...then on Sunday, I taught "Calmbirth" from 9-6.
No wonder I am so tired these days, but I am having fun getting around in our car while Daddy is away. We went and had lunch with two of my friends yesterday, Marienne and Melinda. Then, we checked in on Demeter and David who are doing fabulous with their new baby, Milan.
Today, we saw Polly Wilkie, our osteopath, who was working on Momma trying to get everything in alignment since I have a few aches and minor complaints typical of being pregnant. Then, we went for another float with Tamara my friend and the lady who I will be supporting at her birth in early May.
Tomorrow, we are just going to enjoy the day here at home and start straightening up the room where we are going to store your baby clothes and items.
I am so happy to be pregnant with you. It has been very special to feel my tummy getting bigger and to feel you moving around. I talk to you every day and we read a book together once a day either in the morning when we get up or when we go to bed at night. I get so tired in the evenings that I have been going to bed around 8 p.m.
I have been so happy lately spending time with friends and feeling so loved by the people who remembers my birthday. Grammy Jean and Pop Pop surprised me by sending me a beautiful arrangement of flowers. They were really, really lovely with a bear and a Happy Birthday balloon. Then, I got a few phone calls from friends and my brother, your Uncle Dan and Aunt Holly called to wish us a happy day.
Well, I think it is that time little sprout for us to get ready to go to sleep as we have had a big day today. I am sending you lots of love as you continue to remind me that you are riding around inside my tummy. I love you very, very much.
It will be so nice to see your Dad on Sunday. I have been so busy, but now I am really starting to miss him.
I will try and write from now on at least on a weekly basis. Oh, I forgot to mention at our last pre-natal appointment with Betty Vella, our midwife, Dad and I could hear your heartbeat loud and clear for a long time. It was easier to find as you are now bigger in size and it is so nice to hear you alive and well inside me.
We love you very much.
Momma
It is so hard to believe that more than a month has gone by since my last post. Life has settled down a bit since then and it is much more peaceful. Everything works out for a reason and I am so glad to not have had to return to my previous doula school. It will be easier for me to complete this on-line course and become a certified doula.
A lot has happened in the last week. At 18 weeks - 3 days on a Monday, I felt you move for the first time. I think I may have felt some movement the Wednesday before, but I definitely felt you hit me from the inside while I was laying on my back relaxing on my yoga mat. It actually felt like a pebble had been thrown from inside of me. I actually gasped out of surprise and then started laughing as I realized it was you communicating with me....clearly. Even since I have been feeling you move and it has been such a joy to know that you are swimming about inside me.
On Sunday, April 8, we dropped your Daddy off at the airport so that he could fly to Tasmania and attend a two week practical permaculture course with Geoff Lawton on Bill Mollison's property. Your Daddy was so excited to go and I made sure I was smiling when I said goodbye to him, even though I got a bit sniffily in the car on the way home. I love your Daddy so much. He is a wonderful man and we are lucky to have him in our lives. He looks after us and loves us very much and it makes me so happy to see him doing something that he loves to do. He plans on leaving IT and making permaculture his life and we will be going with him to the country one day to take care of the earth and live in a more sustainable way. He will be coming home this Sunday evening. I can't wait to see him and I hope he can feel you moving around in my tummy.
Apparently, you started to be able to hear last week and I had to laugh as we spent March 11 from 4 a.m. to 11:22 p.m., supporting a couple during the birth of their son, Milan. Demeter, the mother, sounded through the whole birth and when I got in my car at 2 a.m. the next day to drive home, I could still hear her low vocalizations ringing in my ears. I was so tired afterwards and I still think that I am recovering from such a busy 24 hours. So the first sounds that you heard last week were a woman making birthing noises for hours and hours. It was so nice to see Demeter and David birth their son in the birth center.
I spent some time recovering on Thursday and on Friday, my 37th birthday, we went for a shiatsu massage and then for a float. It was so wonderful to relax in the water and then we went to meet Mommy's good friend Edwina to have dinner with her and spend the night at her house. On Saturday, we went and had an early lunch with Ricardo, Kate and their babizhina. (I have a feeling that the two of you are going to be very good friends.) We are going to be going to Kate and babizhina's birthday in early July. Then, in two months after that it is our turn.
It is hard to believe that we are halfway through our pregnancy! When I saw, Demeter and David's baby Milan, I said how much I can't wait to hold you one day, but please stay safe and sound in Momma's tummy until you are fully cooked...smile.
On Saturday afternoon, we went to see a BEAUTIFUL movie that is one of my favorite films called, "As it is in Heaven!" We are going to take Dad to see it when he gets home. It is such a special film.
Then, we drove home and Cassandra and her pregnant belly, took us to the outdoor movie near our home and we saw Milan Rouge. It was an entertaining film. Fine for the night, but probably not one of my favorites...then on Sunday, I taught "Calmbirth" from 9-6.
No wonder I am so tired these days, but I am having fun getting around in our car while Daddy is away. We went and had lunch with two of my friends yesterday, Marienne and Melinda. Then, we checked in on Demeter and David who are doing fabulous with their new baby, Milan.
Today, we saw Polly Wilkie, our osteopath, who was working on Momma trying to get everything in alignment since I have a few aches and minor complaints typical of being pregnant. Then, we went for another float with Tamara my friend and the lady who I will be supporting at her birth in early May.
Tomorrow, we are just going to enjoy the day here at home and start straightening up the room where we are going to store your baby clothes and items.
I am so happy to be pregnant with you. It has been very special to feel my tummy getting bigger and to feel you moving around. I talk to you every day and we read a book together once a day either in the morning when we get up or when we go to bed at night. I get so tired in the evenings that I have been going to bed around 8 p.m.
I have been so happy lately spending time with friends and feeling so loved by the people who remembers my birthday. Grammy Jean and Pop Pop surprised me by sending me a beautiful arrangement of flowers. They were really, really lovely with a bear and a Happy Birthday balloon. Then, I got a few phone calls from friends and my brother, your Uncle Dan and Aunt Holly called to wish us a happy day.
Well, I think it is that time little sprout for us to get ready to go to sleep as we have had a big day today. I am sending you lots of love as you continue to remind me that you are riding around inside my tummy. I love you very, very much.
It will be so nice to see your Dad on Sunday. I have been so busy, but now I am really starting to miss him.
I will try and write from now on at least on a weekly basis. Oh, I forgot to mention at our last pre-natal appointment with Betty Vella, our midwife, Dad and I could hear your heartbeat loud and clear for a long time. It was easier to find as you are now bigger in size and it is so nice to hear you alive and well inside me.
We love you very much.
Momma
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