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Today I’m 37 weeks, 2 days (full term! Woot!) and I’ve finally finished our sweet rainbow baby’s nursery. With Hattie, I went with purples and gray. With Alice, we went for a pink and gold look. I originally wanted more blush and mauve shades of pink but the wall color didn’t turn out quite like I wanted so I just went with the brighter shades. Please excuse the wrinkled curtains. I cannot for the life of me find our steamer since we moved. Just know these curtains are perfection and took me fifty million years to…
Today is 8/17/20 which means I’m 36 weeks! Baby Lamotta is due 9/13/20! Baby is the size of a cabbage patch doll! Baby Lamotta is a GIRL I’ve gained… 24 pounds as of my appt last Friday. Midwife appointment this week? I had one last Friday with Cassandra and I have another appointment this Thursday. At my last appointment, we talked about my birth plan. At this next appointment, I’ll get GBS screened. I’m hoping I am negative. I was positive with Hattie so I had to go to the…
6 Baby Registry Items You Really Don’t Need I know it’s tempting to put ALL.THE.THING. on your baby registry, but remember, some of these things you don’t actually need and you’d be better off getting other goodies from your friends and fam. These are 6 items I left off my baby registry because I really didn’t need them, and you don’t either! Do you agree with these baby registry items you don’t need? Wipes Warmer – I know it’s tempting to cater to your newborn…
Read all about Hattie’s birth story here! I’m restless all night. I can feel pain but I’m unaware of when the contractions started. I try to sleep through them but I end up tossing and turning, barely getting any sleep. When it’s finally time to get up and get ready for work, I go through my morning routine of getting dressed, brushing my teeth and hair, and then getting Jude ready and I can finally tell the contractions are pretty regular. To keep myself from worrying too much, I tell myself they…
I have been so lucky with my prenatal care and birth experience this time around with Hattie. So lucky, that I’m now partnering with my birthing center, baby+co., to help all you mamas-to-be with birth bag packing! baby+co.’s slogan says it all: A modern birth center, built on evidence, delivered with love. Learn more about baby+co. here. This week is a very special week – National Midwifery week! Now that Hattie is here, I’ve started reflecting back on my time at baby+co. baby+co. is a women’s health and family wellness…
Baby Lamotta is due September 28th, 2017! Today is 9/21/17 which means I’m 39 weeks! Full term to all you naysayers who don’t think 37 is full term. 😉 Baby is the size of a mini skateboard. I’ve gained… less than 27 pounds as far as I know! Midwife appointment this week? Nope. I go for my next appointment on the 28th – my due date! Or, baby girl may come before. Who knows! Current mood: Trying to stay relaxed and not stress about things I can’t control. Cravings: Sweets. Food Aversions…
Baby Lamotta is due September 28th, 2017! Today is 9/14/17 which means I’m 38 weeks, y’all! Baby is the size of a ukelele… but don’t say that word in my house because Jordan bought me one for Christmas last year and I’ve yet to attempt to learn to play it. I’m a terrible fiance! I’ve gained… 26.4 pounds! Midwife appointment this week? Yes! We saw my girl Karen on Tuesday. She is the absolute sweetest. We chatted about what to expect going forward, she was able…
Baby Lamotta is due September 28th, 2017! Today is 9/7/17 which means I’m 37 weeks pregnant! Baby is the size of a tackle box. I’ve gained… I think I’m still at 26 pounds. Midwife appointment this week? Nope – next week! Current mood: Tired. I’m not sleeping very well and I’ve been having braxton hicks contractions a lot so I’m really uncomfortable. Cravings: Ice cream! Food Aversions: Forever pizza. The yucky stuff: Always using the bathroom, can’t sleep, braxton hicks, unable to breathe most of the…
Baby Lamotta is due September 28th, 2017! Today is 8/31/17 which means I’m 36 weeks pregnant! Baby is the size of a cabbage patch doll. I’ve gained… 26 pounds! I somehow gained like 4 pounds in a week. YIKES. Midwife appointment this week? Yep! I had my third trimester group visit yesterday afternoon with Angela and Karen. There were about six other moms and a couple spouses at this visit. We took turns weighing and doing blood pressure to ourselves and then met 1:1 with a midwife to check baby’s heartbeat and get…
I have been so lucky with my prenatal care experience this time around with Hattie. So lucky, that I’m now partnering with my birthing center, Baby+Co, to tell you mamas-to-be all about my experience taking group classes at Baby+Co! Baby+Co’s slogan says it all: A modern birth center, built on evidence, delivered with love. Learn more about Baby+Co here. In my previous prenatal care at a traditional OBGYN, I was given pamphlets for classes to take at the local hospital to prepare for the birth of my son. These pamphlets, among others…
