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Saturday, November 29, 2008
Week 13
The sky is overcast and dreary and the air is cold and damp. I am all nice and snug, eating a bowl of fresh homemade winter squash soup. What a perfect winter day.
Today is my official first day in the second trimester. The changes that have occurred within and without over the last three months are amazing. I can't say everything has gone smoothly but it is all part of the amazing thing to come.
I am so happy that we have made it this far. It seems too good to be true. Our past losses will never be forgotten, and will always make me appreciate and respect the complexities of nature.
My morning sickness is getting worse each day. I start to feel very sick about 4pm (sometimes earlier) and continue down that path, munching on Tums, until bedtime. I can no long sleep the night through. Not only because of frequent bathroom breaks but also because of intense nausea. I haven't yet found that thing that makes me feel better. he he I have even had those days of crazy hormones causing me to cry over everything. When I look back it's kinda silly and I can laugh about it.
Our baby is now about 2 1/2 to 3 inches long, isn't that exciting! We are looking into all things baby and have came to a few conclusions:
We are going to use cloth diapers, no matter how you look and the environmental effects disposable are worse.
The first month or so we are going to use a diaper service. With how many diapers a newborn goes through I just can't imagine doing that much laundry!
Then it is on to pocket diapers and prefolds. Pocket diapers are designed the same as the disposable ones, with Velcro fronts and everything but they can be washed and reused. Prefolds are the old fashion folded cloth diaper but you use a cover to hold it in place so no diaper pins needed :)
We are going as green as possible. I don't want chemicals used in our house with the baby.
Everything is going to be Chlorine, BPA and PBDE free.
Breast milk anyone? Kidding! I am going to feed for as long as possible.
Make our own baby food! All you need are vegetables and a machine to puree.
On to mommy and daddy. I feel that this experience is moving us closer together. Everyday I am even more in love. Shane likes to put his arm around me and hold my tummy as we fall asleep. When I lay down you can feel the uterus popping up a bit. It's nice, I can't wait to feel baby moving around.
It's getting more and more difficult to stay away from sweets. Ice cream is just so damn good! :P
I am so happy and content. I know it's cheesy but I do feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Even though this is going to be a difficult journey I am going to make the most of every moment good, bad, happy and tearful. Who knows this could be, my only time to experience it.
Love,
Violet and Shane
Today is my official first day in the second trimester. The changes that have occurred within and without over the last three months are amazing. I can't say everything has gone smoothly but it is all part of the amazing thing to come.
I am so happy that we have made it this far. It seems too good to be true. Our past losses will never be forgotten, and will always make me appreciate and respect the complexities of nature.
My morning sickness is getting worse each day. I start to feel very sick about 4pm (sometimes earlier) and continue down that path, munching on Tums, until bedtime. I can no long sleep the night through. Not only because of frequent bathroom breaks but also because of intense nausea. I haven't yet found that thing that makes me feel better. he he I have even had those days of crazy hormones causing me to cry over everything. When I look back it's kinda silly and I can laugh about it.
Our baby is now about 2 1/2 to 3 inches long, isn't that exciting! We are looking into all things baby and have came to a few conclusions:
We are going to use cloth diapers, no matter how you look and the environmental effects disposable are worse.
The first month or so we are going to use a diaper service. With how many diapers a newborn goes through I just can't imagine doing that much laundry!
Then it is on to pocket diapers and prefolds. Pocket diapers are designed the same as the disposable ones, with Velcro fronts and everything but they can be washed and reused. Prefolds are the old fashion folded cloth diaper but you use a cover to hold it in place so no diaper pins needed :)
We are going as green as possible. I don't want chemicals used in our house with the baby.
Everything is going to be Chlorine, BPA and PBDE free.
Breast milk anyone? Kidding! I am going to feed for as long as possible.
Make our own baby food! All you need are vegetables and a machine to puree.
On to mommy and daddy. I feel that this experience is moving us closer together. Everyday I am even more in love. Shane likes to put his arm around me and hold my tummy as we fall asleep. When I lay down you can feel the uterus popping up a bit. It's nice, I can't wait to feel baby moving around.
It's getting more and more difficult to stay away from sweets. Ice cream is just so damn good! :P
I am so happy and content. I know it's cheesy but I do feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Even though this is going to be a difficult journey I am going to make the most of every moment good, bad, happy and tearful. Who knows this could be, my only time to experience it.
Love,
Violet and Shane
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