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~Isaiah 40:31

Saturday, March 27, 2010

Almost there!

So many fun and exciting things have happened in the last month or so....
Mike and I started our Birthing Classes on Saturday, February 20th and went every Saturday until March 13th. It was great that they combined the labor, breastfeeding and child care. The classes were taught by a Dula whose name was Melinda. She was a very down to earth lady and very sweet and full of info. The first three Saturdays were on the birthing portion with all the breathing and relaxation exercises. The first half of our last class was on Breastfeeding taught by another lady (forget her name) and she was hilarious! The last half of the class was on Child care taught by Melinda and she was soo tired. She had come in from a birth the night and morning before with no sleep. So needless to say she was all over the place but we still learned a lot. I'm especially fascinated by the 5 S's: Swaddling, shhhing, swaying, sucking, and side laying.

The first Saturday was shocking, we watched a live birth (on TV of course) and if was horrifying!! Mike and both looked at each other with fear "What have we gotten ourselves into?" The next two Saturdays I found myself crying after each one due to the fear of the unknown of what to expect even though I had just heard what could happen, etc. But, I've been feeling more and more confident in the last couple of weeks and I am ready (I think).
After the last couple in the class has their baby which is in the beginning of June we will have a reunion on June 23rd to see everyone and there babies! We met a lot of really great couples!

Saturday, March 20th I had my first baby shower and it was spectacular! I had so many people there and I felt sooo blessed! I had family and friends, friends I had not seen in a long time and even some of my coworkers showed up. It all meant so much to me. My mom even came into town to join me for the baby shower and to see her pregnant, very pregnant daughter. I loved the decorations (safari theme of course), the games, the diaper cake that my sister in law made (thanks Chris for everything), the cakes were delicious!! The company was just fabulous!!! Baby Kyrsten is so spoiled already and I just love it!!
I also had a baby shower at work given by the Office administrators and that was so much fun too. We played a lot of games and ate huge cupcakes from Costco (major sugar rush). Once again baby Kyrsten was spoiled.
I can't wait to get to dress her up in all of the cute clothes she got!!

On another note at my last Dr.'s visit she has ordered me to go to the hospital every three to four days for a non-stress test on the baby and once a week have an ultrasound to check on the amniotic fluid until I go into labor. This is just a precaution due to my miscarriage last April (since they don't know what really happened). The Dr. wants to make sure the baby is happy (I also think she wants to give me peace of mind as well).
I had my first test on Monday and it went well but we were there for 2 hours! The baby wasn't moving much, all she wanted to do was sleep. We even had an ultrasound and I had the tech check again to make sure the baby was in fact a girl (cause we have all this pink!). The baby is in fact a girl and everything turned out great! We also had one on Friday and we were only there for an hour and baby was moving and very happy according to the Dr.

It feels like it has taken forever to even get to this point in my pregnancy and I am so excited and nervous at the same time. Mike and I are going to be parents soon in about 5 weeks or less (or more hopefully not)!!
Please continue to keep us in your prayers as we go through the next couple of weeks getting ready for her arrival and after her arrival!
You all mean so much to me and I feel very blessed to be able to share this time in my life with all of you!

34 weeks along

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