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Category Archives: Pregnancy

My birth story

Zach is 2 weeks old today, so I figured it was finally time to post his birth story.
On Wednesday, November 20th, Adrian and I went to my 39 week doctor’s appointment. My blood pressure was still elevated after a few weeks, and my swelling was out of control. While I was never officially diagnosed...

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Checked in!

Adrian took a pic of me with my iPhone. I’m now set up with saline & pitocin. Still feeling pretty good! Thank you everyone for your well wishes!!!

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I’m going to be a mommy tomorrow!!!

Adrian and I are going in for a scheduled induction at 4:30am. We had the ultrasound this morning, and the baby is measuring pretty big (8lb, 9oz), so they’ve decided that it’s time to file an eviction notice!
Because my blood pressure has been elevated and I’m having such bad swelling in my legs, they don’t...

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38/39 week baby update!

Tomorrow I’m officially 39 weeks pregnant, meaning there are 8 more days until my due date.
The baby is doing very well inside his mommy and has a nice, strong heartbeat.
I am FINALLY dilated… 1.5cm. Not too much, but it’s a sign that things are moving along and getting more real.
However, after talking to the doctor...

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Baby Carriers

When I first got pregnant, I immediately imagined carrying the baby around in a baby carrier. It’s just one of those things that popped into my head since I always see parents carrying kids around that way and Adrian and I think it looks pretty adorable.
I first investigated the BabyBjorn, which seemed to be really...

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