Pregnancy Update

I am now 35 weeks and very happy to report that everything is going well. No gestational diabetes, anemia, or high blood pressure. Yay! And even though this little guy is still pretty calm, he lets me know he's in there everyday-- now more with hiccuping and stretching than kicking.

Everything looks like we're on track for a birth sometime in mid-December. The baby's "due" date is the 14th, but since he decides when he comes, we're just going to wait and see. :-) I won't be surprised if he comes around the 18th.  My mom comes into town on the 19th, so really that would be perfect. But you never know, so we need to be ready and patient at the same time. A hard combination. But at this point, I'm still feeling very patient.

Brent and I have been attending birthing classes every Saturday for 3 hours for the last two weeks. I've been practicing deep breathing, and we listen to relaxation tracks every night. It puts us to sleep in a snap. :-) And I have to say that taking the hypnobirthing class is a lot better than just reading the book. Our teacher, Melissa, is great-- and the materials in class really supplement what's in the book. We even got a second CD by going to the class, and I like the tracks on that CD a lot better than on the one included in the book. And surprisingly, Brent has been enjoying the class as well. It's really helped us mentally and emotionally prepare for our baby's birthing time. We watched some recorded births during our last class, and I was on the verge of tears practically the whole time. We are so excited to hold this baby in our arms!!!

During this season of thanksgiving, I feel so thankful for this baby. Especially because we have close friends and family who are earnestly seeking for this blessing. My heart reaches out to them.