-I want a natural birth REALLY badly. And by natural, I mean NO medication. None. I know you may think I am crazy, that I have no idea what I am getting myself into, blah blah blah. But I have done tons of research and let me assure you, this is not about a girl power "I went natural because I am awesome" thing. I am all for medication when it has a real significant reason. But I have genuine fears and issues with the "standard" procedures and medications that are given to mothers with normal pregnancies. The process of getting an epidural and/or a c-section terrify me more than labor pain. Pitocin can increase your need for an epi/c-section so that is a big no-no on my list as well. I thought about iv drugs, but those can make the baby groggy. I believe with all my heart that God designed a woman's body to give birth naturally and He can give me the strength to accomplish that. I am afraid that if I go much longer than full term, my doctors will try to convince me otherwise, and the farther I am, the harder it will be to resist. So if you read this, please pray that I go into labor on my own around 39-40 weeks so that there will be no induction or c-section pushed on me. Oh and in case you think we are going into this blindly, we really aren't. Allen and I have made ourselves aware of hospital procedures with a class, are taking a natural birth class at a local birthing center, are contemplating taking a more intensive 2 day breathing/meditation class, and I have done a lot of research between reading and talking to other natural birth moms. And kids, they did not get epi's...and they did not die from the pain!! I can do this too!
Oh and to add: I COMPLETELY understand that in some cases, a natural birth is not possible or there is a real reason to induce or give a c-section. And I know that if I do have either of these, the baby will most likely be fine. God is gracious and can work in any situation. I am just saying that I feel natural is the safest way to go in most cases, and I am praying that is the case for me. I have no judgment for those who needed inductions/c-sections, and like many things, this is an opinion of mine.
-I have basically been given the request to have this kid between March 5 and 14 by several people. My daddy is going to be in Europe until March 5. My brother is going back to college on March 14. My best friend is going on vacation on March 16. These are all people I would like to have meet Lorelei within her first day of life! I know this is really trivial and silly and she probably will come super late because people are asking her to come at this time, but I can dream, right?
-I want to meet this little person! I love her so much and cannot wait to get to know her!! I want her to cook long enough to be healthy, but I know my obsessive, impatient self and I am sure that once I hit 38 weeks I will be READY for her to come out!!
Anyway, moving on. My wonderful hubby and I went to DC last weekend for a mini baby-moon and it was so wonderful. And you know, it was just really relaxing and not terribly exciting; but perfect for us. We left Saturday around noon and drove to our inn, which was perfectly lovely. We checked in, had a quick lunch and then I napped in the room for a while. Saturday night I got dressed up for one of the few times ever this pregnancy and we had a nice dinner at a sushi/tapas restaurant in Adams Morgan. Then we came back to the inn to just spend time
together
Day 2: we had our complimentary breakfast (delish!) and then drove down to the mall to go to the Smithsonian. We spend 45 minutes parking (boo) and then walked 3 blocking pouring rain to the Natural History Museum. Walked that for about an hour or so, ate some lunch, then did the American History Museum. I got pretty tired and had to sit and rest next to Abe Lincoln's hat for a while, but overall it was still fun. After that, we came back to the inn to rest (jacuzzi!!!) and had Thai food for dinner.
Day 3: yummy breakfast, back to the room to clean and watch project runway, then checkout by 11! We were home by 1 and had plenty of time to chill around the house before work the next day.
You may read this and think "gee what a boring last hurrah" but really it was perfect for us. Allen is my best friend in the world, and I have come to realize over the past 8 years that we have been such good friends that we really do not need to be entertained to enjoy each other. We never run out of things to talk about, and we are perfectly content to just cuddle together or watch a movie together or just enjoy good conversation over an inexpensive meal. I am so thankful to God that we got to go on this trip before Lorelei gets here and hope we can keep dating each other as she comes, and as more children come.
Well this is really long and I need to put some clothes in the dryer. A few pictures though!
Allen's favorite part of the Smithsonian
Me feeling huge!
Together
Our pretty room
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