Unreal. 32 weeks!
I got my birth kit in the mail the other day. All sorts of stuff in there for me to organize. Seeg as 13 babies have already been born on my BabyCenter March Birth Board, I suppose I should get myself organized sooner rather than later; you never know when baby may decide to come early!
Speaking of the baby coming, all you lurkers need to come out of the closet and post your predictions for the birth!
We're taking inventory of what we still need for this new kid, and really it's not much given we have so much stuff from Abby. ('Course we'll need a lot of clothes if it's a boy!) But one of the things we do need is a diaper bag. We had a duffel-type bag last time, and it was just a giant black hole. No organization whatsoever. Drove me crazy. This time I wanted pockets galore. Well, yesterday I was looking online and found the perfect bag. A million pockets. A sling-like diagonal strap (so much comfier than a backpack when you have narrow shoulders like me). And so freaking durable we'll be able to use it as a get-the-heck-outta-Dodge bag when the country goes to pot and we need to get off the grid to keep our liberties. :) It's the Lunada Gearslinger from Maxpedition, maker of "hard use gear." Military folks use their stuff! We're getting it in OD Green. I'm so pumped. And Dan won't be embarrassed to tote it, either!
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Absolutely beautiful
Found this video on one of the Gentle Christian Mothers forums. THIS, ladies, is what birth can be like. No, you're not going to see the actual birth, so don't skip the link. She's not naked, either, so don't worry. She's singing the 23rd Psalm--THROUGH TWO STRONG CONTRACTIONS--with her husband accompanying her on the guitar. She has the voice of an angel. It's amazing. Imagine being born with this voice guiding your journey...
Tuesday, January 08, 2008
The Second Morrow Baby Prediction Contest!
**POLLS ARE CLOSED!** Feel free to read and make a mental guess anyway. :)
Today I'm officially 3/4 of the way through the pregnancy--that's thirty weeks, for those of you who are mathematically challenged. I thought this would be a good time to post the clues for the baby prediction contest. For those of you who weren't around when I was pregnant with Abby, here's how it works: Using predictors (mostly old wives tales) thought to tell you if you're having a boy or a girl, you'll decide what you think we're having. Leave your prediction in the comments, INCLUDING your prediction for the day of the birth, the time of day (AM or PM), and the baby's length and weight. Entries will be accepted until week 38 (March 4).
This year the winner gets two prizes! The first is a copy of the excellent first release from Shauna Niequist, Cold Tangerines. The second is your choice of either of my currently released books OR an "IOU" for my third novel, releasing in 2009. (I know, I know, it's soooo far away. Sorry.)
Alrighty kids, here we go...
1. Alison is carrying Baby Morrow:
a) High (girl)
b) Low (boy)
Answer: Baby Morrow is riding low!!
2. Alison sleeps with her pillow to the:
a) North (boy)
b) South (girl)
Answer: Her pillow is always firmly placed at the south end of the bed.
3. Alison's feet are:
a) Colder than before pregnancy (boy)
b) The same as before (girl)
Answer: Alison's feet are definitely colder. Oddly, my general body temperature doesn't seem to be rising like it did last time!
4. When it comes to bread, Alison:
a) Refuses to eat the end of a loaf (girl)
b) Prefers the end of the loaf (boy)
Answer: Not sure how much this tells us, since Alison always refuses to eat the end, regardless of whether or not she's pregnant!
5. Darling husband Daniel is:
a) Gaining weight right along with Alison (boy)
b) Keeping the scale steady (girl)
Answer: I believe the scale is keeping steady.
6. Alison's mom's hair color when Baby Morrow was conceived was:
a) Gray (girl)
b) Not gray (either naturally or dyed) (girl)
Answer: Mom's quite fond of highlighting her hair, so I think that counts as dyed--although we're not sure what her hair has to do with Alison's pregnancy!
7. Alison had morning sickness early in her pregnancy:
a) Yes (girl)
b) No (boy)
Answer: No morning sickness for Alison--just ravenous hunger! (This was the same way she answered last time, too!)
8. Alison's complexion is looking:
a) Particularly good during pregnancy (boy)
b) Not so good (girl)
Answer: Thankfully pregnancy seems to agree with her when it comes to her complexion.
9. During pregnancy, Alison's chest has:
a) Dramatically changed (girl)
b) Changed very little (boy)
Answer: This time around Alison's belly is the one doing the growing, not her chest--making ome of those maternity tops look a little silly.
10. Alison's age at time of conception: 31
Conception took place in the month of: June
Mother's Age
- # of conception month
Odd number = girl
Even number = boy
Answer: 31 - 6 = 25--odd number! (The same exact number as when pregnant with Abby!)
11. Alison has been craving:
a) Sweets (girl)
b) salty/sour food (boy)
Answer: This hasn't changed much from pre-pregnancy, either--her whole life Alison has been a big fan of sugar!
12. Alison has also been craving:
a) Meat and cheese (boy)
b) Fruit (girl)
Answer: Protein! So that most likely translates to meat and cheese.
13. Alison's nose has:
a) Grown wider (boy)
b) Stayed the same (girl)
Answer: Her nose has stayed the same.
14. Baby Morrow's heart rate is:
a) Above 140 beats per minute (girl)
b) 140 or less (boy)
Answer: The heart rate has been 150 or higher every time!
15. Alison's feelings towards Orange Juice:
a) Doesn't like OJ (boy)
b) Must have OJ every day (girl)
Answer: Alison has never liked OJ, and it hasn't changed since she's been pregnant, either.
16. Alison has been getting headaches:
a) Yes (boy)
b) No (girl)
Answer: Yes, she has--not many, but a few.
17. Alison's belly looks like a:
a) Watermelon (girl)
b) Basketball (boy)
Answer: Basketball! (Such a nice change from the first pregnancy!)
18. If Alison shows someone her hands, she:
a) Shows them palm up (girl)
b) Shows them palm down (boy)
Answer: Palms up.
19: How does Alison pick up a mug?
a) By the handle (boy)
b) By the body of the mug (girl)
Answer: Usually by the handle.
20: Alison is carrying her pregnancy weight:
a) All out front (boy)
b) Around hips and butt (girl)
Answer: All out front, thank heavens. Not that she hasn't added a wee bit o' junk to the trunk, but NOTHING like the last time!
Bonus info: Three different online Chinese Lunar Predictor charts all listed the baby as being a girl.
FINAL SCORE
Girl:10
Boy: 11
And just for the record...
The final score while pregnant with Abby was Girl: 14 and Boy:7, and the Chinese lunar charts all said girl as well.
So, what do you think? Cut and paste this into your comment and add your prediction:
SEX:
DATE OF BIRTH:
TIME OF BIRTH (AM OR PM):
LENGTH:
WEIGHT:
Looking forward to seeing what y'all think!
Today I'm officially 3/4 of the way through the pregnancy--that's thirty weeks, for those of you who are mathematically challenged. I thought this would be a good time to post the clues for the baby prediction contest. For those of you who weren't around when I was pregnant with Abby, here's how it works: Using predictors (mostly old wives tales) thought to tell you if you're having a boy or a girl, you'll decide what you think we're having. Leave your prediction in the comments, INCLUDING your prediction for the day of the birth, the time of day (AM or PM), and the baby's length and weight. Entries will be accepted until week 38 (March 4).
This year the winner gets two prizes! The first is a copy of the excellent first release from Shauna Niequist, Cold Tangerines. The second is your choice of either of my currently released books OR an "IOU" for my third novel, releasing in 2009. (I know, I know, it's soooo far away. Sorry.)
Alrighty kids, here we go...
1. Alison is carrying Baby Morrow:
a) High (girl)
b) Low (boy)
Answer: Baby Morrow is riding low!!
2. Alison sleeps with her pillow to the:
a) North (boy)
b) South (girl)
Answer: Her pillow is always firmly placed at the south end of the bed.
3. Alison's feet are:
a) Colder than before pregnancy (boy)
b) The same as before (girl)
Answer: Alison's feet are definitely colder. Oddly, my general body temperature doesn't seem to be rising like it did last time!
4. When it comes to bread, Alison:
a) Refuses to eat the end of a loaf (girl)
b) Prefers the end of the loaf (boy)
Answer: Not sure how much this tells us, since Alison always refuses to eat the end, regardless of whether or not she's pregnant!
5. Darling husband Daniel is:
a) Gaining weight right along with Alison (boy)
b) Keeping the scale steady (girl)
Answer: I believe the scale is keeping steady.
6. Alison's mom's hair color when Baby Morrow was conceived was:
a) Gray (girl)
b) Not gray (either naturally or dyed) (girl)
Answer: Mom's quite fond of highlighting her hair, so I think that counts as dyed--although we're not sure what her hair has to do with Alison's pregnancy!
7. Alison had morning sickness early in her pregnancy:
a) Yes (girl)
b) No (boy)
Answer: No morning sickness for Alison--just ravenous hunger! (This was the same way she answered last time, too!)
8. Alison's complexion is looking:
a) Particularly good during pregnancy (boy)
b) Not so good (girl)
Answer: Thankfully pregnancy seems to agree with her when it comes to her complexion.
9. During pregnancy, Alison's chest has:
a) Dramatically changed (girl)
b) Changed very little (boy)
Answer: This time around Alison's belly is the one doing the growing, not her chest--making ome of those maternity tops look a little silly.
10. Alison's age at time of conception: 31
Conception took place in the month of: June
Mother's Age
- # of conception month
Odd number = girl
Even number = boy
Answer: 31 - 6 = 25--odd number! (The same exact number as when pregnant with Abby!)
11. Alison has been craving:
a) Sweets (girl)
b) salty/sour food (boy)
Answer: This hasn't changed much from pre-pregnancy, either--her whole life Alison has been a big fan of sugar!
12. Alison has also been craving:
a) Meat and cheese (boy)
b) Fruit (girl)
Answer: Protein! So that most likely translates to meat and cheese.
13. Alison's nose has:
a) Grown wider (boy)
b) Stayed the same (girl)
Answer: Her nose has stayed the same.
14. Baby Morrow's heart rate is:
a) Above 140 beats per minute (girl)
b) 140 or less (boy)
Answer: The heart rate has been 150 or higher every time!
15. Alison's feelings towards Orange Juice:
a) Doesn't like OJ (boy)
b) Must have OJ every day (girl)
Answer: Alison has never liked OJ, and it hasn't changed since she's been pregnant, either.
16. Alison has been getting headaches:
a) Yes (boy)
b) No (girl)
Answer: Yes, she has--not many, but a few.
17. Alison's belly looks like a:
a) Watermelon (girl)
b) Basketball (boy)
Answer: Basketball! (Such a nice change from the first pregnancy!)
18. If Alison shows someone her hands, she:
a) Shows them palm up (girl)
b) Shows them palm down (boy)
Answer: Palms up.
19: How does Alison pick up a mug?
a) By the handle (boy)
b) By the body of the mug (girl)
Answer: Usually by the handle.
20: Alison is carrying her pregnancy weight:
a) All out front (boy)
b) Around hips and butt (girl)
Answer: All out front, thank heavens. Not that she hasn't added a wee bit o' junk to the trunk, but NOTHING like the last time!
Bonus info: Three different online Chinese Lunar Predictor charts all listed the baby as being a girl.
FINAL SCORE
Girl:10
Boy: 11
And just for the record...
The final score while pregnant with Abby was Girl: 14 and Boy:7, and the Chinese lunar charts all said girl as well.
So, what do you think? Cut and paste this into your comment and add your prediction:
SEX:
DATE OF BIRTH:
TIME OF BIRTH (AM OR PM):
LENGTH:
WEIGHT:
Looking forward to seeing what y'all think!
Saturday, January 05, 2008
29.5 weeks!
Okay, okay, I *totally* fell off the map there for a while. Sorry about that. I'm a lazy blogger, what can I say? :)
I had my second official midwife appointment this past Wednesday and was pleasantly surprised to see I'd only gained 5 pounds since my Dec. 11 appointment. I haven't been weighing myself because someone took the scale out of my bedroom and I never think to go searching for it, so I really had no idea what I was in for. Given all I ate in Maui and over the holidays, I figured the damage would be much worse. Five pounds ain't that bad, though, and it puts me at a solid 30 pounds gained so far. By this time, with Abby, I'd gained 50. Much improved, wouldn't you say?
I continue to love love love Michelle the Super Midwife. She gave me my "30 week" packet of info this week, which included some post-partum instructions. The back page of that particular document had a whole list of Bible verses for moms to pray through if they find themselves struggling with PPD. I thought that was really cool.
The baby *was* head-down, but I don't know that s/he has stayed that way. The movement is so all over the place it's hard to tell, and I'm totally lame when it comes to mapping the baby's location just by feeling around. Not that I'm worried; still plenty of time for the baby to flip!
Oh yeah--we had our 3/4-D ultrasound the day after we got back from Maui. Here are a couple photos:
So what do you think: boy or girl? I'll be launching the much anticipated Guess the Gender And Predict the Birth Stats contest in my next post, so start thinking about your entry!
I had my second official midwife appointment this past Wednesday and was pleasantly surprised to see I'd only gained 5 pounds since my Dec. 11 appointment. I haven't been weighing myself because someone took the scale out of my bedroom and I never think to go searching for it, so I really had no idea what I was in for. Given all I ate in Maui and over the holidays, I figured the damage would be much worse. Five pounds ain't that bad, though, and it puts me at a solid 30 pounds gained so far. By this time, with Abby, I'd gained 50. Much improved, wouldn't you say?
I continue to love love love Michelle the Super Midwife. She gave me my "30 week" packet of info this week, which included some post-partum instructions. The back page of that particular document had a whole list of Bible verses for moms to pray through if they find themselves struggling with PPD. I thought that was really cool.
The baby *was* head-down, but I don't know that s/he has stayed that way. The movement is so all over the place it's hard to tell, and I'm totally lame when it comes to mapping the baby's location just by feeling around. Not that I'm worried; still plenty of time for the baby to flip!
Oh yeah--we had our 3/4-D ultrasound the day after we got back from Maui. Here are a couple photos:
So what do you think: boy or girl? I'll be launching the much anticipated Guess the Gender And Predict the Birth Stats contest in my next post, so start thinking about your entry!
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