Blower

I just blew off our yard today getting rid of all the Winter scraps.  I am a habitual leaf blower, I'd do it daily if I could!  Wish I liked to vacuum as much:)  I wonder if the baby will get too use to that noise and only want to hear loud and obnoxious noises to calm it down?  They say its so loud inside the womb to begin with I wonder if its really effected.  Then again if its really that load how can the baby distinguish peoples voices?  Hummmm!!!!  That would probably be a great pic, me at 9 mo blowing leaves.  I'll have to remember that in Oct.  Maybe all the ruckus will help get that baby out on time this time!

How can you not know?

I have never understood those women who can go several months w/o knowing their pregnant!  Besides the obvious, lack of a period, your hormones are reminding you every day.  Man o man just like the last pregnancy my hormones are hard at work.  Thought I was gonna get that no morning sickness situation this time around, NOPE!  The lack of sleep is starting to take a serious toll on my ability to me a good mother & wife.

Pot Head

Man I've been so focused the past 6 mo on getting pregnant I totally forgot and didn't prepare myself mentally for pregnancy.  I feel like a pot head:)  I forgot how tired I would be which has wiped out my ability to multi-task, think a few hrs into the future or past and make any decisive decisions.   I am feeling very overwhelmed and behind in life in general.  The house is a mess and I don't care, which is strange:)  Why hormones why?  The one good thing is I'm not obsessing over having to learn all things baby, been there done that.  I think this pregnancy will be all about learning balance for Elli & the new baby. 

Our last pregnancy went very well considering.  We opted to do the water birth at home so I never once stepped foot in an OB office.  The only Dr I saw was my Gyno to do my blood confirmation test for the birth cert. which was at 8 weeks.  I cannot imagine not going to my midwife for an hour plus appt which is actually relaxing and we are in her office for a full hour talking.  Not me in a gownd waiting for a tech or nurse and talking to the Dr for 10 min after waiting for an hour. 

I hate hospitals, hate waiting, hate paperwork, etc.  I have been very blessed to have no medical complications that would need me to have to have Dr's assistance.  If Georgia had birthing centers I could see that being a little more doable.  But having babies in hospitals is a new conception.  Only in the past 100 yrs has is been a common occurrence.  I still think Hospitals are for sick and injured people.  Why would I want to expose a brand new healthy being into a germ infested environment? 

I've been to hospital births before and its scary and annoying.  They treat you like your sick and the birth is a trauma.  Which it is the exact opposite.  It's not scary, its beautiful and amazing.  I am very excited to experience another water birth this time around.  A few things I will do differently but not much.  Cannot wait, wish it was Oct already!  I enjoy the birth much more than the pregnancy.

Tested

The test is official, I am pregnant:)   Mind you it was a Dollar Tree pregnancy test so do I believe in it 100%, NO!  However I've been temping for months and I am past my cycle starting so all those signs point to me along with the $1 test say YESSSSSSSS! 

We have been trying for baby # 2 for 6 mo now.  A bit of a heart ache since #1 worked after the first try.  However this time around we are bit older, both had surgery this year and stress from job situations so you add all that up and 6 mo sounds about right. 

My intentions for this blog is to document my pregnancy.  the last one I was lucky if I could remember to brush my teeth, hopefully this goes a bit better.  My goal is just the same though, to try to have as little if no medical assistance and natural as possible pregnancy & birth.  We were pretty successful in that mission with the first so I don't see why #1 will be much different:)