tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4400409055924139965.post6681324840737046827..comments2023-10-21T06:15:39.287-07:00Comments on A Little Blueberry: 34 Weeks & Ian's 32nd BirthdayAllisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10071096768527336687noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4400409055924139965.post-89306663421013956732012-06-15T10:27:15.922-07:002012-06-15T10:27:15.922-07:00Love you! Hope all is well with you guys, we are ...Love you! Hope all is well with you guys, we are getting closer!!! :)Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10071096768527336687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4400409055924139965.post-81399607279773833122012-06-06T21:32:53.829-07:002012-06-06T21:32:53.829-07:00I am so glad you are choosing the "I'll t...I am so glad you are choosing the "I'll try it" route! That is exactly what Nick and I decided too! I am going to go for it, but if I need an epidural so be it! I at least want to try it. So glad you put this out there. I have a hard time talking to people about it because they judge saying, "If you say you're going in with an open mind you will get an epidural." I don't know what my body will say when the time comes, but I am going to try it naturally! Love you!Meghan Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478216738812859178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4400409055924139965.post-64604639274401349712012-06-05T10:25:34.467-07:002012-06-05T10:25:34.467-07:00Allison, I love reading your posts. You keep it so...Allison, I love reading your posts. You keep it so real, 'It's weird, I'm weird, I know', hilar. Can't wait to paint picture frames in bikinis with you today!<br />P.S.-Karen, could you be any more adorable!!<br />XOThe Residents of the 600 Square Foot Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02900802489116914378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4400409055924139965.post-29295870949698446762012-06-03T03:29:52.120-07:002012-06-03T03:29:52.120-07:00From my mom:
Ok, I totally agree with Amber and y...From my mom:<br /><br />Ok, I totally agree with Amber and you. Whatever happens and whatever decision you make at the time is the right one. I trust that you'll know what to do and your body has a way of helping make those decisions.<br /><br />And, as for bonding? You just don't see what I see when your face lights up just thinking about little Lemon Ray. You already love her and she makes you so happy. I see it whenever you talk about her and you never complain about the aches and pains. It's as if each kick or little foot in your ribs is a little miracle that she is saying, "I'm here, I'm real and I'm coming soon to be with you!" And you are happy! That's the way it should be with a little "scared" mixed in. You already act like a mom so no worries about bonding. She's coming!<br /><br />Here are a couple of things I wish I'd done differently! One, I wish I hadn't listened to anyone telling me their pregnancy stories or judging the decisions I'd made. Second, I so wish I'd made the nurses let me hold you soon after you were born instead of whisking you away to clean you up or do whatever! I always felt that I missed that "bonding" moment. Your dad got to hold you, but they kept me too busy or something and I've always regretted that. And last, I wish I'd been more patient with you dad when he tried to help or do things differently than I wanted him to do them. I think, because I was breastfeeding you, he felt "out of the loop" and didn't get to bond over feeding you. I would also stand over him and make him change you or burp you a certain way instead of letting him find his own rhythm with you. I regret that now. I had to learn to let go of "Do it my way, it's the RIGHT way!"<br /><br />Oh...and did I ever tell you about how I met Dr. Krupa? That reminds me to tell you to add looking for a pediatrician on your list. I think they make you see one before releasing little Lemon from the hospital.<br /><br />Ok...I'll try to post this. I love you and can't wait to see you this week for SHOPPING and whittling down your list.Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10071096768527336687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4400409055924139965.post-48421938339210720452012-06-01T15:11:13.462-07:002012-06-01T15:11:13.462-07:00You are not weird at all! I experienced all of tho...You are not weird at all! I experienced all of those feelings too! I just could not imagine the reality of my daughter actually being here, bringer her home, all of those things you mentioned. In fact, at my last Drs appt. (2 days before my due date) I told my midwife how worried I was- that I felt like I wasn't really going to get to meet my daughter, etc. To calm my brain she sent me for a non-stress test, just so that I could be reassured all was fine! I felt like the crazy pregnant lady in OB because nothing was really wrong I was just so concerned! I really just couldn't imagine her being in my arms so I thought that was my brains way of "preparing" me for something bad. Turns out, I went into labor like 4 hours after that test!!!! So no worried, it's totally first time Momma thoughts! As soon as shes home with you it will feel normal! <br /><br /><br />Also- I just love your positivity about the birth! I totally wanted to take the hynobirthing classes but (of course) they were only offered during the time I was taking my grad classes! I ended up not having any kind of birth plan- with the idea that what would happen would just happen. I was open to anything. Hoping to try to go without<br />Medication but open to possibility if I needed it. Turns out I didn't have time! So went all natural! You CAN do it! And if not, then who cares! Just get your baby here in the safest way possible- in a way that makes you comfortable, safe and happy too! <br /><br />I am so excited for you guys!Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07747103474255069800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4400409055924139965.post-45849987885442897832012-05-31T13:24:19.970-07:002012-05-31T13:24:19.970-07:00Allison,
Don't worry- you're not weird! ...Allison, <br /><br />Don't worry- you're not weird! I'm feeling the same way- I'm not as worried about my baby because he moves ALL THE TIME, but I am having a hard time imagining him, and what life will be like once he's here. I have little moments of excitement thinking about looking at him and seeing his litte self for the first time, but it's all just so hard to imagine. It's much easier for me to focus on getting prepared, getting the house ready, and just all the things that need to be done. That's the only way to feel like we're in control at all!- Anna KateAnna Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10371158910645266943noreply@blogger.com