Last Night's Dream

I had a fairly detailed dream about the baby last night. Actually, in my dream I had triplets and was confused as to how the doctors couldn't see more than one baby in the previous ultrasounds. Labor went really quickly and painlessly, and I think we were at home. The first baby was the boy we are expecting, the next one was a girl, and the last one was another boy, but I had to search for him in a large pool of water and he wasn't breathing. After I resuscitate him, I held him for awhile and nursed him. He had a little trouble at first, but finally latched on. After he was settled down I went out to see my other two babies, and Davin had them sleeping in a box with a foam liner under them and on top of them. I freaked out that they were suffocating, but Davin gave me that "I'm not stupid" look and assured me they were fine. And they were. At that point I was worried about getting them all mixed up with each other, but Davin already had bracelets on them with their names. I was really upset that he named them without me and that none of them had any of the names we talked about. But it was already done and these were their official names: Adono, Speek (this was the girl), and Harbor. Ack! Where did he come up with those!

Stretching...

On my birthday noticed for the first time that I'm getting the infamous stretch marks! I can't see them unless I look in a mirror since they're all on the bottom curve of my belly which has long since been out of my view. Gina gave me cocoa butter cream for my increasingly stretching skin on the same day... perfect timing! I've been using it ever since. I'm still going to have stretch marks, but hopefully it helps.

Nursery Furniture

We have baby furniture! The Lee's gave us Addison's old set (thanks, Gina & LeRoy!) which they got from some friends. Even though it's been through multiple kids, it's still a good, solid set... and free is great! We'll be able to put furniture money toward something else. I absolutely love having furniture in the nursery. Every time I'm upstairs I poke my head in and look, imagining our boy sleeping in the crib. You can also see the curtains and lamp shade I made out of fun star material. I have some Disney pics and an IKEA star lamp for the walls. I'm sure I'll get those up soon.

Bradley Method

Yesterday was my second Bradley class and Davin's first (he was sick last week). We're planning on having our baby as naturally as possible, and we've had several friends take this class with good results. I've always wanted to have a natural birth without drugs ever since Mom told me about her four birth experiences, and how the all natural birth was by far the best. It helps to be informed about what choices we have in the birthing process, what to expect, and how to best prepare. This week I've been working on nutrition and exercise. The healthier I am the easier it will be for me and the baby. Dessert is still my weakness, though! Last night we talked more about the role of the coach. Davin is my birth coach, and I know he will do a great job supporting and encouraging me during labor although he's a bit leery about the messiness of it all. It's weird to think that day is coming. Sometimes I still wonder if this is all for real.

Growing Stronger

Just this week I've noticed an increase in Baby Studer's movement. I could feel him moving around before and jabbing me every once in awhile, but I could only feel it on the inside. He's growing stronger now, and yesterday there were several times where I could rest my hand on my belly and feel him kicking from the outside. I haven't been successful at timing things so Davin could feel him, but the day will come when he's moving enough for Daddy to get in on the action, too.

Target Baby

Yesterday was a free day, so when discussing what fun things we could do the first thing we decided on was a nap. Ah, a nice 2 hour nap on the couch was perfect! Funny how kids hate naps, but when you grow up it's the first thing on your free time to do list. After that we went to Target and finished up our Target baby registry. It's really fun creating a huge wish list for our baby, but it's hard to try to think of everything we might possibly need or want. Also there are tons of various styles, colors, and what have you, so we spent a lot of time discussing which things to add... especially the big ticket items. Realistically, we'll probably be buying most of this stuff ourselves, but that's okay. We're getting that economy booster check soon, right?

The Name Game

When you're pregnant the first question you always get asked by friends and strangers alike... "Do you know if you're having a boy or a girl?" Once you do know the answer to that the question changes to... "Do you have a name picked out?" No, we don't have a name yet. Even when we do, I'm not sure if we're going to share it until baby's here. You know, keep something a surprise. Then, too, we won't have to deal with negative comments about our name choice that inevitably someone will share. Davin has teased about using the middle name "Danger" so our son can say, "Danger is my middle name." I told him the funny thing was that I'm not so sure he's teasing. So, welcome the new poll. I don't know if our son would get teased or revered for a middle name like that. Also, I've thought of another repercussion of the name. I'd say, "Don't do that. It's dangerous." To which our son would reply, "Well, Danger is my middle name." ...Um... yeah. But I haven't ruled out the name yet. It might be really cool. What do you think?