33 weeks!
I am beginning to believe he already has a little personality inside me. He definitely does things on his own terms. Point in fact, he was breech up until today when we had our 33 week and 4 day appointment which ended in a sonogram confirming he had FINALLY turned! Ruben and I (as well as family and friends) have been waiting so impatiently for him to turn. I would constantly push on my belly to figure out which body part was where, and for so long his head was not where it should be! My friend, Katie, suggested I go see a chiropractor because they have a technique called the "Webster's Technique," in which they loosen certain smooth muscles and align the pelvis to facilitate breech babies to turn. It is a very simple, non-invasive, and most of all, painless intervention which has an 80 something percente success rate. I am proud to say that I am included in that percentage because after only 2 visits, and $60...we have a baby who is head down! Praise the Lord!! I am so thankful because a C-section is on the bottom of my to-do-list for the birth of Julian =) God willing, I will be able to have an uncomplicated birth without the use of any drugs or an epidural. I pray everyday for strength and courage.
This past Saturday was our first baby shower. Three of my good friends, Kara, Katie and Lisa threw it for my at my house and it turned out absolutely beautiful. They had all kinds of hand-made decorations and transformed my house (while I was kicked out =) into the best baby shower I could have imagined! We had a great turn out with about 20-25 people who showed up. It was a bit risky holding it on July 4th weekend, but we had so many women who wanted to help celebrate for Julian's arrival! I am so blessed and received so many wonderful gifts....cute clothes, a diaper bag, 2 handmade quilts, a bouncer, a stroller and many other great things. Julian's room went from sort-of-empty to where am I going to put all of this stuff?! It was great to see everyone, and I had much pride getting to show off his nursery...which, by the way, is about 90% done! I made the bedding as well as the curtains and it turned out better than I expected! Now, we have our first complete room in our house! Here are a few pictures from the shower and the nursery...there were so many so I put them in a collage (click on the collage and the pictures will get bigger).
Pictures of the room with all Julian's loot!
All the wonderful decorations! They had an "owl theme."
My wonderful friends who threw the shower for me!
4 generations!
Ruben is busy at work, as always, but somehow still finds time to be an amazing husband. He is so great at taking care of me and helping me with anything I need. Every Sunday night before we go to sleep we read the next week of "what to expect when you're expecting." I really enjoy this time with him, and it is a great ritual we have gotten into. As the weeks progress, it seems the book just states that the baby is basically getting fatter =) It is not as interesting as the first 2 trimesters where everything is forming, but that just means we are getting so close! I bought a new book for us to start reading together, it is by Ina May Gaskin called "Guide to Childbirth." She has been described as the "mother of authentic midwifery," and the book is about natural childbirth. We will add that onto our weekly Sunday night readings. =) Also in preparation for Mr. Julian's arrival, we will be taking a Lamaze class this next weekend followed by a tour of the hospital. I am interested to see Ruben's reaction, and hoping he/we will learn a lot!
Well, I think that sums up the past few weeks in our lives...until next time! Thanks for reading!
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