Wow, I'm already 36 weeks into my pregnancy, and we'll be welcoming a new baby soon! We are all so excited. And busy. Because during these final weeks, it's time to prepare for baby. I'm making sure everything is ready to grab and go when the time to head to the birth center … [Read more...]
Preparing for Baby Part 3: Stocking the Kitchen
Besides preparing baby clothes and packing the bags, stocking the kitchen was something I wanted to do before this baby joins us. Before my midwife appointment earlier this month, I took the opportunity to go to Costco, Winco and Wal-Mart and really stock up on some … [Read more...]
Preparing for Baby Part 2: Packing the Birth Center Bags
I've been packing the birth center bags to prepare for baby's birth. When we had hospital births (for babies 1-5), the bags didn't stress me out nearly as much as they did for Simon's (baby 6) birth center birth. I'm not sure why. The birth center provided a list of things … [Read more...]
5 Tips for Surviving Pregnancy Exhaustion
I don't know if it's because I'm about 27 weeks pregnant, or because I'm up each night for a couple of hours with my sleepless son Owen (or most likely a combination of both!) but I've really been exhausted lately. Of course with six kids in the house and farm chores, laying … [Read more...]