Hello there fellow mommys!
I have a quick question for you, and if you want to answer, great! If not, don't worry about it!
After our little man joins our family, I will be taking 6 weeks maternity leave, and then coming back to work. I'm looking for a breastpump that is a good one. One that, if it is a little more money, is worth it. Also, any tips of pumping would be greatly appreciated. I'm worried that I'm not going to be able to get the milk I need for him. Any thoughts and ideas?!
Thanks in advance!
Monday, April 21, 2014
Monday, April 14, 2014
Dear Baby Boy M.
Son,
As we sit here getting closer and closer to the day you will join us, my mind is filled with so many things I want to say to you, things I am concerned about, and things I just think about.
First and foremost, I want you to know that your daddy and I love you very much. I'm amazed at how much we love you already. You still have 11 weeks before you join us here in earth, but in our hearts, you've been in our family for 29 weeks. There isn't a day that goes by that we don't talk about you. What we're going to name you, who we think you'll be come, if we're gonna be the best parents for you, and so on and so forth. You are the first thing on my mind in the mornings, and the last thing on my mind at night. When I wake up in the middle of the night to pee because you're kicking my bladder (thanks for that) you are the only thing I think about until I fall back to sleep.
We're still not exactly sure what we're going to name you, but we have a couple ideas. There is one name that we keep coming back to, and one day, I'll let you know if what we end up naming you, is the name we were thinking about!
Your daddy and I wonder all the time who you will become. We will raise you the best we can, with the Gospel in your life, but we know that it is ultimately your decision. Please know, that no matter who you become in your life, that your daddy and I will love you....no matter what.
You will find out that your mommy is a worrier....your daddy, not so much. I find myself worrying a lot about if I'll be the mother you deserve, if I have what it takes to do the 2 AM feedings, if I will be patient enough, or if I will love you enough. I worry that maybe I will screw up. But with the help of your dad, and the priesthood he holds, I've found comfort in the blessings he's given me.
Speaking of your dad, he is the most incredible man I have ever met. You are so lucky to have him as your daddy. Please look up to him, ask him questions, and let him help you. Please know that while he's not super emotional, and doesn't voice his feelings very loud, or often, know that he loves you. Please lean on him when you're going through hard times. We might be old, but we've been through a thing or two. He is so excited to take you hunting, and camping with him. Use this time to bond with him.
I can't wait to meet you little guy, but I guess for now I will settle with feeling your kicks, your headbutts, and hearing your heartbeat at all of our appointments. It's amazing how hearing a little "swoosh" can brighten my day so much, and fill my heart with so much emotion.
I love you so so much,
Your Mommy
As we sit here getting closer and closer to the day you will join us, my mind is filled with so many things I want to say to you, things I am concerned about, and things I just think about.
First and foremost, I want you to know that your daddy and I love you very much. I'm amazed at how much we love you already. You still have 11 weeks before you join us here in earth, but in our hearts, you've been in our family for 29 weeks. There isn't a day that goes by that we don't talk about you. What we're going to name you, who we think you'll be come, if we're gonna be the best parents for you, and so on and so forth. You are the first thing on my mind in the mornings, and the last thing on my mind at night. When I wake up in the middle of the night to pee because you're kicking my bladder (thanks for that) you are the only thing I think about until I fall back to sleep.
We're still not exactly sure what we're going to name you, but we have a couple ideas. There is one name that we keep coming back to, and one day, I'll let you know if what we end up naming you, is the name we were thinking about!
Your daddy and I wonder all the time who you will become. We will raise you the best we can, with the Gospel in your life, but we know that it is ultimately your decision. Please know, that no matter who you become in your life, that your daddy and I will love you....no matter what.
You will find out that your mommy is a worrier....your daddy, not so much. I find myself worrying a lot about if I'll be the mother you deserve, if I have what it takes to do the 2 AM feedings, if I will be patient enough, or if I will love you enough. I worry that maybe I will screw up. But with the help of your dad, and the priesthood he holds, I've found comfort in the blessings he's given me.
Speaking of your dad, he is the most incredible man I have ever met. You are so lucky to have him as your daddy. Please look up to him, ask him questions, and let him help you. Please know that while he's not super emotional, and doesn't voice his feelings very loud, or often, know that he loves you. Please lean on him when you're going through hard times. We might be old, but we've been through a thing or two. He is so excited to take you hunting, and camping with him. Use this time to bond with him.
I can't wait to meet you little guy, but I guess for now I will settle with feeling your kicks, your headbutts, and hearing your heartbeat at all of our appointments. It's amazing how hearing a little "swoosh" can brighten my day so much, and fill my heart with so much emotion.
I love you so so much,
Your Mommy
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Update
Hello there!
People keep asking me how things have been since the surgery, and I'm happy to report, things have been wonderful. Baby is healthy, and staying put! I go back in on Friday just to check things again, but I'm confident that things will look great! Baby doesn't like it when I sit down. He likes to kick me in my ribs! What a stinker!
We bought our car seat on Friday! I feel SOOOO much better knowing that we have it. It's still in the box down in the basement, but just knowing it's there takes a lot of stress away.
I am a little frustrated with something though. My doctor in Cedar will only deliver me in Cedar, which is 1.5 hours away. So, if I make it to my due date, I would have go camp out for the week before, and just wait to go into labor. That doesn't sound like too much fun. However, neither does driving 1.5 hours while I'm in labor. So we decided we would find a doctor here in Richfield to take over my pregnancy, or deliver me here. I will continue to see my doctor in Cedar until week 36 when he takes the stitch out of my cervix, and then we're free to see who we want. I would love to stay with him, I just don't see it happening. I've had a lot of people tell me that within 24-48 hours after the stitch being removed, they have gone into labor. One person told me that the baby was here in less than a half hour. When I went to the doctor here in Richfield last Friday, they told me that they won't deliver me before I'm 37 weeks. If I go into labor before the 37 week mark, they will send me to Provo, either by ambulance, or helicopter, depending on how long they think I have before baby comes. So, I'm not really sure I see the point in switching doctors, if neither doctor I want to deliver me, is going to be the one to do it. Of course, there is the possibility that I will carry to term, and I'll be able to deliver here in Richfield, and everything will be perfect. So, I'm just having a hard time knowing what to do about the whole situation. There is no way to KNOW what's going to happen, and I'm not the kind of person that deals well with that.
Anyways, there is a little bit of an update for you. I will know more after Friday!
People keep asking me how things have been since the surgery, and I'm happy to report, things have been wonderful. Baby is healthy, and staying put! I go back in on Friday just to check things again, but I'm confident that things will look great! Baby doesn't like it when I sit down. He likes to kick me in my ribs! What a stinker!
We bought our car seat on Friday! I feel SOOOO much better knowing that we have it. It's still in the box down in the basement, but just knowing it's there takes a lot of stress away.
I am a little frustrated with something though. My doctor in Cedar will only deliver me in Cedar, which is 1.5 hours away. So, if I make it to my due date, I would have go camp out for the week before, and just wait to go into labor. That doesn't sound like too much fun. However, neither does driving 1.5 hours while I'm in labor. So we decided we would find a doctor here in Richfield to take over my pregnancy, or deliver me here. I will continue to see my doctor in Cedar until week 36 when he takes the stitch out of my cervix, and then we're free to see who we want. I would love to stay with him, I just don't see it happening. I've had a lot of people tell me that within 24-48 hours after the stitch being removed, they have gone into labor. One person told me that the baby was here in less than a half hour. When I went to the doctor here in Richfield last Friday, they told me that they won't deliver me before I'm 37 weeks. If I go into labor before the 37 week mark, they will send me to Provo, either by ambulance, or helicopter, depending on how long they think I have before baby comes. So, I'm not really sure I see the point in switching doctors, if neither doctor I want to deliver me, is going to be the one to do it. Of course, there is the possibility that I will carry to term, and I'll be able to deliver here in Richfield, and everything will be perfect. So, I'm just having a hard time knowing what to do about the whole situation. There is no way to KNOW what's going to happen, and I'm not the kind of person that deals well with that.
Anyways, there is a little bit of an update for you. I will know more after Friday!
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