Sarah Miriam Doumbia joined our family 2-10-2010, weighing 7lbs, 5oz at 19 inches long. labor was blessedly short and productive, requiring only human assistance from Ibs and a wonderful nurse, Carol. we are all happy and well at home now!


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busy busy week / weekend! Thursday we had an infant care class that Ibs wanted to take, made us both exhausted!! we went out to Elephant Bar afterwards and I learned that I could eat a salad late night and not be up all night with heartburn. good to know since everything else at dinnertime makes me miserable in the middle of the night ( Read more... )

not big on resolutions, but I feel a couple coming on. here's what I'm thinking ( Read more... )

we had a really nice Christmas visit with Tita and Papa. ate too much, laughed a lot, opened many presents, shopped a little...all good. I'm headed to work tomorrow and off the rest of the week to enjoy time with Ian.

I'm looking forward to a birth ball and videos, birth/baby books and a new crib that should be delivered throughout the week too!

while I'm expecting to keep baby Sarah in utero a while longer (~10 weeks?) I'm happy to report that all my tests have come back negative (most recently for gestational diabetes) and she's flipped around head down, which was the last thing on my personal checklist. all systems are 'go', anytime after Feb 1. :P

during one of my awake times last night (rough night!) I thought, hmmm. I might want a doula for this birth ( Read more... )

now I'm getting into the swing of this bedrest / work from home thing. working on a quilt for baby Sarah and watching movies. just finished slumdog millionaire for the first time. really nice movie!!

working tues/thurs in the office this week, next week is the holiday, so limited work time anyways. maybe back to 3 days in the office after the 30th

the whole "bedrest" thing has been quite a journey inside of my mind. (I'm actually on dining table rest, working on my laptop the whole time and have the sore ass to prove it, damn these chairs!!) I've gone through like 4 stages of emotions. frustration/mocking, panic/fear, sadness, finally acceptance ( Read more... )

"modified bedrest" til thursday? can't even comprehend what that means.

womb/baby is telling me to be more still. do less. chill out.

dunno how.

I've fallen back on old faithful remedies, since I'm leery of taking any meds while pregnant ( Read more... )