I am thrilled to tell you that as of 7:50 tonight, Jade has a little sister. She weighed in at 7 lbs. 5 oz. after an incredibly quick delivery. Details to come, but for now I’m going back to bed to cuddle the little girl.
Thanks for all your good wishes!
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Michael is collecting guesses for Nugget’s arrival. If you head over to his blog, you can place your bet on the following:
And he’s even offering a fabulous prize! Well, he’s offering a prize, anyway. I have no idea what it is. But it would be fun to see who wins the guessing! So go on over and leave a comment.
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I hit 39 weeks last Friday. Yesterday I saw Dr. Gudapati because she wanted to follow up after my Vancouver hospital stay. Why is it that I always weigh more on the doctor’s scale than at home (180 lbs on her scale, 175 at home)? It can’t possibly be that my home scale isn’t particularly accurate, right? Nugget’s heartbeat was a happy 145 bpm and after talking briefly with the doctor, I was on my way to finish running errands.
I felt so great when I got home last night that I got Michael to do some long-delayed belly shots; it’s the first time in a while that I’ve really felt like smiling. I’m pretty sure these are the last ones because there are signs this morning that Nugget will make his or her entrance later today. Including that contraction I just had…
When Michael took it, I said I wouldn’t post the naked belly picture, but that I wanted it for myself and for Nugget. I told him it was because I didn’t want to traumatize any poor women who’ve never been pregnant; that war zone of stretch marks might cause them to run, screaming, from their computers. But really it’s because all these months I’ve felt self-conscious about those stretch marks, which have gotten steadily more spectacular week by week. I’ve never had a bikini-worthy midriff, but with this pregnancy, there really is no hope of that, ever. Looking at the picture, though, my belly doesn’t look so bad to me. This is what happens when I carry this kind of precious cargo. And I wouldn’t trade that for the world.
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Did you know that International Babywearing Week is November 12-18?
This past summer, I posted about how calming babywearing is, even for a toddler (Babywearing to the Rescue — this post has a darned cute picture of Jade riding in my amauti when she was about a year old, if you’re looking for a dose of cute).
Babywearing worked its magic again this past week, when my mom and I took the bus downtown. My mom took Jade to the library while I ran errands. Because of sucky scheduling, lunch time happened downtown and we were going to make it back just in time for Jade’s nap. Unfortunately, Jade was having a pretty low-energy day, so she was exhausted by the time we were able to catch the bus home. My mom wouldn’t let me carry her for long, but we didn’t have a stroller with us, so mom carried her instead; light as Jade is, carrying a toddler in your arms gets tiring pretty quickly. Luckily, I had my extra-long scarf with me, so we were able to rig up an impromptu carrier, similar to how First Nations baby belts worked (the link takes you to a photo of a gorgeously-beaded Gwitchin baby belt). Our improvised sling worked so well, Jade actually fell asleep as we waited for the bus. And my mom was totally relaxed. Babywearing to the rescue, indeed.
Stephanie over at Adventures in Babywearing is hosting a giveaway to celebrate the week. If you have a favourite babywearing photo, you can add your link to her site and be entered to win a Pop Nest Sling or a Sparrow Hatchling Sling from Nonny & Boo. Happy babywearing!
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