Overdue and Anxious

I'm not sure who's more anxious- me, or every other person who knows I'm pregnant. Answering all the texts and calls asking if we've had the baby yet are getting old. We are not going to keep the birth a secret, afterall! Haha!

 

I've decided that he will come when he's ready and there is just no way to get around that fact. We are all excited about his upcoming arrival, and I'm sure we won't be waiting too much longer.

 

Here's my most recent belly-shot, and probably the last one I'll be doing (unless of course, there are pictures taken while I'm in labor).

 



Any Day Now...

With my due date being a mere two days away, we've been busy making sure we have everything ready for Baby W's arrival. I have had increasingly more uncomfortable Braxton Hicks contractions the past few days and I'm hoping that they are at least helping my body prepare for the birth.

This will by my third homebirth, and I am really hoping that once real labor begins, it will go fast and smooth. My previous births were all uncomplicated and easy, and my only complaint was that they were all long-ish labors- with the last one being a whopping 34 hours of "real" labor, with about 4 days of pre-labor symptoms ahead of that.  

 

We've got all sorts of fun things organized and ready-to-go for when the time comes. I can't wait!

 



Lounging Around

Kayla Update: 4 Weeks

It's been just over four weeks now, and Kayla is definitely showing improvement. Her ribs are just barely visible anymore, the pits on the sides of her hip-bones have filled in, and her crest/neck area has really shown a lot of growth. Her topline is still a bit rough, but we're hoping that will start filling before long. She's been a super sweet mare on the ground- and is showing us what she knows as far as lunging, etc.

 

 

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Countdown to Baby!

My due date is in exactly two weeks. I'm getting SO excited to have my little guy in my arms, and am very anxious to see how this labor and delivery goes. You know how they say that your first labor is the hardest, and each one after that gets easier and easier? Well, that's the opposite for me. My first labor was the fastest, and each one thereafter got progressively longer and longer. I am holding out hope though, that THIS one will be different.

 

Here's a terrible self-portrait of me with Lizzie...

...who thinks my belly is very comfortable to sleep on.

 

And here's a shot of my view while in the car.

I have almost no room left between my belly and the steering wheel! 

 

Everything is going very well and baby is currently around 9 or 10 pounds. I may get my "record breaking" baby when it's all said and done. I'm shooting for 11 lb, 1 oz, but honestly, if he's not that big, and I have a feeling he will NOT be, I will be A-OK with that, just as long as he's healthy!

 

Kayla: 2 Week Update

I realize there seems to be a serious case of Kayla, Kayla, Kayla going on over here at 12 Acres. I assure you life does NOT revolve around her. We are actually counting down the days until our new little one arrives... I am due in just 19 days. And with seemingly every day being filled with something or another, that time will fly by before we know it.

And then all you'll see on here is Baby, Baby, Baby!

 

Here's Kayla's 2-Week Update. She is definitely looking better, though still has a ways to go.

 

 

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Z & Z Meet the Neighborhood Superheroes

Zander and Zorro met Spiderman and Captain America today during our morning chores. They thoroughly enjoyed the visit.