We decided that since these could possibly be the last days of having the belly around, we would take an evening stroll in center city and shoot some belly shots.  Evening shots are difficult, but we got a few really fun ones.  I will be 37 weeks pregnant tomorrow and I can feel that Elzie is moving her little body into position.  She has dropped pretty far into my pelvis and my braxton hicks are picking up in frequency.  This is such an exciting time.  Jon and I are cherishing our last weeks together and, at the same time, looking forward to expanding the family circus.

Here are the results from our rainy evening photo shoot.  Enjoy!

Posted on September 28th, 2008 by BabyMama in Pregnancy | 2 Comments »

So I have NO clue how almost 4 weeks have gone by since my last post.  I feel like I have been sucked into the “end of pregnancy vacuum” and every day just slips by that much faster.  Hopefully Jon’s post about our superior craftiness was a nice hold over   I have grand plans of showing off all of our other crafting skills that will inevitably make the Bongornos feel less than adequate with their decorating abilities, but I just haven’t gotten around to it (oh and so many other things) yet.

September marks the beginning of our birth classes.  Last week we endured our first.  From the get go, the instructor let us know it would be 2.5 hours of info and boy was she right.  By the end Jon and I just looked at each other like, really, did we just sit through some horrible college lecture.  We were promised however, that as the weeks went on the classes would get more interactive and we would learn very specific techniques for pain management.  We have a class tonight, so fingers crossed!  Last night we had the pleasure of attending a breast feeding class.  It was FANTASTIC.  Look, we got to practice nursing with these creepy dolls! They were surprisingly heavy too.

Here are some pics of insanely huge 35 week belly.  I just realized I have pregnancy face too.  How fun for me!

Posted on September 16th, 2008 by BabyMama in Pregnancy, The Birth Center | 4 Comments »

So, I am down to the single digits now. 9 weeks to go and I feel as if I am busting at the seams. I have to take a nap every day now if I want to function at all during the evening. I can’t say I mind naps, and I am sure it’s the majority of the type of sleep I will be getting in just a few shorts months, but I would rather just have energy! I can’t complain though, I feel like I have been really lucky throughout the 2nd and 3rd trimesters so far. Elzie is healthy, I am healthy and Jon is really hanging in there through all the moans and groans of a pregnant partner!

We did a little photo shoot this evening of the 31 week crazy belly. We lost lighting and none of the front shots that really show HOW HUGE I am getting turned out. Here is what did turn out. We plan on taking another batch tomorrow while Shelly and Rowan are here. Enjoy!

Posted on August 22nd, 2008 by BabyMama in Pregnancy | No Comments »

I honestly can’t believe that I am 30 weeks pregnant. I also can’t believe how difficult it has become to sleep, bend over, climb stairs, breath, and make it through the day without being shocked at how quickly the belly is growing. Jon has been so wonderfully supportive and understanding over the past few weeks as simple tasks have just gotten a lot harder for me. Rolling over in bed is one of my most difficult. When I am mid roll Jon will always give me a cute encouraging “you’re doing so well”. I know he is referring to doing well for the pregnancy as a whole, but he always says it when I am rolling which just makes me chuckle.

Here are a few pics of my growing belly and the disappearing belly button:

Posted on August 13th, 2008 by BabyMama in Pregnancy | 2 Comments »

On friday we had our 25 week appointment. Everything was fantastic. The midwives were quite pleased that I had gained 8 lbs this month and am now measuring right on target (last month I was a bit too small for their liking). It’s quite easy to gain 8 lbs when you have two servings of ice cream a day. Here are some videos from our Friday adventuring.

25 week heartbeat and some “neckfurters”

After our appointment we picked up Shelly and Rowan and went over to my parent’s house for a little bbq. To test our own parenting abilities, we found as many ways as possible to laugh uncontrollably at a toddler. Spinning turned out to work the best. Here are Jon and Shelly taking little nugget on a spinning adventure.

Here my dad got a little training of his own. Taking Rowan for a shoulder ride, he got a good taste of the next few summers. Rowan finally decides that the shoulder ride is no where near as exciting as spinning so he requests help on a dismount and spins again. This time I’m the spinner! Once Rowan realized how much we enjoyed a laugh at his expense he began to just walk and fall on his own. What a little ham.

On Saturday Jon’s oh so generous mom took me shopping for a whole new maternity wardrobe. I managed to get a whole bunch of items that will serve me well for the remainder of this pregnancy. Thanks Janet!!! Here you can see that Jon got a little taste of what it might be like to have a 6 month pregnant belly. I think he looks quite dashing…and lumpy!

Posted on July 14th, 2008 by BabyMama in Family, Friends, Pregnancy, Shopping, The Birth Center | No Comments »