Sep. 28, 2006
In case anyone wonders ..
I'm still around! I'm just tired and icky and tired and icky .... and trying to accomplish some schooling in between. We've been incredibly busy and amongst it all I'm still trying to find peace with the decision to home birth. I'm praying about it .. but I need to pray harder and let go of the need to try to work it all out in my mind. I want to go where the Lord is leading us.
Otherwise, I'm reading my books and anxious to go under midwifery care. I won't have my first appointment for almost 3 weeks. In the meantime, I'm keeping a food log. I have very large babies and, in the past, I have never paid attention to what I was eating. I just ate what I craved and for some pregnancies that meant ice cream every night! 
Well, in retrospect, that could have contributed just a smidgen to my babies' sizes. I know that I grow big babies .. but maybe they don't need to be quite so big. So, anyway, in an attempt to keep my baby its' appropriate size and also to keep my health in check, I am paying much more attention to my habits during this pregnancy. It feels good.
As far as the home birth thing, my hubby is much more at peace with it than I am. But I am the one birthing and so the decision is resting mostly on my shoulders. It is hard to get all of the medical-ness of my past experiences out of my head and also all the 'what ifs' about the delivery itself. Again, I just want to go where the Lord wants us to go. So it is more about seeking Him than anything else.
Alright .. I'm ready for bed .. and it is only 6pm. My hubby isn't even home yet! But Grammy is visiting .. so the kids are occupied and maybe I'll finally make it to the shower for the day. Ick! I know ....
Comments
Sep. 28, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Anonymous
It's good to see an update from you - praying that your first trimester ickiness ends soon and that you're filled with peace with whatever decision you make regarding home birth! We're the opposite of you guys - I'd love a homebirth, but DH is *NOT* there. Maybe next time...
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Sep. 28, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Anonymous
Sorry, completely forgot to sign - see, you are on the list of blogs I check already! ;)
Mandi
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Sep. 28, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by HeidiHomeschools
I'm sure that God will lead you to the right decision~ as far as the homebirth is concerned. You will either have a perfect peace about it, or you won't~ in which case you'll know that it's not the right thing for you.
How big were your babies? Ashley was 10 pounds! They told me she was going to be big, but being my first I was naive~ I thought big was like 8 pounds. Boy, was I in for a big surprise! And lots of stitches too!
Get some rest!
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Sep. 29, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Debbles107
I'm with you on the feeling icky! I'll be nine weeks tomorrow and am really hoping this all goes away soon. It's so hard to keep up with kids, school, housework and everything else there is to do, when I just plain don't feel good!
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Sep. 29, 2006 - You're back! : )
Posted by TrainUpAChild
So glad to see you're back.... I've missed you. So happy all is going well for you!! Have a great weekend!!
Blessings & Love...
Missy
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Oct. 28, 2006 - Home birth
Posted by SoCoMamacita
I was random blogging and I found you. I love the scripture at the top of your blog. I, too, have four children - one girl and three boys. My girl is the oldest. About home birth...read, read and read some more. My first birth experience was a C-section, but I went on to have 2 home births and one in a birthing center. It was incredible to birth my 2 boys at home. The birth center was wonderful too. Blessings to you!
Jennifer
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