Kate's Eye View

So, I'm sure my posts will become increasingly interesting once Keegan is born, but until then my life consists of waiting and prenatal appointments.... so that is what I blog about: Had a quick appointment today.  Blood pressure was 102/70, measured 38 1/2 cm, gained 1 pound, Keegan's heart rate was 150, and he is still facing the correct way (towards my back) but today he was slightly to the right side instead of the left. Not much exciting. Saw a different midwife today than the past two weeks, Cassie.  She said that the average delivery of a first time mom at the midwifery is 41 weeks and 1 day....  "Stay positive, though!"  I mentioned my achy hips and legs and she said that it is normal and the cure-all was having your baby which, "You would have done yesterday, if you could have!".  Yes, that is a true statement!  So until then, I will just have to deal with achy hips and legs when I sleep.  The other thing she mentioned about achy legs is...

Overall, appointment was good. I am GBS negative, iron is "low/normal" so I don't have to get pricked again, I have gained 35 lbs, bp was 116/63, I measured about 38 cm, and Keegan's hb was good (he was really active and she had a hard time following him!) He is also still head down and on the left side!!! Yay! The midwife I saw today said they don't check until 40 weeks which is different from what the head midwife told me last week... So I have no idea what's going on down there, but regardless of my knowing where I'm at what will happen, will happen. She also said that 80% of first time moms at the birth center are still pregnant on their due date and most give birth within that next week. This puts me between August 15th and August 22. She also gave a big talk about how these last few weeks are like the last weeks of high school where you are so excited to be done and just can't wait anymore, but also that your life changes foreve...

Today Keegan is 37 weeks which means he is full term! The major implication of this is that now I am allowed to go to the birth center (rather than the hospital) if I go into labor. Yay! I've had two appointments since my last post. The 36 week class/appointment and then a regular one last week. The class/appointment was good, but because we took the childbirth class with the front desk lady, Heather, who is training to be a midwife and filters all the calls of the laboring moms/dads, she did a really good job covering procedures and signs of labor. A lot of the other women at the 36 week class had a lot of questions and it really surprised me! I'm glad we took the childbirth class with Heather. We feel very prepared. The regular appointment went well, too. We finally formally met Tracy, the owner/head midwife and a newly hired midwife, Leigh. Keegan's heartbeat was good, 140, my blood pressure was good, 118/70 (I think), I was measuring 37 1/2 cm, have gained abo...

Sheesh! Where did the time go? I've definitely neglected my blog! Perhaps it was the stress of the school year. Yes. That is what it was... ;) Fast-forward 14 months and here is where I'm at: 35 weeks pregnant with a little boy named Keegan Jeremy Recently celebrated a 5th wedding anniversary About to become a stay-at-home mom (former teacher) New homeowner Preparing for a natural childbirth at Mountain Midwifery Since so much has happened in 14 months I will not summarize but rather pick up from here! Currently just waiting to hit July 25th, which is 37 weeks, when we are allowed to give birth at the midwifery. If Keegan decides to come in the next 9 days I would have to go to a hospital due to state regulations on birthing centers. Once July 25th hits, I'm am more than ready for this little man to make his grand appearance! I'm reading a lot lately to pass the time more quickly. I just finished Painless Childbirth: An Empowering Journey Through Pregnancy and C...

Jeremy and I moved in to our new apartment last weekend. The move went quite well in part because we were ready to go and because we had some friends help us! Normally we move everything my ourselves so it was nice this time to have the help. We had our walk through and they were very impressed and we are getting all of our deposit back. The property manager wrote on the move-out sheet "In better condition than move-in". That felt good to hear. Hopefully we'll get the money before our vacation. It has been just over a week since we moved and we are almost all unpacked but unfortunately we need to get a storage room somewhere because there isn't enough storage space here for all our empty boxes, sports equipment, and Christmas stuff. We really like this new place. It has a really nice pool and hot tub outside in the courtyard. There is also a nice gas grill you can use whenever. The fitness center is also very nice with all the equipment you need to get a good...

Today I decided it was finally time to fix the chalking around out bathtub. It had mildew from the previous tenants and I killed all the mildew using Tilex mildew root killer, however the mildew had left the white silicone chalking around the edges stained black even though the fungus was dead. This is how it started out earlier today: To start out I first scrapped off all of the old stained chalking with a stiff, sharp putty knife. This was the messiest and hardest part. I made sure to get all chalk that could be contaminated by mildew so this included the chalk around the soap holder and the faucet. Then Jeremy made up the following solution for me that cleans and sanitizes the whole shower area so that no mildew spores remain and the surface will be clean and ready for the new chalk to adhere to. The solution was 3 quarts hot water 1 quart bleach 1 cup Trisodium Phosphate (TSP) substitute 1 cup Dawn dish soap I applied this to the entire shower surface and then let it sit for abo...

Since my last post I officially finished the kitchen cabinet refinishing project! Here are the pictures: BEFORE AFTER I started packing this week. It is good to give yourself a lot of time to get ready to move I think so it spreads the stress out over a longer period of time and is in smaller doses but it is also hard to decide what to pack up so early! I am constantly looking around asking myself what we can live comfortably without for the next two and half weeks. So things like books, winter clothes, extra mug/bowls/glasses/plates get packed up but the rest of it I don't want to do too soon then end up having to rummage through boxes later when we need this or that. So, it is refreshing to know that in only one week I have to have everything packed. You can live with less for one week! :) On Wednesday night I made a fantastic dinner consisting of Spanish seafood flavored rice, Spanish garlic shrimp, and petite lobster tails. It was so good Jeremy took a picture. We ate it...