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Jenni's Journal
Expecting July 2005
Fri Jun 24, 2005
July 24th
It is very warm here in our part of the state...heat index of nearly 100-yikes. ;) My sweet husband has been so helpful lately..he has been volunteering to make dinner for the past week or so and even doing dishes. Maybe he is nesting?? :) I know that I did another superclean today. I thoroughly scrubbed down the bathroom..top to bottom..ceiling to floorboards, LOL. I also scrubbed down the majority of our kitchen..the stove, sink, fridge and freezer..gave the floors a good mopping also again..they needed it from last week. :) I washed all of our bedding..and so I feel very accomplished..albeit very sore. :)
Waiting for our little one..
Sun Jun 19, 2005
Happy Fathers Day!
It is father's day. I want to take a minute to give a special thank you to my own dear sweet husband. :)
I am huge and feeling quite ready to have this baby..but I don't think baby is ready because I am still pregnant. :/ I feel fluish..loose bowels, so very tired, etc. I am not sleeping well at night..but I am trying to remain upbeat. :) The other day I super cleaned again..maybe have to do that again tomorrow..I want to keep everything clean because I know that once baby is born it will be a few weeks before anything will be close to routine. Dh just smiles at me when I get in one of my cleaning fits, LOL..he says..sit down and rest dear..you are going to tire yourself out, LOL..he is too generous..no matter how hard I clean there is always more to do around here. :) This may sound weird..but I like the smell of pinesol when I clean. (No, I don't sniff the bottle..just the smell after mopping, etc.) I mopped my kitchen, my bathroom, my laundry room..and also my ceilings in the kitchen. (There were dust midges!). I think that I need to do it again already though, ((sigh)).
I know it won't be too many more weeks before my baby is here. I hope that the suspense doesn't kill me. ;) I am ready...but I keep thinking that I would like to go into labor during the day rather than in the middle of the night, (like I have in the past)...this is not up to me of course..but it will be interesting to see what happens. I hope that I can remain strong and upbeat during the birth..please pray for strength for me and my husband as we await our precious baby...and that we would be open to hearing what the Lord has for us for this birth...We want God to be glorified in it all, of course, and it is just so amazing to think that this new life will be emerging soon..
Fri Jun 10, 2005
36 and 1/2 weeks..
Just checkin in. I am doing fine. I am experiencing my typical late pregnancy things..back aches..I weeble when I walk, etc. and I wonder when baby will decide to make its arrival. Some of the physical discomfort may be that it is my fourth baby..some may be that I am a bit overweight..but all the same..I will be thankful to be holding my dear baby in my arms.
I have been trying to get the house more in order on a consistant basis..daily or bidaily scrubbing the bathroom so that it will be clean for the birth..stocked up on groceries, and I will admit that there were quite a few convienence items. Still, I am trying to keep consistant with including daily fruits and veggies when I can..it is seeming to keep the big pregnancy discomfortas at bay. I am also taking the prenatel vitamins, (rainbow light brand) because I seem to feel better when I do. I am up a lot at night to go to the bathroom..so I guess this little one is not quite so little any longer and moving down in preparation for birth in the next coming month or so. Sometimes I feel that the baby is anterior and sometimes I feel lots of movement in front, (posterior)..and sometimes to the side..so baby hasn't decided on a birth position yet..must still have room to wiggle from my ample womb. ;)
My daughters are very excited about the baby coming..I still don't know if my 2 yr old son really gets it yet..he still tries to wrestle and rough house even when I explain that the baby is in there and he needs to be gentle. Hopefully when he sees the real baby he will decide that gentle is something he will try. :)
We have most everything we planned on having for the birth..and today is our wedding anniversary..so it is a good day. :) The weather is hot and muggy here in southern Indiana so we have been indoors a lot..I go outside to water the garden but even that drains me..I thought that I was going to melt as I was driving home from the grocery store the other day..oh my.. soooo hot! Our small car doesn't have air conditioning either..ugh. Oh well..home sweet home does and I prefer to hang out here anyways..
Later, Jenni
Mon Apr 25, 2005
30 week update
Everything is going smoothly here. This baby is on the move all of the time.. I can feel movement--kicks, punches, rolls, etc. so much more than my other pregnancies. Sometimes I wonder *how in the world* I am going to last through late June or early July with this baby..how will my belly stretch any further??? Yeah..even though this is my fourth pregnancy I still think that, LOL.
I was able to get in to the chiropractor today. I have been having some issues with my neck/shoulders, my lower back/hips, and tingling/numbness in my fingers. I feel so much better but I will go in twice later this week to ensure that the adjustments are staying and then maybe every few weeks to keep everything in alignment through birth and postpartum. I am so thankful to have a chiro a few blocks away. :)
The children are becoming for excited as they realize how close they are to having a new sibling. It is so cute to see how excited they are. It is becoming more real to hubby now also. I told him today..30 weeks, wow. And he was like..wow..down to the homestretch, eh? Sometimes he will look at my huge belly and remark..now if that isn't reality staring me in the face I don't know what is. :) He is such a proud papa to be...so loving and supportive. I love him so much and I am so thankful for a husband like him. I am thankful to have him to share this journey with.
The weather is gorgeous in southern Indiana....trees budding, flowering, etc... makes me think of how my baby is going to bloom earthside soon too.
Later,
Jenni
Sun Mar 27, 2005
Long overdue update
Wow..I cant believe that I am well through my 25th week of pregnancy. I love feeling so full of LIFE..the baby moving all of the time; what a blessing.
I have struggled with fear so much this pregnancy. I really need prayer..it is an unnatural fear that I have never had with any of my pregnancies. It is not a fear of dying (myself or baby)..but I think that I am fearful of the pain.. I think that if I was less of a control freak and just would relax that it may not be such an issue..I feel like I am uptight so much of the time though..always trying to keep everything in order and the kids in line, etc. ;) I don't know if I ever truely relax..except perhaps when I am asleep and that is still iffy. :) My husband is so great and still encourages me that we can have an unassisted birth..I wish that I could step out of this boat and just trust that he is right. I think that I may just make that leap. I have tried to convince him to hire this midwife..but I think that it is not going to be a good option. I have been listening to others fears and not the TRUTH. I know that I can give birth to this baby..I think that I just need to commit to it. :) I am so thankful for the support that I receive on this online community..so many faith filled women to help lift others up when they are feeling less than sure.
Later all,
Jenni
Wed Nov 03, 2004
We are expecting!
We are expecting our 4th child this summer. I am thinking that I would be 40 weeks around Independance Day so late June or sometime in July would be the range of expected arrival. ;) The other children are really excited and talk about the "baby" throughout the day. It will be a looong pregnancy for them, LOL.
I am really going to focus more on taking care of myself this pregnancy. I want to eat more vegetables, whole grains, fruits, pure water, etc. instead of candy, sweets, and junk processed food. I want to walk daily and read Scripture. I want to make this a better experience for the whole family; an experience of growth.
Sincerely, Jenni
wife to Brian; mom to Hannah 4/7/99, Sarah 10/12/00, Jonathan 1/7/03, (UC), and new little Bean expected July 2005!
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