Meet Our Birth Team!

Status: 29 weeks, 1 day

Since we are getting closer to the finish line, I thought I would introduce you to the wonderful people who will be assisting across the finish line!

First up - me!
I'm probably not the first person you would think to put on the list, but I think I deserve top billing for toting around this little lady (for however many weeks she decides to stay put) and then helping her out into the world. Don't you?

Next up - Waffle!
She has to do her part to get herself lined up properly to make her entrance. I think she deserves top honors, too!

Daddy, of course!
Joel is the most wonderful husband and daddy to Eli, and he has already shown his commitment to his little girl, as well. He knows the kind of work (and patience) it takes to bring a child into the world, and I know he is excited and ready for this next one! He has been great working with me on my Hypnobabies Homestudy course (more to come on that, later), and he is always willing to rub my back, help me up off the ground, make sure I am eating and drinking, and doing his best just being the awesome person he is!

Our Duo-Doulas!
Ever since Eli's birth, I've known that I wanted (needed, actually) a good doula to help me through any future births. There are tons of great doulas in our area, and I'm friends with several of them, so it was sort of hard to choose.

I met Christine & Nichole during my training to become a Baby Steps instructor (back in October '10), and after getting to know them a little more over the last several months I began to feel like these were the right women to help me through this experience. Joel and I (and Eli) met with them a couple weeks ago to do a formal interview. Even though I knew them, Joel had only seen them in passing, and we had never talked about me - just birth in general. When we left the meeting I knew we had found our match.

Both women are doulas on their own, but they have recently decided to try "Team Doula-ing", and I gladly accepted that for $100 more I could have TWO awesome support people instead of one. How great is that? Instead of 1 set of tired arms to rub my back or squeeze my hips, there are two. Instead of one great mind trying to find new ways to help me through the process, there are TWO. To me, it really felt like the pressure was completely lifted off of Joel to do anything but love on me and hold my hand during the birth of our baby girl. They support both of us.

I also love that they are instructors for the same program I'm trained in. I think it makes it easier to know we are all on the same page - plus, they're my friends!

Our Midwives
I mentioned them about 2 months ago, but they are worth mentioning again - Intown Midwifery and their awesome back-up doc, Brad Bootstaylor of SeeBaby!

Week 25/26 pics

Status: 26w1d25 Weeks, 1 day

26 weeks

So I am OBVIOUSLY doing a horrible job at keeping up with this blog. But honestly, this pregnancy is SO uneventful (especially compared to Eli's) that I would bore you all trying to give you information.

Topic for my next post.....Hypnobabies!