Eclectic Lotus

A few days before, I felt great. I was dressing up and cleaning and cooking. I was dancing around the house with my son. I had a craving for Italian Ice and mostly water. To prep for labor, I drank a pitcher of red raspberry leaf tea. If you have tried red raspberry leaf tea- try it iced! Avocado corn and quinoa salad with iced red raspberry leaf tea. Water is in the picture all that big belly glory! Shot out to Jessica Simpson line for the shirt. Thursday around 1AM, I began to feel something wasn't right with my contractions. The baby was moving so I knew she was okay. They were the Braxton-Hicks contractions but at the tail end of the contraction was accompanied with abdominal, thigh and low back pain. It was mild so I did not worry about it but my husband was. "I will call the midwife tomorrow." I said putting him at ease. "It might be the beginning of early stages of labor. Go back to sleep." He went back to sleep as I went into the living...

As I forget to mention the GOOD things that happen during this time of my ultimate LAST pregnancy. ( I promise this is the last one. If I have another kid - I am seriously adopting!) Something that I actually didn't realize I was doing in the first place- EXERCISING!! First Trimester- I was tired but not as tired as I was when pregnant with my son. I did a lot of walking. Here was my scattered but effiecient schedule I attempted daily: - Walk at least 20 minutes - 20 tricep dips off the couch or bed - 20- 40 push ups - 20 squats- regular - 20 sumo squats - 20 lunges - plank pose for up to 1 minute in various positions yoga - mountain pose - downward facing dog - cobra pose - upward facing dog - chair pose - triangle pose - forward bend - warrior I, II and III - tree pose - cat/cow Second Trimester- I was in between having a job and not having a job but tried once again to get in working out when I could. Another scattered schedule: - 20 tricep dips - 20 p...

This is about how the bed looks or how I arrange it nightly except I am stubborn enough to sleep on my left side so there is no identical side. Because I am not in the hospital this time around it is a little different so I am trying my best to take advantage of it. Here is that old questionnaire from when I was pregnant with my son: How far along?  36 Weeks Total weight gain?  Unsure- last weigh in was 16 pounds total at wk 33 Maternity clothes?  Still hospital gowns although I might wear an outfit this week Sleep?    Not much some days. Other days I can. More so now though. Best moment this week?  I am off the fetal monitor for all day and I skyped in another shower. Miss Anything?  This is the time of year where I begin doing more cooking and baking. Movement?  Oh yeah!! Food cravings?  My own cooking Anything make you queasy or sick?  No, not really. Gender? A sweet little maverick! ( Oh boy oh...