33rd Birthday and Seventeen Weeks

It was such a fun week around the Meyenberg house this week. Saturday Jack and I hooked up with Laura and Jesus for dinner, and a visit with Dad. On Wednesday, my birthday, Jack spoiled me rotten (and I loved every minute of it). Dinner at the Melting Pot, fun birthday goodies, the sweetest Face Book post ever...

"Take a moment to throw some confetti in the air and drink early morning champagne at your desk. Today is the most beautiful woman in the world's birthday!!!! I am so excited! Happy Birthday Brooke!!!! (It is indeed a magnificent day worthy of multiple exclamation points!!!!!!!)"

Thursday our friend Chris came over to help Jack move a huge armoire/entertainment cabinet out of the room that is soon to be the nursery. And yesterday was a kick back Halloween evening at home. A fun busy all week long.


Seventeen weeks and counting
Things I've been pondering this week on the pregnancy front ...

Cloth Diapering
I'm strongly considering running this route. (This coming from a kid who has never changed a diaper on her own.) The material advances they've made, the brands, and the options out there are mind numbing. There is so much to learn and weigh, but I'm willing to give it shot. More to come on this one I'm sure.

Enlisting the help of a midwife or jumping ship to a mid wife completely
I have absolutely no complaints about our current doctor (and his staff)at all. The location is perfect for both Jack and I. The doctor is about as easy going as can be. The staff has been extremely helpful with any request and more. But I'm wondering if I would get more out of the personal touch a mid wife can give. Valley Medical (the hospital we will deliver) offers a mid wife team. I think I may give them a call after our twenty week ultrasound and follow up appointment.


Going El Natural
Call me crazy, but why not give it a shot? One more reason to strongly weigh the mid-wife option. I want our hospital birth to be as 'natural' as possible considering the environment. I'm not so sure being handcuffed to the bed via a tube in my back for hours sounds too appealing. (Although 'glamorous' side of going natural doesn't excite me too much either). We'll see, still so much to learn and talk about.

And...
If all goes well this delivery....a home birth our next go-around.

These are just random thoughts that have been on my mind this week. Who know, next week might be an entirely different story.

The first of their kind - Outstanding (hee hee) self portraits of my belly progress as of today....

And from The Bump this week...

Baby's skeleton is hardening, changing from rubbery cartilage to bone, and fat is finally accumulating around it. The umbilical cord is getting thicker and stronger, and those little fingers and toes are now topped by one-of-a-kind prints.