So, I attempted to post something to my online journal on Friday and it deleted the whole thing. I hate when that happens. I’ll try to somewhat recreate it. There’s actually not too much going on with me right now. I’m feeling good, my energy level is pretty good. My belly is definitely getting bigger and so are my boobs. Here’s some TMI. (No, seriously, TMI – boys might not be able to handle this one.) I had my nipples pierced in 2006 and I took the piercings out when I found out I was pregnant in January, so almost 4 years. They’re pretty much all healed up – you can barely tell where the holes were. Anyway, I’m getting colostrum (the pre-milk stuff) in and when I squeeze my nipples (don’t laugh – you totally would, too!), it comes out where the piercing hole is. I showed Erik and he was kinda grossed out. I think it’s hilarious! I’m not worried about it. I’ve read that some women can even leave their piercings in and have no problem breast feeding, but I think that’s going a little too far.
So, that’s about the most exciting thing going on so far. I bought my first baby item at a yardsale last weekend – a dresser/changing table combo. It’s all white, so I think I’ll get all Martha Stewart on it and decoupage some animals onto it or something. We’re not having an actual baby room, so it will just be in our bedroom, but it will still be cute. I went to a baby shower on Saturday and the couple was having a boy and they got so much cute boy stuff. It makes me almost wish that I knew what we were having so that we could get cute boy stuff (if it’s a boy, of course). But, I’m enjoying not knowing. We still don’t really have any ideas for names.
Baby has been moving more noticeably lately, but still not keeping me up at night or anything. Still just little taps and sometimes what feels like rolling around. Some of it I still can’t tell whether it’s gas or not. I think it will all start seeming more real once I feel and can even see movement.
I meet with the homebirth midwives on Thursday. I hope the homebirth works out. I really don’t want to have the baby at the hospital, even though we have a great birth center at our hospital up here. I really just don’t like the idea of strangers attending my birth. That’s always been one of my biggest issues with hospital births. I won’t even go into all my other issues. But, if I end up there, so be it. As long as the baby is healthy, right?
I love the idea of the nipple's and colostrum coming out the piercing holes. All I can imagine is when your milk comes in and you are all engorged (I know TMI) gonna say it anyway....and you lean over in the shower....because you will do this(everyone does) your milk is going to squirt out everywhere :-0!!! It is bad enough when it just squirts one way you just wait. It even squirts while you are nursing you are gonna hit yourself in the eye :p. I know that was a lot of information that some people would not have needed to know, but I had to share!! I love you Rheannon and your belly is so cool. Is the critter active?
ReplyDeleteYou are looking great!
ReplyDeleteI had a thought the other day that you can't name the baby a name that starts with a P because then it would be Pokey. Though of course that baby might not be an Okey, in which case you can disregard that whole issue : )