Lilac Saloon

She Has Arrived!

Introducing, Luna Brynn!

She was born on May 24th at 10:21am - weighing 6 pounds 9 ounces and measuring 18.5 inches long.

She is a tiny little babe but is very healthy! I'm doing well and am recovering more each day. I'm so glad Evan is home for two weeks to be able to help me! I will be writing out the birth story and sharing it soon.

Baby: Week 40

For the past three weeks, everyone has been telling me that I would have a baby in my arms "any day now!" and I started to think so too! I was thinking I'd have her just a little bit before my due date. Mostly because once you hit your due date they start talking about induction and I really don't want that. I've made it to the full 40 weeks now and let me tell you that it's more intense than 38! For those that deliver by 38 and think they've pretty much experienced pregnancy to it's fullest...no. I'm feeling even fuller now! Haha. Heavier, slower, more tired, more sore, more antsy. But it's also normal to deliver anywhere between 38 and 42. So...I'm right in the middle...let's do this! You don't even want to know how many times I've walked into her room to rearrange her outfits in her dresser. It will likely be the only time her room is ever this organized! Evan even knew that I was doing this so once he went in there and messed up the socks in the top drawer so that at least I'd have something to do the next time I went in there. HAHAHA. He's so good to me!

They want to induce me on the 30th if she doesn't come on her own before then. So let's all hope that she comes out asap! Come on, baby! We can't wait to meet you!!

This will be my last update until she is born so let's take a look at the beginning and ending belly shots, shall we? It's kind of amazing what the human body can do...isn't it?!

 

Baby: Week 38

You never know. This might be the last belly update! I've heard that typically, first time pregnancies go a bit beyond 40 weeks. But I know of a few people that had babies recently that had them around this time! Now, the phrase that people have been saying to me for so long, "Any time now!" - seems a lot more legitimate. It really could be any time now.

Now that I'm pretty much at the end of my pregnancy, I can give somewhat of a recap of how it went. I had a very easy and healthy pregnancy. There were never any red flags. I passed all the tests at my appointments. Physically, I didn't have too many complaints. I had always imagined it to be so much more dramatic and so much harder than it was. People love to tell their horror stories!! I don't understand that. Keeping a positive outlook through the whole process, focusing on staying healthy and taking good care of myself, and educating myself all contributed - I would think - to the healthy pregnancy that I have had! It is not all within our control, but it doesn't always have to be full of horribly uncomfortable side effects and symptoms. I wish everyone could experience it in this way.

I think pregnancy itself prepares you for parenthood. Yes, there are parts that are hard and uncomfortable and disrupt your normal day or way of doing things. But there are so many cool experiences in between all of that - things that sort of blow your mind. I've always heard people describe the baby "kicking" and thinking that it must be awful! Kicked in the ribs, seriously?! No thanks! Yet, without experiencing the baby movement for myself, I would have never known that it is the coolest and most amazing thing. It doesn't hurt at all, even now that she is gigantic and basically a full size baby. Sometimes I just sit there and stare at my belly and watch it move around. Better than YouTube! Before pregnancy I would have never known how great it feels to take care of yourself in a way that you know you're taking care of the little person growing along with you. Having a little buddy along with me all these months has been really cool. Somehow I already enjoy her company.

I like to think about all the things from my childhood that I'd like Luna to experience in hers. They're not extravagant things. The simple things are the best things in childhood. I want her to draw all over the sidewalks with chalk until her knees and feet and hands are covered in it. I want her to climb a tree and pretend that it's a castle or a space ship. I want her to walk around and collect rocks or sticks or leaves or anything that she finds beautiful. I want her to ride her bike to the library and come home with her bike basket filled with books that she can't wait to dig into. I want her to frost a cake and then decide how she should decorate it to make it unique. In a world that becomes more complicated and full of technology and fast-paced lifestyles, I want her to grow up in a simple, happy, loving environment that nurtures her creativity and spirit.