Archive for July, 2008
- Prenatal Care in Spain: 37 weeks
Two weeks ago I reported that I was awaiting labs which I am thrilled to report were all COMPLETELY NORMAL! Yay! I didn’t think they’d be abnormal, but it was reassuring nonetheless to see it on paper. We saw the doctor again yesterday. I had not been looking forward to it after the confrontation of [...]
- 37 Weeks – Preparing for labor and birth!
I made it to “term!” Not that I had any concern of having pre-term labor, but it is good to be past the danger of prematurity which we experienced with Josiah. It is also notable as we have now officially been Spanish residents for two years which is required for us to qualify to receive [...]
- 35 Week Photo Shoot
Samuel and I spent a few hours a couple of weeks ago getting some nice photos of my pregnancy. (I made some color adjustments to my liking.) He has submitted many of them to istockphoto.com and has had almost all of them accepted! I think he did a very nice job! Here are some of [...]
- No more diapers!
Josiah has reached a notable milestone: no more diapers! And on Tuesday, we took a trip to IKEA to celebrate (it’s air conditioned, included a bus ride and a taxi ride, has a restaurant with 1€ kids’ meal, and lots of cool toys and furniture to play with, plus we brought Mara with us, so [...]
- 35 Weeks
35 weeks is notable for me, because it was at 35 weeks and 2 days that Josiah was born. Thankfully everythingis much different this time! Isabela continues to move a lot! Samuel enjoyed feeling her kickboxing the other night for a good 15 minutes. My health remains good and I am very thankful for that. [...]
- New Babies
At our last Preparation class there were three couples who had delivered their babies in the past week and a half! This course is unique in that it lasts 12 weeks, unlike the more traditional 6-week courses, and normally the due dates of the participants span a couple of months. Because of the August holiday [...]