Nothin' but net

Or in my case, belly.

And this baby itself has a good 5 lbs to gain!

Teachers Pet at 28 weeks

Today marks 28 weeks! Viable baby stage, praise the Lord. I've been waiting for this achievement. As of now Baby can use its own lungs and breath out side of the womb, with medical intervention.

I find it so amazing that when my mother was having children 28 weeks was the the absolute earliest a baby could be born and have any chance of survival. And now, 30 years later 50% of babies born at 24 weeks survive and 85% of babies born at 27 weeks survive. The power of modern medicine!

At my last appt my Dr told me that "everything is going perfectly". I was so proud. That day I went in early to have a few standard tests run and had been very nervous. There haven't been any major complication and I knew that most likely I would pass these test, though I was very nervous and wanted to do really well in a Teachers Pet sort of way. A feeling I haven't had in years! So when my very experienced Dr said the word "perfect" I was thrilled. I felt so very proud and like I had accomplished something very big.

I told my Dad this story at lunch last week. His response, through laughing, was something like "Oh yeah, because you have so much control over it all"

Good point.

Still, I am already very proud of me and my baby.

This Mom blindness and feelings of "I have the best baby on the block" sure come early.

And its fun!

Cheers to 28 weeks Baby!!

Turn off the mute button

Turn off the mute button.

Let yourself live out loud.

Live in color, live in laughter.

Live in hope, peace, and joy.

Turn off the mute button.

Be the person you know you are.

Be the person you know God created you to be.

Be yourself and live out loud

Turn off the mute button.

Check

Pasty white NW tan?

Check.

Family camping trip to the lake?

Check.

Maternity swim suit to wear on camping trip?

Check.

Spontaneous family photos taken while in swim suit  on camping trip at 6 1/2 months pregnant?

Damn it.

(photo posted after a nice long morning with PhotoShop only :)  )

Ninety Nine!

(sung to the  tune of 99 bottles of beer)

99 Days until Baby in born,

99 Days until Baby,

Pass it down,

its from fooling around.

99 Days until Baby is born!!

Miraculous

To My Mom, Christy, Julie and Gina.   To my Grandmother Dee Dee and My Grandma Detlor. To my Mother-In-law and my college friends who are now mothers,

You are all mothers. Strong and unique. Thank you for walking along side of me as I journey this path to join the ranks of all of you terrific Mothers.

100 days from today I get to discover what it is to birth your baby and become a Mother. 

“Birth is not only about making babies. Birth is about making mothers ~ strong, competent, capable mothers who trust themselves and know their inner strength.”

— Barbara Katz 

photo courtesy of Legacy Health

Your new age

Here is a hilarious little ditty written by my cousin Dave.  I knew he was in the Navy and "can do anything" but I had no idea he was such a great poet!

30 and Pregnant 

By Dave Gordon

Remember - your new age is your age divided in half

60 is the new 30

20 is the new 40

and here you are 

knocked-up at 15!

Sane or Not Sane...Back off I'm pregnant

In pregnancy a lot of things go missing.  You lose your toes, you lose your eyesight. Your hipbones and cheekbones turn up missing all of the sudden. Sleeping , because now is when you need it, is a joke. Your waist disappears and you say a long goodbye to all of those cute clothes you used to wear.

Of all of the things I have lost with this pregnancy, I miss my sanity the most.

Along with the achingly adorable baby that inhabits your midsection something else also comes to inhabit you. Its some other woman who has a totally different body and a totally different sent of emotional responses.  Of course, what makes it tricky, is that this other woman hides out from time to time and then shows up with a cacophony of opinions, hurt feelings and concerns. 

And SHAZZAM! Pregnant Girl is in the house.

I swear, there are evenings in our house where my husband and I are sitting next to each other just like normal and its like we both feel we are married to a total stranger! 

 With him thinking "Where is my cool and stable wife that used to think I was kind of funny?"

And Pregnant Girl thinking while crying crocodile tears " How can he possibly be so insensitive! Did he not see that sad kitten on the last commercial...and I've told him about the time I had to put my cat to sleep when I was 8!!!"

Even without my eyesight, waistline and sanity I enjoy this crazy ride that is pregnancy. 

Although, I think we will both welcome back the normal Sarah with open arms... and a great glass of red wine.

God Bless America

The land of the free and home of the brave.

Freedom has never been free. God Bless the men and women who willingly stand in that gap and pay the price for our freedom. 

We live in a country that was founded on Godly principles and has been blessed beyond measure. Today we live in uncertain times where our leaders are floundering for the answer, looking for what it will take for America to retain its position as a super power.

I know it its not politically correct to say such things, but I believe I have the answer. The answer is Jesus.

" If my people, who are called by my name ,will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and will heal their land" 2 Chronicles 7:14

God Bless American, the Land that I love!

Today I am 30!

Today I am 30.  

Its the end of a decade and the beginning of a decade. 

A bittersweet mixture of emotions. 

I am very sentimental about saying goodbye to my 20's. Its been a big season of my life.

In my 20s...

I turned 21 and discovered I have an natural ability to out drink most men ( think Karen Allen in Raiders of the Lost Ark)

I graduated from college with my BA in Psychology and a minor in business, you know, just to make it practical.

I moved to LA all by myself to pursue a dream

I brought home the worst puppy in the world, named him Boomer and proceeded to work through 2 full years of dog training in order to mold him the love of my heart that he is today. Even if I am the only one who loves him most of the time!

I found Pilates which changed my body and Yoga which changed my body image.

I laughed until I cried.

I saw God move in ways that make it impossible for me not to believe.

I healed.

I succeeded on nothing but my own capabilities and merits, and got a great friend out of the deal too.

I got engaged and planned my dream wedding.

I got married!

I learned what it is to be a wife and a true partner in life, and all of the sharing that entails! I still don't share dessert but the occasional salad and soda...I've come along way my friends.

I traveled.

I got pregnant.

I miscarried.

I got pregnant again with our first baby due this fall.

In my 30s I will become a mother.

This and that my God will never leave me are my only two certainties of the next ten years.

Hello 30s!  I hear I'm going to like you.