The Meyer Roundabout

Welcome to our blog! I am a bit nervous and excited to start a blog. We are starting a family and I would like to journal about it here along with pictures of the process. Additionally I will use this as another avenue to share our adventures as a family. A bit more private than the social network.

Sunday, April 25, 2010

35-36 weeks





Here we are down to one month to go. The past few weeks we have accomplished quite a bit. The garden has been tilled and rows are prepped. I did not do this labor but did pull out my old camping mat and sit and weed the strawberries. haha not the easiest thing to do with a baby belly but nice to be outside. Last weekend I went out with Nate and friends and lounged in my chair watching them climb. I was so very thankful for spring this last week as my feet swelled up to the point that I did not want to wear socks. Luckily I could still fit into my maryjane crocks. I did not get a picture of my "hobbit" like feet although now I wish I had because it was quite humorous. My production shoes at work were so tight that I wore booties over my crocks, hehe. I attended my weekly yoga class on Thursday and that really helped my poor feet. Since that day the swelling has gone down quite a bit. We are going to our appointments with the midwife once a week now and that feels so odd. This next weekend is my shower with my friends here in Hamilton and I'm very excited to see everyone together in one place and celebrate this Baby Meyer. The whole pregnancy has gone so fast and I have no doubt that these last few weeks will fly by as well.

Saturday, April 17, 2010

34-35 weeks







Picture with pony tail was 34 weeks and baby has grown a lot in the last few weeks! The photo of me dressed up is from Easter Sunday. We went to church and then had a buffet lunch with friends at the Naughty Moose (south of Darby) it was really nice.
Last weekend I drove over to Idaho for a quick trip. Friday night Terri hosted a baby shower at mom and dad's house. Mostly family, but a friend from college (Ariel) joined us! We painted my belly and I will need to get photos from Mom to post here later, baby was moving the whole time. It was so nice to have girl time and celebrate with friends and family.
We are continuing to organize and get rid of things in our small house. This week we purchased a new table and chairs and downsized to a smaller folding table for our desk in the living room. Progress is slow since we mostly work on the house on the weekends but I am really happy with what we have accomplished. Nate is out tilling the garden as I type! We have expanded the garden this year and I hope that baby enjoys time outside this summer so we can manage the weeds together :)
I have hit the point in the pregnancy where I will go to apts. in Missoula once a week from now until baby is here. Think I will ride up with Nate when he goes up for class so work schedule will get a little more complicated but not too bad.
Spring is here and hope it has arrived for everyone else.

Saturday, April 3, 2010

Getting ready for baby




33 weeks


Wow these weeks go by fast! Nate finished the dresser this week so we now have a place to put baby clothes! I think it looks great! I have some hand me down clothes already to fill the drawers so that will be fun once I get them washed. This week I wore my new favorite shirt to work that says "we're hoping it's a pony". It's not such a funny shirt when I have to explain it to my supervisor, ah well it's not everyone's humor I guess.
We are continuing to make more and more room in our little house. Amazing what adding a few shelves can do to make our lives a bit more organized. We'd like to get the crib up next weekend and see how the rocking chair fits into the bedroom with double size bed and crib too. The cats are not going to be so happy when we move that chair, they have claimed it as their new post so we'll see how that goes.