what momma writes

no - we are not having twins  (although they run on john's side...) BUT i'll have you know i started this draft back in april,  but took me a minute to get it together gathering pics. and by a minute i mean i also forgot about it. and then i found it and other posts took precendence. i lose. BUT it was still fun to look back on all these shots and memories  so i am posting anyway. i know bloggie rules say don't post things late,  but i am breaking the rules. whatever. better with 2 means preggie friend who is less than 2 weeks apart EDD! duh, it's my photographer we've done a lot of fun, random, meaningful things together like: dressing up. sewing pj pants. doing service projects. mission trips. doing art projects. putting on pageants in art class. playing soccer. pumpkin carvers. birth junkie talk. and now weekly yoga. and now we are going to have littlans about the same age. mini mel and mini brenda's running around er, a mini turt...

we are busy with appointments all over the place. we had 2 this week. we have 2 this coming week. 2-3 the next and by george it will be 1-3 from there on out. ...unless you arrive, well early. ha. today we had 2 appointments. 1 in the eve and 1 in the morn. you were 145-150 bpm for both. steady lil thing aren't you?! in the morning we saw dr. W. he is so funny... told him i was at a doula dinner with him last year and he got on fb and we looked at LY's pics. ha! like who does that?! he complimented my tummy and inquired what i was doing for stretch marks. answer: lotion. not the bull shit $20+ lotions in a bottle the size of a peanut  that are supposed to rid them... that the annoying sales person from Motherhood Maternity tries to sell every time. like, she doesn't even have kids. sometimes i want to punch her in the face for being the most annoying, in your face, sales person ever and telling me i probably need more clothes. lady, listen - why would i buy more clothes...

more appointments bring more updates. and now we bring the chiropractor into the mix. what's one more? honestly i don't mind bc i know it's temporary.  i am lucky i have the flexibility to make my own schedule so it's not like i am losing hours with you. today we saw dr heather, the chiropractor. she was very thorough and i enjoyed listening  to her inform me of how the machines work, what she is doing and why she is doing what she is doing. it eased my uneasiness with the chiropractor process. the thought of "getting adjusted" always weirded me out. but, oops i liked it. dr heather found some spots in my neck, lower back and sacrum  that had small red flags. it was actually pretty relaxing. she didn't find any flags with my pelvis or round ligaments around the uterus  so that is good. we will be going back from time to time until you arrive. i'm supposed to continue yoga and pelvic rocks. done and done. dr heather informed me that my right side (...

having a belly. it's not all bad. today i layed on the couch. dabbled on my laptop. and ate an apple. (in honor of steve jobs of course) it was nice having a built in shelf for my plate. *also handy for reading books. you're welcome.

by my photographer. duh. i think most of you saw these bad boys, but just in case.  click here to see mel's captures. thanks loft ! we heart you.

not great shots above and below but oops i don't really care. just was in work out clothes that were form fitting. here we are in our 30s. i typically feel "small" but in this picture i certainly don't. i'm not concerned with thinking  i'm going to have a big baby though. i think my bump fits my bod. the end. see you in the 40s?

dear fashion, i miss you. you haven't left, but it's not the same. i mean, i have lots of maternity gear that is working and doing the trick,  but seriously i miss a small shopping binge. i went on a gift card binge a couple weeks ago. i tend to save these guys up for a nice binge  then it's like shopping without shedding a dime. love. it was hard passing all the mannequins with regular clothes on,  but it's just one fall i'll have to miss. i did have some luck at hnm   tho .  typically i always have luck there, but i have been on a shopping hiatus due to growing a nugget and budgetary restraints;  i haven't bothered to have luck there or anywhere... i was so happy to find that some regular joe clothes in hnm can also work for preggos. this isn't a sultry style post as i'm not feeling all that particularly sexy,  and lately i have enjoyed taking more pictures than being in them... but it's still fun to dress it all up. it's amazing what ...

i really love being pregnant. i do. ok at least the II trimester and a portion of the first... i wonder if the III will be ok too. it started a few days ago and uh, i took a nap 2 days in a row. i wonder if the napping trend will come back to haunt me. i may as well take advantage though as i will be haunted by lack of sleep soon enough. even tho i love being pregnant i still miss certain things. not a lot, just a little. i was talking to sis.in.law (also pregs) and we were discussing the things we miss. i mentioned to her that i am now far enough along to not remember what it feels like to be unpregnant. what it feels like to move normal. run normal. dress normal. not have a baby move in my belly. right now it just would feel weird not to have these things, but i have a part of me that longs for feeling "normal" just for a day. just to remember what that feels like. i miss: 1. laying on my tummy. 2. beer and wine-  not the act of drinking, but a nice cold beer or a hear...

my dear little nugget, you are growing growing growing. well, i hope you are as i feel like i am. you are also moving so much. i just love it. your heart rate is a consistent 145 bpm again. and you are head down. you go kid! stay there. i also think your head is just left of my bellie button. it seems to look a little bigger there and sometimes i think  you are head-balling me there.  or punching? hmmmmmmmm. that's the latest and the greatest. dr B said you are excite-able ha! not sure what it means, but it sounded fun. we finally nailed down your "due" date. again, not that i choose to advertise it and not that i think you will arrive on  or bank on you coming even the norm of near it, but it's nice, after 20-something weeks, to agree on the stupid old date. daddy and i are getting more and more excited. the more you grow and move the more real it gets. auntie jess and kate were able to see your progress and gave you a few love pats. funny to see how people react ...

mc-bumperson is the name. growing is the game. week twenty-something-or-other. not keeping total track when i take them b.c. i am not banking on getting to week 40  and  then boom  there will be a baby. patience. (and trials of mind games??)