My son likes to kick (or punch, or headbutt...to be honest, I'm not really sure) me in the face.
It's true.
I like to put my face right up next to Lauren's belly and talk to the little guy. He is a pretty good listener at this stage after all. But then he proceeds to kick me, almost without fail. I'm not sure if it's a sign of affection or irritation, but I do know that he reacts to the sound of my voice, and that has been one of the coolest experiences of our pregnancy so far.
Once I figured this out, I decided to subject the poor guy to one of my favorite pasttimes: reading. I have read to him every night for the past several months, and hope he enjoys it half as much as I do.
I have also thoroughly enjoyed looking through all of the wonderful baby clothes and gear given to us by our far-too-generous friends and family. I especially enjoyed the "boys'" shower, playing golf with the menfolk while all of the ladies were at their shower. We had gorgeous weather and a good turnout (four groups of golfers!), and I hit a few nice shots to top it all off. It was especially great to see my 91-year old grandfather tee off and join in the round - three generations of Dieckmann men celebrating the upcoming arrival of the fourth!
I have also had a great deal of fun putting together with Lauren all of these baby things - strollers, furniture, glider-rocker, book shelf, swing and much more (including what must have been a 1000-part Exersaucer) - and learning with Lauren about labor, delivery, and childcare during our seven weekly classes.
The first 35+ weeks have brought some perhaps unwanted excitement as well, such as watching Lauren struggle through a wicked sinus infection and pink eye with limited medicinal intervention and spending an evening at the hospital for some early labor, but these have only been minor difficulties (well, easy for me to say), and I am grateful for an otherwise relatively smooth pregnancy. I hope labor and delivery go as well (as does Lauren, no doubt!).
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Monday, June 13, 2011
Mommy's Recap
Well, here we are in the middle of week 35 and just now writing the first post in a blog that was physically created months ago but created in our hearts well before that. (Yes, I know, cue the sappy music and gags...sorry.)
Where do I even start? The past 8 months have been such a roller coaster ride. Parts seem like an eternity (like the period between Thanksgiving and Christmas when I fought the worst of the "morning sickness" or the first week of March when I landed myself in the hospital with a stomach bug and dehydration) while others seem to have flown by (feeling the first movements on February 1st, Tom feeling movements shortly thereafter, finding out that "Buddy" is indeed a buddy, and all the amazing showers we have had!) And, like I said, here we are in the home stretch, trying to figure out...ok, what's next?
Other pregnancy highlights to this point? Telling family and friends, of course, finding out we weren't the only ones expecting a baby this summer in our family--Carrie, Stephen and Ryan are expecting a little girl just a couple weeks before us and Tommy and Lauren are expecting a little girl ANY DAY NOW! (Did you hear that Leighton? Feel free to come out any time! Aunt Lauren can't wait to meet you!!!) :)--Tom's nightly story time with Buddy (he's read everything from Dr. Suess to The Hobbit to Eric Carle and is currently working on the first of the Harry Potter series), seeing the nursery come together....ah I could go on forever. Also important to note is that we landed at MO Bap a bit early about 10 days ago at 33 weeks with a little preterm labor. Nothing too terribly exciting. We had a chat with Buddy, as we often do, and he has been very well behaved since then. :)
The upcoming weeks hold a lot of excitement for us as we make final preparations for our little man including: choosing a pediatrician, car seat installation inspections, the births of Buddy's cousins (hooray!!!), and Erin's wedding. And no, I don't mean we have a wedding to go to, I'm in this one...6 days before our due date. Stay tuned for details on this event because I DO plan on waddling down that aisle in heels--and then possibly dancing myself into labor (sans heels) at the reception. You wouldn't want to miss that now would you? ;)
I leave you with the most recent photo I have of myself with Buddy...just a couple weeks ago. Guess we're due for a new snapshot!
Where do I even start? The past 8 months have been such a roller coaster ride. Parts seem like an eternity (like the period between Thanksgiving and Christmas when I fought the worst of the "morning sickness" or the first week of March when I landed myself in the hospital with a stomach bug and dehydration) while others seem to have flown by (feeling the first movements on February 1st, Tom feeling movements shortly thereafter, finding out that "Buddy" is indeed a buddy, and all the amazing showers we have had!) And, like I said, here we are in the home stretch, trying to figure out...ok, what's next?
Other pregnancy highlights to this point? Telling family and friends, of course, finding out we weren't the only ones expecting a baby this summer in our family--Carrie, Stephen and Ryan are expecting a little girl just a couple weeks before us and Tommy and Lauren are expecting a little girl ANY DAY NOW! (Did you hear that Leighton? Feel free to come out any time! Aunt Lauren can't wait to meet you!!!) :)--Tom's nightly story time with Buddy (he's read everything from Dr. Suess to The Hobbit to Eric Carle and is currently working on the first of the Harry Potter series), seeing the nursery come together....ah I could go on forever. Also important to note is that we landed at MO Bap a bit early about 10 days ago at 33 weeks with a little preterm labor. Nothing too terribly exciting. We had a chat with Buddy, as we often do, and he has been very well behaved since then. :)
The upcoming weeks hold a lot of excitement for us as we make final preparations for our little man including: choosing a pediatrician, car seat installation inspections, the births of Buddy's cousins (hooray!!!), and Erin's wedding. And no, I don't mean we have a wedding to go to, I'm in this one...6 days before our due date. Stay tuned for details on this event because I DO plan on waddling down that aisle in heels--and then possibly dancing myself into labor (sans heels) at the reception. You wouldn't want to miss that now would you? ;)
I leave you with the most recent photo I have of myself with Buddy...just a couple weeks ago. Guess we're due for a new snapshot!
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