23 Weeks

I'm REALLY late with this week's blog post!  I was 23 weeks last Monday.  I'm still feeling good and trying to be as productive as possible, whittling away at my to-do list.

Last weekend was fun and productive:

• We decided to hire a doula and picked the one that we liked from the meet-and-greet.  Unfortunately she will be on vacation until August 10, and I'm due August 12.  But another doula will be on-call for us in case I go into labor early.  Usually first-time moms are late, so hopefully she will be back in town in time.
• I ordered a copy of Hypnobabies, which is a home-study course on using hypnosis during childbirth.  I've heard great things about it, so I'm going to give it a shot and hopefully it will help me relax during childbirth and focus on something other than the pain.
• I ordered several fabric samples for the crib skirt.  I want to decide on it first and have it drive our color scheme for the nursery.
• Saturday morning I went to water aerobics with Stephanie.  It felt great to exercise!
• We visited Jessica and Wally at their new house in Marietta on Saturday night.  It is gorgeous!  We're so happy for them and glad they were able to find a wonderful home before their baby comes.  Jessica is due about 2 weeks after me and is also having a girl!  After the house tour, we went to Roswell for dinner and had a lovely date night.
• We met with our friends Stephanie and Erik on Sunday and discussed our plans for a nanny share.  Daycare is really hard to find in our area (wait lists everywhere), so we decided to do a nanny share.  The nanny will alternate between our houses, so it will be great to have in-home care.  Stephanie is due about 6 weeks before me and is also having a girl.  We hope they will become great friends!

23 weeks