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February 17 Worth the Wait....by LauraI waited 20+ years for this little piece of perfection - she is my bitty baby Bella Blue. It is amazing that one little old determined errant egg pushed it's way through and became the love of my life - at long last. To get such perfection was not as easy as some deem it to be.
I endured: Four laparoscopies Three attempts at artificial insemination Two rounds of lupron depot (i.e. MENOPAUSE) One divorce (and most importantly - one Frenchman!)
She certainly was "worth the wait". :) Alma 26: 27 Now when our hearts were depressed, and we were about to turn back, behold, the Lord comforted us, and said: Go. . .and bear with patience thine afflictions, and I will give unto you success.
February 10 Announcing the Arrival of Isabella Cristina!in the words of my sister, Laura....
She has arrived and she is beautiful - living up to her name! Bella Isabella Cristina....
The labor started Monday night and HURT LIKE HELL - but gratefully only lasted a few hours. The delivery was spectacular - and I am pleased to announce that (with a natural birth even) I did not scream, curse or yell - go figure... :)
the announcement
 Momma and Bella leepin' going home from the hospital January 31 do i really want to hear that???comments made to a pregnant woman about the size of her belly should automatically call for the extermination of said commentor:
You have just got to laugh at the asinine and curious comments that people make to a pregnant woman...what else can you do?
You can tell what a person's self esteem is pretty much based on the comments they make at this sensitive and critical time in your life - those who have been pregnant more recently - and who are secure with themselves - tell you "you look fabulous!" "I wish that I had looked that good" "you can't even tell your pregnant unless I look right at your belly" "aren't you just the cutest pregant woman?! - I love those people!
Then we have - the others - "Just when I think you can't get any huger...YOU DO!!" (is huger a word?) "You look like you are about to blow at any time!" (what am I? A whale?) "wow, you look like you might explode!" (just watch me if you make that ridiculous remark again) - these are the observations by women who either a) aren't very comfortable with their own bodies b) haven't been pregnant in a long time or c) feel the need to take a stab when they see me in a weakened state - they don't endear themselves to me with their pejorative opinions.
So, the moral of this blog...be nice to pregnant women! We are carrying an entire little person in there and that is pretty freaking amazing!! My Itty Bitty Bladder - by LBBThere is nothing quite like the bladder of a pregnant woman - especially when this woman's normal state is like that of a pregnant woman when NOT pregnant! I have been blessed with fabulous kidneys, an unquenchable thirst and and itty-bitty bladder - lucky me :S. I am forever hearing from my step-daughter an incredulous - AGAIN?!! - each time I have to visit the loo - like I'm taking some sort of fabulous vacation in there (every 15 - 30 minutes!). Then there is the dreaded plane flight - do I want the window or the aisle?? The aisle leads to constant bumps and the inconvenience of getting up for those at the window seat - the window seat means that you have to disturb everyone else to get up - so you had better wait it out so as not to perturb those by you too much. So, I take the window and try to hold it until it has become physically impossible and too painful to do so any longer...and once I get up and get to the back and await my turn I hear a slight *tinkle* (ok, just say the word and you'll know the length of time I actually did tinkle). It is amazing how those 2 teaspoons of urine were pressing on my itty-bitty pregnant bladder. Contractions make for more wonderful potty moments - I thought that my baby was merely boring down on my bladder with his little head - getting nice and comfy in there - no, I was told by my midwife - those urgent I-can't-walk-or-I'll-lose-it moments are contractions - and they will happen for the last 4-6 weeks of your pregnancy with increasing frequency - FABULOUS!! Could I just be catheterized - PLEASE??!! ~ Laura Christine January 30 pending arrival - in mom's own words..... by LBBOk, so my well-intentioned-sister Tresann (and I know that she is probably right) thinks that I need to blog and save all of my precious memories...the funny thing is that my excuse not to journal was always that I won't have any posterity - isn't Heavenly Father funny?? He decided to nip that in the bud and I was shocked to find out at the beginning of last summer that I was indeed to have posterity!Imagine my surprise at the ripe age of 40 and after having tried desperately for YEARS to get pregnant that despite my age, chronic endometriosis and the pill that I was six weeks pregnant - I think that my shock rivals that of Sarah and Abraham (ok, I did fall on my face, but I wasn't exactly laughing!)
My little man (it may be a girl, although I am somehow convinced that it isn't) is due to appear at any time...how scary is that?!
(editor's note ~ ladies please read the comments (2) on the guestbook and let me know if we should let Greg's comment stay or go! lol [this has no effect on the privacy of the blog starting next week ~ although I just had a GREAT idea and I think I will ask Greg for a spiritual women's blog every now and again ~ also!! Beth had agreed to help with a recipe blog - hooray!!! anyone anyone?? lol)
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