Since I last posted, it's been a whirlwind of changes. We sold our house (thank goodness!!!), shipped a car, hired packers and movers, celebrated our last days of work, said lots of sad goodbyes, went to Maui, and drove 30 hours with a great dane in the back of our SUV!
The highlight had to be Maui, where we were able to go relax after so much that had been going on. We stayed in Wailea at the Fairmont Kea Lani, a place where my family enjoyed a vacation when we were younger. It was peak whale watching season, so we took advantage by going out on a catamaran trip. Every morning we took a 3+ mile run along a beach front path and then relaxed the rest of the day - perfect! The pictures do not do it justice!
We returned from Maui on a Thursday night, Friday the packers came, Saturday the movers came, Saturday evening we hit the road to Michigan, Sunday evening we stayed the night with friends in Illinois and by Monday afternoon we arrived at my parent's house in South Haven! Whew! Since arriving on Monday we've had a nice week of relaxing, adjusting to the weather and settling in to my parent's basement. We've been doing twice a day walks through the back woods with our crew of great danes (4 total - ours, my parents' and my sister's two!) and even made it out for a 3 mile run! I'm joining a gym tomorrow - it's way to cold for me to run outside - plus, my mom wants me to join her in her favorite kickboxing class. We'll see about that!
Another important thing that happened last week was our first meeting with our midwife, Sara Badger (Matt thought her last name was a good omen!) and her two apprentices. We were lucky to have her referred to us by a family friend, and even more lucky that she was willing to work with us this late in my pregnancy. During our first meeting I got to know her better than I knew my primary doctor in Arizona over the previous 34 weeks - confirming my choice to use a midwife. She showed us and let Matt feel where the baby's head, a hand, his butt, and his feet are and we listened to the heart beat - all from the comfort of the couch! We are planning on having a water birth at home, and are very passionate about our choice and way of bringing our son into this world. The midwife will be over every week and I'll be looking forward to it. No more visits to the doctor's office!!!
Well, Matt starts his job Monday (tomorrow) and I'll be trying to enjoying my downtime until the baby is born. Maybe I should take up knitting or sewing or something....but in the meantime, I have a few homemade granola bar recipes to try!
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