(1) My next appointment has been delayed one week, 7/28. It's really not a big deal since it is just a check up, no fact finding. The reason for the change is Justin and I decided to investigate a midwife. My OB/GYN is great and I have no doubt in his abilities, we decided that we prefer more personal interaction and time with the one who will deliver our baby. A few other factors include the birthing process. It's not rushed, the midwife coaches you and it's a bit more natural, but not sans the epidural. I'm not that tough or brave. I'm looking forward to meeting her!
(2) I had Justin make the first "craving" run last night, which he was very willing to participate in. I wanted a salad. At 9:30 p.m. Where did I want the salad from? Zaxby's, all the way across town. It was soooooo delicious and hit the spot. Justin got a Starbucks out of the deal.
Agriculture update:
(1) The garden is going great guns. We have had tons of rain, which hasn't proven to be the best thing for the garden. The tomatoes have been beautiful and absolutely divine! The plants reminisce of Jack and the Bean Stalk. Cucumbers and zucchini have been great too. The peas are probably rank up there with the tomatoes. They are so wonderful!!! Our okra is also producing and is tasty too! We have had a few unsuccessful products. The squash plants have given us one, count it, ONE squash. The corn took the dirt nap. Not sure what happened there, but we only got baby ears before the stalks began to die :( The garden hasn't produced as much as we anticipated, so there hasn't been giving away of veggies, in fact, Leigh has been supplementing our harvest with others. It could be that we are not fertilizing enough or it could be the organic fertilizing. Whatever the case may be, we are enjoying all our produce! It's actually looking pitiful right now. It's probably because of our multiple weekends in a row we were gone.
(2) Have you ever been around really old pecan trees? Well, our yard consists of 8 really old pecan trees. Pecan trees are weak when they get old and tend to drop limbs when it becomes too much. Coming home from lunch today I didn't notice is right away, but one of our trees dropped an impressive branch. So big that it took down a limb from another tree. I called Justin and told him to bring a chain saw home, we'll be needing it.
6 comments:
Wonderful, wonderful. I'm a big fan of the midwife idea, I think that if you can find/afford a good one, it would greatly enhance your birthing experience! I'd love to find a midwife and birthing center for my next delivery (if we are so blessed), since I feel like I have the general jist of it now! Love you!
Hey Hilary! Jill Jacobs here! I found your blog (somehow???) and wanted to comment on the midwife thing. I used one with both Colin (at the hospital) and with our recent addition, Cam (homebirth). Great experiences. :) You don't have to be "tough" or "brave" to go drugless! You just have to believe that birth is a natural physiological process that women have been going through since the beginning of time! No pressure to go w/out an epidural, but just know that GOD DESIGNED your body to birth!!! I did it twice (sans epidural), and I'm certainly not tough or brave!!! The biggest drug to avoid is PITOCIN!!! It leads to one intervention after another, and many times ending in major abdominal surgery (i.e. C-section!!). Kuddos for seeing a midwife, someone who believes in the process! OB/gyn's are trained surgeons and interventionists! Good to have around ONLY if you need them!! Well that's my 2 cents! Congrats again! You will be a great mamma!!!
Congratulations on the decision to go with a midwife. How interesting would that job be?
Keep us posted about the midwife experience! I don't think I've ever talked to someone who used one.
How many squash plants did you have? You have to have several so they can cross pollinate. If you only have one squash plant you probably won't produce any squash. Also you have to have bees to do the pollinating or you have to actually use the flowers to pollinate them yourselves. Remember I grew up on a produce farm and have grown WAY more yellow squash and zucchini that I would like to admit. Bummer that you didn't get more! Next year try a hybrid seed they work much better. Organic is overrated. :) I may have to plant a garden next year I've enjoyed reading about yours so much!
Okay...we need a baby update!
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