On Monday I went to my first Bradley Method class. For those of you who are not familiar, the Bradley Method is a form of husband (or partner) coached childbirth that encourages natural, drug free delivery. The classes are a serious time commitment as it is a 12 week series.
Because we just landed, I took the 12th class (on breastfeeding) first so I wouldn't miss it due to delivery date. Morgan was in California for work so I had to go by myself. Considering the fact that I have totally been focused on more simple matters, like where we are going to live, I must admit that breastfeeding has not really been on my mind - other than the fact that I intend to breastfeed. And while I know we want to do it for at least 6 months, maybe longer, I have not even considered the logistics associated with it.
Man, are there some logistics! AH! %*#^!
I have a feeling that you probably don't want the details - and I am not sure I want to relive them yet (maybe a little closer to delivery). I did learn that I will need a pillow - or a good chiropractor. I'm opting for the pillow.
I am really looking forward to meeting the rest of my class and having a bit of community to prepare for birthing. The teacher was also very warm, informative and experienced. Several of the couples I met this week are using the same Doctor/Midwife practice and hospital Morgan and I are considering. They all have rave reviews - I hope I will be so impressed next week when I check them out myself.
And to Morgan's credit, while he missed the class on breastfeeding, he is flying back to Raleigh in between two weeks of travel for one night simply to start the Bradley Classes with me. He is the best.
Friday, October 30, 2009
WE HAVE A HOME!
Not even sure where to begin... since I last blogged we closed on our first house, moved in (a little) with the help of Joe Morgan (he will be getting the best Uncle of the Year award) and I have started unpacking. My mom is coming up this weekend to help, which is WONDERFUL.
Love the house, although a little overwhelmed with actually having enough space to be organized! After 6 years of cluttered - barely getting by - San Francisco apartment living, being able to spread out is amazing! We are seriously in need of furniture, which I am sure will come and fill in our spaces soon enough.
I will post pictures of the house once I get it a little more organized :)
Love the house, although a little overwhelmed with actually having enough space to be organized! After 6 years of cluttered - barely getting by - San Francisco apartment living, being able to spread out is amazing! We are seriously in need of furniture, which I am sure will come and fill in our spaces soon enough.
I will post pictures of the house once I get it a little more organized :)
Monday, October 19, 2009
Tappan - 26 Weeks
October 19, 2006Morgan took this picture this afternoon while we enjoyed the sunset on the bay side of the Eastern Shore from the country club.
I look pretty damn pregnant.
Thriller enjoyed his/her first golfing adventure and the crisp fall air.
Mom & House Update
Every day seems to come with a new experience this fall!
My body is changing very rapidly. I have been having a lot of trouble sleeping, but finally had a great nap yesterday in the afternoon with the rain pouring down outside. Those three hours left me with more energy than the past week of "kind of sleeping" through the night. I also got up at 5:30 rather than tossing and turning, and was totally engrossed reading Pat Conroy's South of Broad. I can't bring myself to spring for a body pillow - so I spend every night moving 4 or 5 pillows around trying to make something work. If after we get back to our own bed I still can't settle in well, I might invest in the body pillow - maybe.
Thriller moves around a good bit, but continues to save large movements and kicks for music. Specifically, over the weekend Mike Gordon's baseline caused a large series of kicks and Thriller also started moving rapidly when his/her Granddaddy Ray put on some Opera.
I am also STARVING all of the time now. It really just kicked in. Last week Morgan made me a PB&J (which I usually hate-especially with GRAPE JELLY) and I have been waking up dreaming of them ever since. I can't seem to get the proportions right and only like them when Morgan makes them for me. I have a feeling this might last as a craving. Also eating tons of dill pickles (which is not really abnormal for me to crave, now I am just giving in) and trying to balance all the other major food groups. Eating out of the garden here has been awesome! There is nothing like homegrown organic veggies to make meal.
I have made it through the pregnancy without any falls (knock on wood) - and for those of you that know me you'll appreciate what an accomplishment this is! However, I have noticed that in the past 2 or 3 days I have become exceedingly clumsy. Last night I almost fell over for no reason at all, I was just standing up! It is probably a VERY good thing that Morgan and I will soon be in a one story home rather than living on the third floor. Hopefully some yoga will help me find my center of gravity later today.
On the logistical font, Morgan and I started final repair negotiations on our ALMOST new home in Raleigh today. We are in the throws of wanting to keep our October 22 close date so we can get started moving in, but also wanting to go through the negotiations properly.
Assuming all goes to plan, we will pack up on Tuesday (oh man, that is TOMORROW!) night, leave early Wednesday for a doctor's appointment at 8:00 am in Virginia Beach, drive to Raleigh and close on Thursday morning.
Over the weekend Ann & Ray came to Wachapreague to pass down their Prius, which is awesome! We are so blessed! We need to counteract the carbon footprint of the Great Southern Road Trip in a serious way and as a practical matter will absolutely need another car in Raleigh. Plus the old Infinity is on its way out. Still ticking, but we are not sure for how long...
Thriller will soon be riding Raleigh around in eco-friendly style!
Additionally, we started to get furniture for the ALMOST house. Ann and I went to the Blue Crow Antique Mall (which should you ever been on the Eastern Shore is a MUST SEE) and found two beautiful tables, one dining and one for the living room, at an amazing value. The dining table will compliment the wild cherry cabinets my mom had made for me from Norton Creek cherry when I was a child perfectly. Now we just have to find some chairs! I have a feeling we'll be using camping chairs for a little while.
I do have a sense of our lives starting to come together very rapidly. As a result I went through the chronology of travels and adventures we have had over the summer last night (you'll see the photo posts I'm sure) and maybe for the first time appreciated the chaos and adventure. We will not be able to be so free in a very short time.
My body is changing very rapidly. I have been having a lot of trouble sleeping, but finally had a great nap yesterday in the afternoon with the rain pouring down outside. Those three hours left me with more energy than the past week of "kind of sleeping" through the night. I also got up at 5:30 rather than tossing and turning, and was totally engrossed reading Pat Conroy's South of Broad. I can't bring myself to spring for a body pillow - so I spend every night moving 4 or 5 pillows around trying to make something work. If after we get back to our own bed I still can't settle in well, I might invest in the body pillow - maybe.
Thriller moves around a good bit, but continues to save large movements and kicks for music. Specifically, over the weekend Mike Gordon's baseline caused a large series of kicks and Thriller also started moving rapidly when his/her Granddaddy Ray put on some Opera.
I am also STARVING all of the time now. It really just kicked in. Last week Morgan made me a PB&J (which I usually hate-especially with GRAPE JELLY) and I have been waking up dreaming of them ever since. I can't seem to get the proportions right and only like them when Morgan makes them for me. I have a feeling this might last as a craving. Also eating tons of dill pickles (which is not really abnormal for me to crave, now I am just giving in) and trying to balance all the other major food groups. Eating out of the garden here has been awesome! There is nothing like homegrown organic veggies to make meal.
I have made it through the pregnancy without any falls (knock on wood) - and for those of you that know me you'll appreciate what an accomplishment this is! However, I have noticed that in the past 2 or 3 days I have become exceedingly clumsy. Last night I almost fell over for no reason at all, I was just standing up! It is probably a VERY good thing that Morgan and I will soon be in a one story home rather than living on the third floor. Hopefully some yoga will help me find my center of gravity later today.
On the logistical font, Morgan and I started final repair negotiations on our ALMOST new home in Raleigh today. We are in the throws of wanting to keep our October 22 close date so we can get started moving in, but also wanting to go through the negotiations properly.
Assuming all goes to plan, we will pack up on Tuesday (oh man, that is TOMORROW!) night, leave early Wednesday for a doctor's appointment at 8:00 am in Virginia Beach, drive to Raleigh and close on Thursday morning.
Over the weekend Ann & Ray came to Wachapreague to pass down their Prius, which is awesome! We are so blessed! We need to counteract the carbon footprint of the Great Southern Road Trip in a serious way and as a practical matter will absolutely need another car in Raleigh. Plus the old Infinity is on its way out. Still ticking, but we are not sure for how long...
Thriller will soon be riding Raleigh around in eco-friendly style!
Additionally, we started to get furniture for the ALMOST house. Ann and I went to the Blue Crow Antique Mall (which should you ever been on the Eastern Shore is a MUST SEE) and found two beautiful tables, one dining and one for the living room, at an amazing value. The dining table will compliment the wild cherry cabinets my mom had made for me from Norton Creek cherry when I was a child perfectly. Now we just have to find some chairs! I have a feeling we'll be using camping chairs for a little while.
I do have a sense of our lives starting to come together very rapidly. As a result I went through the chronology of travels and adventures we have had over the summer last night (you'll see the photo posts I'm sure) and maybe for the first time appreciated the chaos and adventure. We will not be able to be so free in a very short time.
October 2009 - Adventures with Thriller
The keys work!
1418 Pineview Drive
Raleigh, NC
Homeowners!
Picking up the keys to our new house.
Raleigh, NC
Morgan -
Our last sunset cruise!
Off of the Eastern Shore of Virginia
Tappan & Morgan
Widespread Panic/Allman Brother's Concert
Walnut Creek
Raleigh, NC
Joe & Morgan
Widespread Panic/Allman Brother's Concert
Walnut Creek
Raleigh, NC
Widespread Panic/Allman Brother's Concert
Walnut Creek
Raleigh, NC
Tappan & Morgan
Swimming Hole (Where Tappan learned to swim)
Elkmont, TN
Great Southern Road Trip
Mom, Tappan, Gussie & Cooper
#19, Camp Comfort
Elkmont, TN
Great Southern Road Trip
Cooper & Gussie
On the way to Elkmont, TN
Great Southern Road Trip
Tappan & Morgan
Ashley & Thomas' Wedding!
Rosemary Beach, FL
Great Southern Road Trip
Kat, Jennifer, Sarah Kathryn, Boo, Tappan & Julie
Ashley & Thomas' Wedding!
Rosemary Beach, FL
Great Southern Road Trip
Mr. & Dr. Norris
Ashley & Thomas' Wedding!
Rosemary Beach, FL
Great Southern Road Trip
September 2009 - Adventures with Thriller
A stop in Elkmont
Great Southern Road Trip
A stop in Elkmont
Great Southern Road Trip
Sunset Cruise on the Southern Cross
Wachapreague, VA
Tappan & Thriller Friendly Cocktails
Sunset Cruise on the Southern Cross
Wachapreague, VA
Cooper's Return to the Southern Cross
Sunset Cruise
Wachapreague, VA
Sunset Cruise on the Southern Cross
Wachapreague, VA
Philip, Ann, Ray, Morgan & Tappan
Charlotte Hotel
Onancock, VA
August 2009 - Adventures with Thriller
The Huntsville Girls @ Ashley's Party
Folly Beach, South Carolina
Meemaw & Tappan
Morgan's 29th Birthday Lunch
Vienna, VA
Presents!
Morgan's 29th Birthday Lunch
Vienna, VA
Cobbler!
Morgan's 29th Birthday Lunch
Vienna, VA
Phish @ Merriweather Post
Columbia, MD
Boulder, CO
Somewhere between Utah & Colorado
Somewhere between Utah & Colorado
Tappan. Cooper & Morgan
Last Day in San Francisco
Land's End
Morgan, Tappan, Cooper, Alex & Duncan
Last Day in San Francisco
Land's End
Tappan & Lupica
Last Day in San Francisco
Land's End
Last Day in San Francisco
Land's End
Magnolia - Our favorite place to eat and drink
Amanda, our good friend, served us our first
and last meal there!
Height Street
San Francisco, CA
Tappan & Morgan
Phish @ Shoreline
Mountain View, CA
Phish @ Shoreline
Mountain View, CA
Mexican Party Bus
on the way to
Phish @ Shoreline
Mountain View, CA
Sunday, October 18, 2009
July 2009 - Adventures with Thriller
Pawley's Island, South Carolina
Cabana Club
Pawley's Island, South Carolina
Pawley's Island, South Carolina
Pawley's Island, South Carolina
First trip to Raleigh, North Carolina
Misha, Tappan & Morgan
Love Shower
Basel's House, San Francisco, CA
Seth & Christen
Love Shower
Basel's House, San Francisco, CA
Morgan & Tappan
Love Shower
Basel's House, San Francisco, CA
Morgan & Basel
Love Shower
Basel's House, San Francisco, CA
Flower Details (Thanks Christen!)
Love Shower
Basel's House, San Francisco, CA
Lexy, Basel, Morgan & Tappan
The New Deal @ the Independent
San Francisco, CA
Cooper
Old Mill Farm, Mendocino, CA
Angie & Tappan
Old Mill Farm, Mendocino, CA
Old Mill Farm Goodness
Old Mill Farm, Mendocino, CA
Cas creating Old Mill Farm Goodness
Old Mill Farm, Mendocino, CA
Sunset off of Hwy 128 -
On the way to Mendocino
Morgan & Tappan
High Rollers go to see the Giants at SBC Park
San Francisco, CA
High Rollers go to see the Giants at SBC Park
San Francisco, CA
Trevor, Jo, Tappan & Morgan
High Rollers go to see the Giants at SBC Park
San Francisco, CA
HSMF
Quincy, CA
HSMF
Quincy, CA
Morgan breaking it down (as always!)
HSMF
Quincy, CA
Children's Parade
HSMF
Quincy, CA
HSMF
Quincy, CA
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