| T O P I C R E V I E W |
| Meg |
Posted - May 09 2006 : 4:10:18 PM
Lucas and I are expecting!!!!! We couldn't be happier!! We are due right around Thanksgiving!
We heard the little heart beat last week and no words describe!
We can't wait for this little one to get here already. It will be the first great grandchild for Lucas' family and first granchild for my family. My mom is ecstatic! I am looking forward to getting the first trimester under my belt, but we could not be happier!!!!
!!!!!!
MaryJane's daughter,
Meg
megan@maryjanesfarm.org |
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| GaiasRose |
Posted - Nov 10 2006 : 12:50:56 PM
I had Zoe one year ago this coming Tuesday, Novemeber 14 is a good good day, Meg!
Are you having birth at home or in the hospital? Dr or midwife? Oh I love pregnancy and birth! It's exciting! Just remember everything you need to have your baby is already inside of you. You know how to do it and your body knows what it's doing!
Sending baby vibes!!
~*~Brightest Blessings~*~
Tasha-Rose
blogs: http://gaiarose.wordpress.com
http://frugalwitch.wordpress.com |
| julia hayes |
Posted - Nov 10 2006 : 11:51:13 AM
Meg!! Oh sweetie....let the countdown begin!! With a month left for me, I'm not quite in countdown mode..but when I reach 38 weeks that's when I really start telling myself that any time would be just great!! The heaviness you are experiencing...ohhhhhhhhhhhhh do I know that well.. I tell you, a little kids inflatable pool ring was a life saver to sit on! I'm using one now and will use one after birth..keeps the pressure off the "down there" parts!
Swelling was such a huge drag when I was pregnant with Reo..I had some with Aria toward the end and am just now experiencing a little especially if I'm on my feet a lot...But with Reo it was pretty much allllllll the time..so normal but still really hard to deal with sometimes..we're just in that "I'm just plain uncomfortable" stage.. For me its the heartburn and sore and achey privates that really bum me out..But I so know the end is fast approaching and the reward of that is positively impossible to describe.
I think of you and Lucas every single day! I'm sending hugely positive healthy, soothing vibes and I know all will be so well!!
Thanks for keeping us posted!!
All my pregnant hugs, love and tender smiles!
Julia Hayes
being simple to simply be |
| jpbluesky |
Posted - Nov 09 2006 : 4:10:42 PM
Meg - you summed it up perfectly. Time is near! And we are all praying for your family. It will go well, I just know.
Ephesians 1:17 |
| Meg |
Posted - Nov 09 2006 : 11:20:07 AM
Thanks girls!
We're almost there!!! Oh, and I seem to be counting each moment. Time has never moved so slowly! The doc visits say we are still on target for the end of the month. Everything is going well. Oh, but how to describe the heavy feeling. This morning I was crying to Lucas, saying I can't do anything. Then I got mad and decided to scrub the house. In very slow motion of course! I am so swollen, retaining a lot of water and not much sleep. I make a point to nudge Lucas each time I have to wake up to turn over in the night.  Poor guy. And those are just the little feelings. Then...there is the beyond excitement and anticipation of meeting this little one!! Oh, I just can not bear to wait any longer. And then I calm down and wait, very patiently of course. Often I have thought there are not the right words to describe what love is or feels like. Well, waiting for your baby fits that same category! Katiedid, your words are perfectly how I imagine it will be once the babe arrives. I am so in love already!
Thank you for your well wishes. They really mean so much to me.
Farmgirl love,
MaryJane's daughter,
Meg
megan@maryjanesfarm.org |
| jpbluesky |
Posted - Nov 09 2006 : 05:14:11 AM
Have been thinking of you, too, Meg. Hope you are feeling well and I know how ready you must be about now. Thanksgiving will be truly a thankful one this year!
Ephesians 1:17 |
| katiedid |
Posted - Nov 08 2006 : 5:40:38 PM
So funny! I was thinking of you too, Meg!
How are you and Little Butter Bean doing??
I can't believe your time is almost here! So soon, and you will be holding that little babe. I remember, after giving birth to my first daughter, watching her jerky little movements and realizing that was what I was feeling from inside! It was so cool. Having a child is like agreeing to having your heart carried around outside of your body, because you will know, the minute your eyes meet, that this tiny person holds your heart in his/her little hands. Oh, motherhood is such a wonderful, important thing!!
Meg, know that my thoughts are with you, and your family.
Do keep us posted!
Love and light to you.
Kate
my new blog http/www.theknifemakerswife.wordpress.com |
| Libbie |
Posted - Nov 06 2006 : 3:30:38 PM
Hi, there, Meg! I was just thinking about you and your babe-to-be today. How are you doing and how is your back feeling? I remember at about the 8-month mark for me this last pregnancy I was R-E-A-D-Y to get a good night's sleep - then I remembered that I really don't get to do that for another year!!! I hope all is well and that you, Lucas and babe are safe and sound.
XOXO, Libbie
"Nothing is worth more than this day." - Goethe |
| jpbluesky |
Posted - Oct 02 2006 : 2:35:31 PM
Meg - My name is Nana Jeannie. So I totally approve of your name for MaryJane! :) It is good to hear you are doing well. That little one is so lucky to have a mom and dad and nana who is already so much in love with it!
Peace |
| Meg |
Posted - Oct 02 2006 : 2:29:59 PM
Thank you Cynthia!
And Frannie asked on another thread how it's goin'. Well, it's goin' good! We had our doc appointment today and we start our every two week appointments now. Means we're getting close! Frannie, I am due the last week in November and the sex of the babe is a surprise. Of course, Mom (I think I am going to encourage this little one to call her Nana Jane) has already put quite a few darling sun dresses in the nursery closet, so we'll see. We can't wait! I am certainly starting to have some back trouble, a little cramping, trouble sleeping and so on of the usual list...just looking forward to touching this little one for the first time. Every so often I can make out a a little foot or it's rear end and I just have such an intense need to hold him/her in my arms! Oh, I have never anticipated anything so much. Thanks for asking, Frannie!
MaryJane's daughter,
Meg
megan@maryjanesfarm.org |
| medievalcat |
Posted - Sep 23 2006 : 8:51:01 PM
Congrats Meg and Lucas and Nana!!! Wishing all of you the best!
I use to buy cheap white baby sheets for my children then tie dye them. My oldest son will be 17, October 30th, and he still has one set that I made him. Good luck with it all!
Cyn |
| Meg |
Posted - Sep 20 2006 : 11:29:33 AM
I do wish there was a magic booklet for the perfect answers! But we are very excited to explore all of it!
Julia, I am so glad to hear you are doing well. Ugh, it is an adventure isn't it! My solution for sleeping has been to put the body pillow against the wall and use Lucas as my body pillow on the other side. However, in the last few nights I am realizing I am just about done being able to crawl over Lucas for the every couple hour bathroom trip. My belly button is popping! It's so amazing to look down at my belly. Even more fun watching the babe explore around in there! I think we're planning on doing a belly cast when I get even a little bigger. Our fabulous Erik at the farm has volunteered to take some photos of Lucas and I and my belly together.
Newheart, thanks for your wishes. Katiedid, this rug is so much fun. But it is starting to get rather big and funny to work on with my belly in the way. I've picked some blues and greens and then a winnie the pooh that has about every pastel color there is. I am about out of fabric, so back to JoAnns.
Happy Wednesday!
MaryJane's daughter,
Meg
megan@maryjanesfarm.org |
| katiedid |
Posted - Sep 19 2006 : 08:23:41 AM
Meg, I second what Julia has said so well! You have to do what feels right for you...that Mama's sense is never wrong. The trick is learning to identify and listen to it....
Funny thing is, I thought after my first baby I had things figured out....BUT baby number two came with her own little personality and liked different things. For instance, Eliza loved to snuggle and slept best right next to me, Julia slept better in a moses basket next to the bed....
Not to worry, you will soon "get the groove" of motherhood.
Your rug sounds fun! What colors did you choose??
~Love and light to you~
Kate
http://theknifemakerswife.blogspot.com/2006/07/knifemakers-wife.html |
| newheart |
Posted - Sep 18 2006 : 2:54:46 PM
Best Wishes to you, your hubby, and Mary jane and Hubby... I know you are all thrilled.......
newheart..........margie |
| julia hayes |
Posted - Sep 18 2006 : 2:41:45 PM
Meg!! So delighted to hear you are well.. The birthing class experience is a grand one indeed. I'm so glad you are enjoying it. One of my favorite mantra's the woman teaching the class I took when I was pregnant with Reo was, "whatever works for your family is the right thing.." I thought it beautifully released the pressures of what so many families do so differently and what as a first time parent can be overwhelming; do we co-sleep or put baby in a crib? Do I subscribe to the 'crying-it-out method or not? Do I do cloth diapers exclusively, disposables or a mix? Do I make my own baby food or buy packaged? Do I nurse in public no holding back or find a hide-away place? etc, etc, you get the idea.. I firmly believe what works adamantly for one person may not work for another.. Intellectually, this is so easy to realize but I found it challenging when Reo was finally born and everything was so new..I was sleep deprived and a little insecure and there were times when I just wished there was this magical little pamphlet telling me; "this is absolutely fool-proof....every mother the world over does this..." Alas, no such magic exists and mama's are left to their own devices..to discover for themselves what works best.. I just know you'll be great!
Our little Goddess, 'Rianna', is moving around like crazy..last night I got myself all worked up over it thinking she must be having a seizure the way she was bouncing and wiggling!! Crazy, crazy stuff. I am feeling great until about 6 pm and then she turns from a nice soft little bundle to a hard boulder! I've discovered that I can't eat dinner anymore..I just get too full and feel gross for hours and hours..the heartburn is really bad this time around.. UGH!! So I chow at lunch and snack a little here and there and that seems to do the trick. Reo and Aria are getting VERY excited about her coming..Both are in preschool now, which is giving me 3 hours in the morning to myself...first time in 5 years! amazing.. I'm still getting used to it.. Come December, though, I'll be busy again with baby..
Are you all doing a body cast in the next month or so? My Goddess girlfriends are coming to the farm over Thanksgiving to make mine.. Soooo much fun..
Sure thinking of you and celebrating you..
By the way, you are absolutely stunning in the new magazine..no surprise there! Truly a remarkable piece of creativity, talent and inspiration. I absolutely LOVE it!
Much love and joy, Julia Hayes
being simple to simply be |
| Meg |
Posted - Sep 18 2006 : 11:01:51 AM
Thank you for all your encouragement! We are just so excited! I feel like this little one gets the hiccups everyday! Is that normal? Poor thing. I could just spend hours watching my belly move around and guessing what body part is what. I can't wait!
Lucas and I started our childbirth classes last week. It was so wonderful to chat with other moms-to-be. Especially fun when we are all so different and have such different notions of how we'd like to do things.
I began working on a rag rug for the baby room. I love it because it is the perfect time to sit and do nothing but crochet and daydream about our baby.
MaryJane's daughter,
Meg
megan@maryjanesfarm.org |
| Libbie |
Posted - Sep 10 2006 : 9:33:19 PM
Meg - I'm so happy to hear that you're "both" doing well!!! The last trimester - it's just so exciting. I'll bet you are in awe of what your body can do. I know that I was. Has your little one had the hiccups yet? Mine both had them A LOT, and it made me just smile and laugh every time. It's so cute!!!
XOXO, Libbie
"Nothing is worth more than this day." - Goethe |
| jpbluesky |
Posted - Sep 09 2006 : 06:44:50 AM
Meg, I get so excited when I read of this new little one coming into your lives. My heart sings for MaryJane, since I am a "nana" and am still quite amazed at the deep, deep joy that a grandbaby brought into my life, and now I have two! Glad you are feeling well!
Peace |
| bramble |
Posted - Sep 08 2006 : 7:25:15 PM
Boy oh boy! (Or girl...) did I miss alot of news while "away"! How wonderful for all of you and everyone at the farm who gets to see you on a regular basis! Enjoy this time and savor the sweetness ( I know it's a little scary too) but it is such a blessing. What a joyful time! Or have you entered the phase of no sleep and growling at everyone (now what was I thinking? You don't growl do you Meg?!
Having a baby around certainly puts you in a whole different frame
of mind as I can attest to this past year! Let's hope you get a sleeper! All our very best wishes to the parents , grandparents and special people who will love and nuture this little one.
with a happy heart |
| katiedid |
Posted - Sep 07 2006 : 2:26:34 PM
Meg...I have used cloth diapers for 4 kids, and Fuzzi Bunz are hands down the best!!! We have never had a leak with them.
Did you find out your baby is a girl or boy? Or is it going to be a surprise?
Keep on keepin' on! It's all down hill from here!
Kate
http://theknifemakerswife.blogspot.com/2006/07/knifemakers-wife.html |
| Meg |
Posted - Sep 07 2006 : 11:28:28 AM
Thanks Libbie! I am doing very well. Being pregnant continues to be such an adventure. The last trimester officially started yesterday! I am beginning to have baby dreams. I just can not wait to meet this little one! My belly keeps growing and growing. It's amazing.
The sleeping pillow has really helped and Lucas has also become a good pillow too! We are working on the baby room and other house projects we are hoping to get done before the end of November.
I have been following the cloth diaper discussions closely because we are going to do cloth. Oh, I could just daydream about this little baby all day!
MaryJane's daughter,
Meg
megan@maryjanesfarm.org |
| Libbie |
Posted - Sep 05 2006 : 10:30:10 AM
Hi, there, Ms. Meg! I was thinking about you and wondering how you are feeling and how you are doing -
Love and good mama-to-be wishes!!!
XOXO, Libbie
"Nothing is worth more than this day." - Goethe |
| jpbluesky |
Posted - Jul 13 2006 : 05:33:23 AM
Meg - my daughter Julia used a body pillow when she got too big to find a comfy position to sleep. It helped her a lot, I think, Her hubby surpriser her and came home with it one day and she used it each night.
I love that your mom will be "Nana". That is what I am, too, and it absolutely warms my whole self to hear Abigail call out that name to me! Now we have Hannah, too, and so I am Nana to Hannah! :)
It is good to hear you are doing well, and someday soon you should post a photo of the preggy you for all of us to enjoy.
Peace |
| Juliekay |
Posted - Jul 13 2006 : 04:05:29 AM
Oops that was Penny Simkin who is the author of the book. By the way, one week past due and still no baby. I have insomnia really badly right now. So that's why I'm posting in the midle of the night.
Julie |
| therusticcottage |
Posted - Jul 08 2006 : 09:16:03 AM
Meg -- your mama is going to be called "Nana" -- that's what my grandkids call me. I absolutely love it and she will too. My grandkids are the absolute loves of my life. I saw your mom in Julia's booth looking at all those little girl dresses. I agree with the other gals -- lots of pillows are the answer. I'm a stomach sleeper and it was horrible to have to sleep on my sides when I was pregnant with my last one. Your little "baby bump" is so cute!!!! Please share pictures as it grows.
I choose faith not fear.
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| Whimsy_girl |
Posted - Jul 08 2006 : 09:09:20 AM
I sure hope that works for you, I was induced and it was the worst 23 hours of my life!
you can be oh so smart, or you can be oh so positive. I wasted a lot of time being smart I prefer being positive. |
