Monday, January 15, 2007
Pictures
We're a little busy over here to add too much more than a few pictures. Cora is wonderful and Brad and I are loving being her parents. We're all adjusting, too, but things are going pretty good.
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
Cora Beth Bierma
Cora was born at 11:57 pm on January 7, 2007. She weighed 7 pounds 14 Ounces, measured 21 inches long and is healthy!
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
I beseech thee...
What a great word, huh? "beseech"
Anyway, I just wanted to ask you all (beseech you all) for your prayers for Brad, baby, and I as we approach the pending and UNKNOWN date of delivery. (I know the only way for it to be known is to schedule a c-section, but the whole guessing game is getting old, especially now that it really could be any day, but I don't feel like it's ever going to come and I will just be in a perpetual state of pregnancy forever! Eew...Could you imagine?)
For those of you who can't quite remember, the actual Estimated Due Date is January 8 - this coming Monday. I honestly feel the same as I did about a month ago. I haven't really had any contractions worth mentioning or other signs of labor beginning. And when I go for weekly checkups the report is that "nothing is happening". My Dr. isn't worried, though, and at the end of the check-up she always says "If we don't see you before your next appointment, we'll see you then," implying that just because nothing has changed doesn't mean it couldn't all of a sudden start happening one day. So I'm not doomed to being pregnant forever!
So since she's not worried, I try not to worry or be anxious either. She did say this last time (same as what the infamous "What to expect when you're expecting" book says) that some women dilate over the course of a few weeks, and others dilate over the course of a few hours and both are completely in the range of normal. I personally find it a little annoying that just about everything having to do with pregnancy has such a HUGE range of "normal".
I think it would be interesting to hear different pre-labor stories from those who have one or some to share. Were your babies born before or after the due date? How early did you dilate and have contractions or false labor before the baby came? Or did you feel "completely" normal until the delivery day? (Completely normal in the scope of being pregnant, of course!)
And back to the prayers: Please pray for a smooth, uneventful delivery for all three of us; I wouldn't mind if you pray for a short and easy delivery, too! :) Please also pray for a healthy, happy baby, our transition home and all that is involved with taking care of a newborn and recovering from the delivery. I'm so thankful that Brad will be able to take some time off so we will be able to learn together and experience the first days (and nights!)of our child's life together. We are excited!
Also, thank you again, for all the encouragement you sent me about a month ago when I was feeling more nervous than excited. I still have moments of nervousness, but they are brief and Brad and I are mostly just excited to meet this little gift of life. I'm continually learning, lesson after lesson, to rest in the knowledge that God is in control and that He is my strength and comfort. What a gift it is to know our God!
Anyway, I just wanted to ask you all (beseech you all) for your prayers for Brad, baby, and I as we approach the pending and UNKNOWN date of delivery. (I know the only way for it to be known is to schedule a c-section, but the whole guessing game is getting old, especially now that it really could be any day, but I don't feel like it's ever going to come and I will just be in a perpetual state of pregnancy forever! Eew...Could you imagine?)
For those of you who can't quite remember, the actual Estimated Due Date is January 8 - this coming Monday. I honestly feel the same as I did about a month ago. I haven't really had any contractions worth mentioning or other signs of labor beginning. And when I go for weekly checkups the report is that "nothing is happening". My Dr. isn't worried, though, and at the end of the check-up she always says "If we don't see you before your next appointment, we'll see you then," implying that just because nothing has changed doesn't mean it couldn't all of a sudden start happening one day. So I'm not doomed to being pregnant forever!
So since she's not worried, I try not to worry or be anxious either. She did say this last time (same as what the infamous "What to expect when you're expecting" book says) that some women dilate over the course of a few weeks, and others dilate over the course of a few hours and both are completely in the range of normal. I personally find it a little annoying that just about everything having to do with pregnancy has such a HUGE range of "normal".
I think it would be interesting to hear different pre-labor stories from those who have one or some to share. Were your babies born before or after the due date? How early did you dilate and have contractions or false labor before the baby came? Or did you feel "completely" normal until the delivery day? (Completely normal in the scope of being pregnant, of course!)
And back to the prayers: Please pray for a smooth, uneventful delivery for all three of us; I wouldn't mind if you pray for a short and easy delivery, too! :) Please also pray for a healthy, happy baby, our transition home and all that is involved with taking care of a newborn and recovering from the delivery. I'm so thankful that Brad will be able to take some time off so we will be able to learn together and experience the first days (and nights!)of our child's life together. We are excited!
Also, thank you again, for all the encouragement you sent me about a month ago when I was feeling more nervous than excited. I still have moments of nervousness, but they are brief and Brad and I are mostly just excited to meet this little gift of life. I'm continually learning, lesson after lesson, to rest in the knowledge that God is in control and that He is my strength and comfort. What a gift it is to know our God!
Tuesday, December 26, 2006
Belly Dancing??
Here is the video. I did end up using www.youtube.com. Fairly simple and free; and I hope you will all be able to enjoy the video.
The video is about a minute long and most of the activity is in the first 30 seconds. I think it's pretty hilarious to see! It sure is crazy to feel. Brad always gets a kick out of seeing my stomach go into convulsions, even when he's sitting on the other side of the room.
Towards the end the baby calmed down and I tried to coerce it back into motion by pushing on my stomach. All it did was shift position and you can see a bulge to the left of center.
I think this video was taken around 9 pm. The baby seems to have two very active times of day - about 9 am and 9 pm. And I swear I didn't drink any caffiene the day of this video or eat much sugar! Most of the time we find it entertaining, but sometimes I wonder if it's foreshadowing the vigorous activity level our baby will have outside the womb, too.
Well, I hope this isn't like an ultrasound picture where most people look at it and don't see the same thing we see. Hope you can enjoy it like we get to! Let me know what you think!
The video is about a minute long and most of the activity is in the first 30 seconds. I think it's pretty hilarious to see! It sure is crazy to feel. Brad always gets a kick out of seeing my stomach go into convulsions, even when he's sitting on the other side of the room.
Towards the end the baby calmed down and I tried to coerce it back into motion by pushing on my stomach. All it did was shift position and you can see a bulge to the left of center.
I think this video was taken around 9 pm. The baby seems to have two very active times of day - about 9 am and 9 pm. And I swear I didn't drink any caffiene the day of this video or eat much sugar! Most of the time we find it entertaining, but sometimes I wonder if it's foreshadowing the vigorous activity level our baby will have outside the womb, too.
Well, I hope this isn't like an ultrasound picture where most people look at it and don't see the same thing we see. Hope you can enjoy it like we get to! Let me know what you think!
Saturday, December 23, 2006
Video
I took a video with our digital camera of the baby bouncing around inside my tummy. It is so funny to see! But I think it's too big to e-mail or attach here. I don't know how to work much with digital videos...photos I can manage a little bit. Anyone have advice?
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