Thoughts on being pregnant: week 36

I'm now at 36 weeks and it definately feels like our baby is on the way. My back and hips hurts all the time   and I'm pretty sure I've started "nesting". The problem with my nesting is that it isn't in my nature to keep an area clear of clutter for very long (I am a horizontal organizer) so I keep tidying up the same things over and over again. But have also organized all out baby things and clothing as well as started to pack my labor bag. I've also been trying to make space for all the new things for baby, which has been quite the challenge in our 600sq foot apartment.

This week will be our last baby class and we will also take a tour of our birthing center. The classes have been really helpful with what to expect during labor and postpardum, but I must admit I am nervous for when baby is actually here. What will our baby be like? How will I know what it wants? Will I be an emotional wreck? Will I be super protective?

I guess we will find out soon enough!

The Northern Lights came to Milwaukee

It is nights like this when I wonder what we ever did without social media.  If it weren't for Facebook I probably wouldn't have even known that there was a chance of seeing the Northern Lights in Wisconsin.  If I has not searched Instagram and found hundreds of amazing pictures being posted of the lights in real time from around the world I probably wouldn't have ventured out to see if I could actually catch a glimpse.  I'm so glad that I did.

It's unusual for the Northern Lights to dip down as low as Wisconsin, let along be seen in a city with as much light pollution that Milwaukee has. I truly had my doubts, but I went with a friend to the darkest spot in the city I could think of and what do you know, there they were.  Of course they

Thoughts on being pregnant: week 33

I've gotten to the point in my pregnancy when things are starting to get uncomfortable and challenging. I need help with my socks and shoes. I get stuck when trying to roll over in bed. My calf muscles are in knots. And I have to hold my abdomen during every sneeze. All this being said, pregnancy is still a fascinating and surreal experience.

I have always known that babies live and grow surrounded by fluid, however it hasn't been until recently that I connected all of our babies movements to that fluid. When I am standing baby is sitting