New Banshees

The best part about the colder weather is quad season! 

Family Photos

It's not very often I can convince Gav we need to take some pictures together. Since I am going to pop any day now, I was a bit more persuasive than usual! I owe my sister-in-law, Ashley, for stepping in last minute to take these. I feel like I can finally have this baby since our big belly pics have been taken!

 [40 Weeks]

{Our Nursery}

I will post more pics of the nursery once it's a little bit more finished. In my "nesting" phase a few weeks ago, we painted the dresser and walls grey. We got the floor model crib at Pottery Barn for a steal. Besides a few small details, all this nursery needs is a baby!!

We're Having a Baby Monkey

6 more days in the count down til baby G is due! Hopefully he comes soon because we can't wait to meet him and pinch those chubby thighs!! 

Always puckering up in every ultrasound pic...

Looking so much like Gav already.

I've been seeing the midwives at Boojum OBGYN thanks to my sister-in-law Hanna's suggestion. We are in LOVE with their mentality about childbirth. They even have their own group classes about pregnancy and babies. 

The whole reason we wanted to see a midwife was because I want to have as close to a natural unmedicated childbirth as possible. So, we switched midway from our doctor. I secretly want to have my baby in my bath tub at home. Gav doesn't approve (obviously since he's about to go to medschool), so we're compromising. Midwife at Mercy Gilbert.

I plan to achieve this natural birth by using Hypnobabies. It involves self-hypnosis during "birthing waves" (contractions). To me, it seems all about mind over matter. If you only think positive things about childbirth and retrain your mind about pain, you shouldn't feel any. It takes a lot of practice and cutting people off when they want to tell you their horror stories about birth. Haha.

This pregnancy has been easy for me, but I'll be glad to have it come to an end. I can't wait to meet the new member of our family!!

Photoshoot

I really want Alissa Melody Photography to pick us to do a free newborn shoot for baby G!

http://saycheese321.blogspot.com

I love her style and our baby is going to be adorable so she has to choose us!! I want to win!