luck of the irish

DANTE NEVAN DEVITRE

2.28P MARCH 17. 2009

8 pounds, 9 ounces

21.5 inches long

we are in awe. 

thank you all for your wishes. 

taking a few days to enjoy being us, we'll be in touch soon. 

love, 

dave, sarah, dante, tuk + ogi

is it that time?

so many phone calls and well wishes... its wonderful.  sorry if we haven't been so quick to respond.  doing the last bit of nesting, and really hoping to celebrate a birthday soon. 

i went to lunch with our friends tracy + stacey today.  we did our yoga teacher training together and it has been way too long since we've seen each other.  tracy is just back from a few weeks in central america and did a reiki training while there.  now, tracy is not someone you would think of as a reiki worker.  she is a wedding photographer and a very down-to-earth yogini.  but whatever she learned works.  and with a few moments of hands on body and big baby belly... i think we are at the beginning of labor!  (i think, not totally sure but this feels different than normal)

we'll keep you posted.         

7

here we sit.  seven more days until the official due date.  unbelievable.  i can remember this past summer thinking, march. wow.  when march arrives things start to sprout and turn green after a long winter.  in st louis our winters aren't that long nor are they covered with snow for more than a few days.  but today is a beautiful tease of 72 degrees, sunny and not a cloud in the sky.  what is left of our backyard (thanks to the dogs) is starting to turn a hue of green and i can see the potential of our garden for this year.  along with spring comes our baby.  it's a great time of year, i think, to have a baby.  as soon as things warm up more we'll be outside strolling around.  windows and doors open letting in the fresh air.  

so now that march has rolled around, everyone has started to answer my phone calls on the first ring, has a louder than normal hello voice and is generally wondering... are you in labor?  i am still finding this response cute, i wonder if i will feel the same in a few more days?  our doula says not to count, but with little else to do it's difficult.  we are ready as we are going to be... so i have started to take more walks, squats, hip openers... come on baby.  every morning we have a chat about today being a good day for a baby... like today for instance, it's a good day.  3.6.9.  3+6=9 and we were married on 9.3.6... so today would be a good day.  

sew fro

my mom is a multi-talented woman.  most of her talents that she has shared are about gardening, life, counseling, listening, organizing, throwing things away (like at last count at least three tv remotes to the same tv).  

until last weekend i thought most of her talents were focused on the non-domestic type.  i.e. she prides herself on making most foods from a box.  therefore most of my 'martha' skills are self taught or by mrs. frevel (my kind of grandmother growing up).  however, i and the ladies aide society (my mom's hysterical friend group) were amazed to learn she knew how to sew.  not only does she know how to sew but we bought a sewing machine, fabric and made a crib skirt.  amazing.  my lovely husband was shocked to hear that both of us were sewing and could actually produce something.  so much so that he posted this very unflattering photo of me on FB.  it was like an episode of little house on the prairie.

as you can see i was VERY focused.  my sewing skills have NOT improved, but i am really enjoying it.  here is an ok pic of the bed skirt: 

i have moved on to making a pin cushion, an Olivia lovey for cousin James and now I am on to a hooter hider aka nursing cover.  Sewing really makes me work another part of my brain that hasn't really been activated, I am really enjoying it. 

thanks to Mom and her sleeping sewing talents.

XO

march 1

we are ready.  the baby now has a place to lay it's little head once it arrives.  

thanks to our good friends the Laura and Di - our baby has a bassinet!  after a recent scary experience for Dave in the ER we reminded ourselves that co-sleeping is not the way to go.  which sent me into a hunt for a replacement.  

along these lines, one thing that has become very apparent in becoming parents is that one of the initial steps is to spend a lot of money.  a lot.  i am starting to realize the sacrifices our parents made for us.  so i have come to accept offers from friends that are loaning or donating their used things.  so thanks to Diana and Laura for sharing the bassinet.  

ps.  the elephant will be taken out before the baby arrives.  

tick tock

we are hanging out between week 37 (swiss chard) and 38 (leeks).  we had a routine doctor visit today in which we learned, not much is new.  baby is moving, belly is big, 1cm.  we are now 75% effaced.  so that is progress from last week at 50%.  other than that here we are, passing the time.  

i have started to set up at least one event a day... mostly things that revolve around food.  like lunch, coffee, cupcakes, dinner.  tick tock.  i feel this is one of those times i must cherish, because in the near future this will not be the case.  yet it's hard to watch the minutes pass and not focus on the looming labor.  

the baby will not be coming this weekend because Dr. K is in New Orleans, and she is a big piece of our labor puzzle.   

after hearing Obama last night, it makes me hopeful and happy to be having our baby in this new administration. 

so happy

i am so happy today.  i woke up to a very cute husband and big hairy babies all snuggling in our bed.  i'm cherishing the waking up on my own to silence as much as i can.

just as one eye opened, i remembered our purchase last night - the Quinny Buzz stroller.  i heart it so much i wish i could have slept with it in our bed but there is no room with afore mentioned bed-mates.  i have a history of bringing things to bed with me when i love them (mind out of gutter), a few quick examples:  elementary school: navy blue rain boots, slept with them on or in my bed for a few weeks.  my favorite white tights with little pale pink hearts on them, wore them every where including bed until they had a serious hole in the bum, which i just cut off the top part and taped them to my legs.  and continued to wear to bed or under pillow.  most recently, my marc jacobs bag.  and last night it could have been the quinny alas, i had to run downstairs and just stare this am.  i can't wait to roll it around the hood!

then i turned on the TV to see that matt lauer AND brian williams were on the Today show.  seriously?  did anyone know about this?  yummy.

and then because we were out of coffee, i had to meet my pregalinas for breakie and Karin and her beyond cute sister who was just in from MI.  puts everything at ease.

off to get my hair done for the last time pre-babe... then just in time to rush home to meet my mom who is coming in this weekend.

oh, yea.  and i'm 1cm dilated - whatever that means.

happy week 37!