Prenatal Yoga Video Shoot

Today was a first for me, of being a yoga model for a video shoot. It was fun! Anusara based prenatal workout for a new yoga mat. We were there almost 8 hours. Not always moving but barely slept a wink last night so pretty tired. Was fun to be back in front of the camera. Its still in my blood. More on that later. Must figure out how to combine all of the passions I have to pave my own way and make some money. Brain wheels are spinning. Anyway, had a really fun day being on set, being with awesome pregnant mamas and our great teacher Jessica Jennings. Will be fun to show the baby how she did yoga in her mama’s belly. When the product comes out will let you know. Should be pretty cool. Grateful and full of baby love today. Not anxious :)

xoxo,mc

Um....I am now officially F-ing Huge.

This is me today. 34 weeks. I now officially huge and although I love having had her inside me, I am over it and ready to have her on the outside. Literally, in 2-3 weeks. Thats it. Done. Not trying to be ungrateful or controlling or pressure her exit but really enough is enough. No sleep, nausea is back, hard to eat much and nothing looks good to me except for random drinks and sweet things. Feeling swollen and hot and want her in my arms!!! Visited with a new friend today who was in my birth class. She had a very short labor. Something like I’d like to have. Was only at the hospital with her midwives for an hour before baby Belle was born. Amazing. Anyway, newborns are teeny weeny!!! I forget how tiny. She was so precious and slept for the 3 hours I was there in her mom’s arms. So sweet. And her mom was so chill and relaxed, not hyper or neurotic. Really nice to see. So curious what our labor and birth will look like. Hard to even imagine. My life is really about to change. I have been super gung ho nester today. Awoke to have the AC guy come fix something. Then packed up a big load to cart off to storage. Luckily it is literally next door to our loft so my wonderful neighbor let me use her push cart. Took mason jars, 10 teapots, bowls, books, and other things we don’t use daily in order to make more room in our cupboards. Our loft is minimal and we do not have a lot of storage space, and what we do have is very streamlined and orderly. Feels really good. Rearranged the book shelves, de-cluttered A LOT. Now just to get the baby room door built, sell a car and buy a car! Must go shower, chant and get ready for bed now. Shooting a prenatal yoga DVD all day tomorrow. Sweet dreams!

xoxox,mc

Learning a lot about Boobs today

This morning I went to my first La Leche League meeting and tonight I have a 3 hour breastfeeding class. So basically my day is all about boobs. I still haven’t quite wrapped my head around the fact that my little boobs (now not so little and growing…) are going to be another human’s only food source for a longtime. How crazy is that?!!! Anyway, I really loved my class this morning. I am trying to get and stay as supported as I can throughout my new mommy time. I know it will be really important to have a network of moms for support. Because its all so new and there are so many ways to do everything and so much to learn!!! I think I have reached my reading quota. My doula actually told me to put down the books. It all becomes a bit too overwhelming. I like hearing stories and learning from people first hand. There were new and old moms, newborns to toddlers, all giving and receiving support. Really beautiful. And as I was the only new and expectant mother, they all went around the circle and shared their top advice for post-partum with me. Words of encouragement, tips they had learned. I felt honored to be immediately part of a nice new network. Normally I would be super shy to just turn up to a new meeting but the leader was my Bradley Method teacher who I love. Still strange to see strangers boobs but I think I will probably get used to that very soon, when my boob modesty goes out the window. Breastfeeding is obviously the most natural thing ever but also can be way more complicated than one thinks. I have heard horror stories and some things people said today did in all honesty freak me out, like being sleep deprived for YEARS. But hopefully my lil’ girl will latch on easily and we’ll be off and feeding immediately. I also set up her first pediatrician appointment today which made this all super real!!!!! Getting excited and trying to just get out of my head and go with it. The more I think, the more neurotic I become. And I cannot control any of it anyway, so think I need to enter into a bit of lala land about it all. I know the info. and now I just need to let wash over me and let it go….

xxox,mc