Text Book Pregnancy

18 weeks in Mantauk


34 Weeks Enchanted Forest Baby Shower on Halloween
37 Weeks Recliner with the girls
40 Weeks!


My pregnancy was very smooth with no complications at all. I loved being pregnant, I felt great and even my back pains went away! You were the perfect little baby even when in my belly. I would feel you roll around in there and occasionally give me little kicks. Sometimes you would kick when I played you music, as a matter of fact the first time I felt you kick was when I played you "Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso" performed by Itzhak Perlman from this Masters of the Violin CD. I remember this because after that I would play it for you all the time. You didn't make me crave much except for Sprite, I had to have Sprite with every meal. I also couldn't eat meat or fish the first 3 months. Your Ah Ma was very worried that I only ate cereal. Fruit, I wanted to eat fruit all the time as well.

In my second trimester, I went back to New York. It was great, I had all this energy and I walked everywhere while my belly got bigger and bigger. We took a road trip to Mantauk for Dr. Rowe's birthday and a train/bus trip to Boston to see Leina and Anara.

For the last trimester I stayed put in LA waiting for you to arrive. We did take a weekend trip to Santa Barbara to celebrate my 40th birthday. The last month was a little hard but thank goodness for the "Maverick" recliner! I slept in that recliner for the last month of the pregnancy and 6 weeks more after you were born. It was in the family room right outside your nursery so I can hear you when you cried. There are a lot of pictures taken in this recliner. I also did most of your feedings there too.