Sweet Benjamin

We got to see Baby Benjamin via ultrasound again today. This was our 5th ultrasound of the pregnancy! It's been so amazing to see how God is growing him, and making him into a perfectly formed little baby!

This ultrasound was lots of fun! Benjamin was wiggling every where, making it somewhat difficult for the tech to get everything she needed, but not impossible this time. He gave us several sweet little profile shots. At one point, we even got to see him yawn, and try to suck his thumb!!

It looks like he's keeping up his trend of measuring big. According to his measurements, he is at 24 weeks, when he should only be at 22 weeks. We meet with the doctor next week to decide if we are moving my due date, or starting to plan on a big baby. He weighed in at 1 lb 9 oz, a whole pound bigger than the last time we saw him, only a month ago! At 22 weeks, the average baby weighs just under a pound.

Enjoy the sweet picture of Benjamin!

Why I'm a good Mom

For those of you who know me, you know that this could be a very long post. But, in the interest of time, I will focus on one area.

Today, for the first time in my life, I went to a yoga class. Not just any yoga class, mind you, a prenatal yoga class! My friend Jamison, who has done this before, somehow convinced me that it would be fun, relaxing, and really not that hard. She keeps telling me that as we're driving over there, me still unsure as to if I will be keeping my newly purchased yoga mat or not. As we pull into the parking lot, she reminds me of two things. 1) There is no talking in yoga. 2) No matter what, don't laugh.

We walk into this tiny little room, and "register." There are about eight other preggos, and only two of us (me and Kendra, who is 29 weeks) actually look pregnant. “Great,” I think to myself. “Not only am I the only person who has more than one child, I'm also one of the fattest!” Thus far, none of this seemed like a laughing matter to me, so I was sure I could follow that rule.

As we take off our shoes and enter The Room, I quickly find a place next to Jamison, that way I can have moral support, and someone to call Curtis if I fall. The instructor comes in, and goes through all the basics of a yoga class. At this point, I'm starting to think that maybe this won't be so hard after all. The session begins with relaxation and deep breathing. "Put one hand on baby to connect," the instructor encourages us. “Right, like the fact that this little guy is kicking me doesn't help me connect to him,” I think. I'm tempted to look around to see if anyone else is connecting with their baby, but I don't in case there is Rule 3: Always keep your eyes closed during baby connecting.

Okay, so far so good. I really am relaxed, connected to Benjamin, and loving the fact that I'm not with Elizabeth and Micah, both of whom are sick!

Then, we begin several more challenging positions. I followed the instructions, as best I could, yet still found my rather round belly bumping into my legs, or the floor. Thankfully, the instructor seemed to be aware of my predicament, and offered alternative to the position to accommodate Baby. At one point, during the Warrior Stance, I had my foot facing the wrong way. The instructor gently points this out, and I am relieve that I wasn’t supposed to be in that much pain, or about to fall over!

About this time, I also figured out why I was told to not laugh. Here are a few of the things our instructor told us. "Raise your arms, releasing all judgment about self, and others." "As we hang upside down (insert technical term I don't know) feel the baby hang in air, and play in his space." "Become a tree, and if you wish, grow branches." Through it all, I didn't laugh!

By far the best part of the experience was the end. We were able to go to our Baby Position, which meant we all lay on the floor. Before getting up, I had to be sure there wasn’t drool running down my chin.

So, Jamison, you were right! I like yoga!! There, I've said it out loud for everyone to hear... I may be becoming a yogi!

We have a name!

After much consideration, we have decided on the name Benjamin!

Still no decision on a middle name, but we have several names we like, so that shouldn't be too much of a problem.

New Favorite Quotes About Pregnancy and Babies

Life is tough enough without having someone kick you from the inside -Rita Rudner

Have children while your parents are still young enough to take care of them. -Rita Rudner

Babies leak. From both ends. -Bruce Lansky

Before I was married I had six theories about raising children. Now I have six children and no theories. -John Wilmot, earl of Rochester


If nature had arranged that husbands and wives should have children alternately, there would never be more than three in a family. -Lawrence Housman

By far the most common craving of pregnant women is not to be pregnant. -Phyllis Diller

Baby Boy Update

Since it's been almost a month since you've heard about Baby Boy Krajca, here's a little update.

For those of you who know pregnacy lingo, I am now 21 weeks. For those of you who don't know pregnancy lingo, the means I've over half way through the pregnancy.

We went to the doctor last week. The first thing we always get to do at the doctors is hear Baby's heartbeat, which has been consistently fast. This time it was in the 160's, which is the same as when we had our ultrasound. The oldwife’s tale says that a fast heart beat means you're having a girl. Elizabeth's was around 145, and Micah was around 120. Interesting.

Something fun that we are going to get to do is have another ultrasound in just over a week! Since Baby Boy was very uncooperative, the doc didn't get all the info he wanted. So, we get to go see the baby again.

In my previous post, I mentioned that Baby Boy weighed 10 oz, at 17 weeks. The average baby weighs 10 oz at 20 weeks, and at 17 weeks, weighs 5 oz. It's still to early to say that this is another Micah baby, which is another reason for the ultrasound. The doc. is trying to decide if we should move my due date, or start thinking that this is going to be a big boy. Here we go again!

Still no news on the name front. We think we are coming closer, and will let everyone know once we decide. Anyone out there have a suggestion? We're pretty open at this point.