May 27, 2010
So today marks 30 weeks. And still so far so great ^_^. Feeling good, no real complaints. Experiencing a few inconveniences like heartburn for the first time ever, the tiredness has returned and it’s difficult to bend over. So, nothing like what many other women experience. We start our HypnoBirthing classes next week and we’re very excited about it. I started re-reading the book “HypnoBirthing, the Marie Mongan Method” in preparation and I seriously feel all pregnant women and their partners and immediate family should read a handful of the chapters: “What Ees All Dees Stuff?” The Power of Simplicity; From Celebration to Fear: A History of Women and Birthing;
How Fear Affects Labor; and Releasing Fear. If you read nothing else, read the chapter on the history of birthing. I’ve read other author’s presentation of this material, but I really think Ms. Mongan has done a terrific job in sharing the information in a precise and unbiased way. Others really seem to be push their agendas – I never sensed it in Ms. Mongan’s version. Here’s the website for the book:
Categories: Family, General, Latest News, Links.
Tags: Baby Davis, History of Birthing, Hypnobirthing, Marie Mongan
May 9, 2010
Our Adorable Cake
This weekend my dear friend Kathy hosted a baby shower for me with the help of friends SuAnne and Bridget. I wasn’t planning on having a shower or anything…but it was so lovely that they did this for me. It was such a lovely day and to have so many of the women together that have made such a strong impact on my life since I moved to Savannah was fantastic [w/a few missing since they have moved on to bigger and better things].
We had fun chatting away…I learned quite a few things, had some terrific laughs and tons of yummy food.
Yum!
Everyone went way over board with the gifts. I was just blown away with them all. My mom’s gifts were the big hit of the part. One box was ’stuffed’ full of stuffed animals and books from Dr. Seuss. A great start to our collection. And the other box contained a beautiful basket/chest that she decorated herself and filled it with tons of clothes, shoes and blankets. There was one dress in particular which my mom made herself that just blew all the guests away with it’s beauty and delicacy. [We were also floored how much she managed to get into that chest!]
Chest from Grandma
So now we just have a few must have items left to get and then the rest is ‘fluff’ as they say. It’s just so fantastic to see it all coming together. My friends and family have helped us so much and I am forever grateful.
Categories: Family, General, Home.
Tags: Baby Davis, baby shower
May 4, 2010
Wow,it’s a ll coming along. I got a call today from Punch and Judy saying that our glider has been ordered and will be delivered in about 3 – 4 weeks! Very, very excited! We have nearly all of the big ticket items now and soon will start filling in the blanks. If you want to keep up to date on baby items click here or go to our It’s a Baby page via the top menu bar.
So, yep we have about 13 weeks left. The painting of the nursery will be finished any day now…just finishing up the baseboards and taking care of touch ups. Then time to clean, clean, clean the floors and start to put the room together. Always fun. You can take a look at how the nursery changed by going to the Nursery page link found under the It’s a Baby button. i’ll have new photos of the last touches and the final result [pre-decorated] later this week. Once we have it fully decorated and ‘done’ I’ll of course post photos of that.
Everything’s moving along beautifully. Just starting to really feel the physical changes, harder to bend over, exert my self for long periods, hard to sleep well but tired a lot, belly feels like it can’t stretch any larger but it still has a long way to go [as everyone keeps reminding me] and sore feet. Not complaining at all…just noticing the differences. I can deal with it all quite easily.
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Categories: Family, General, Home.
May 2, 2010
I’ve been taking photos of the various stages of changing our spare room into the nursery. If you’re at all interested…you can follow the the link to the page here. You can also find the page link in the upper menu under “It’s a Baby”.
Categories: Family, Gallery, General, Latest News.
Tags: baby, nursery, photos
April 30, 2010
So this is week 26 for us and boy am I starting to feel it. My tummy seems as stretched as it could possibly go-but everyone is still telling me that I’m on the rather small side. I’ve got a long way to go in the next few months. I can physically overdo it easily now…abs get sore from too much bending over or twisting. This is making finishing off the nursery’s sanding and painting a bit more difficult and slower. I sleep mostly in two hour chunks. Occasionally from time to time I get three hours in. So, if the day allows I try to get an hour’s nap in [if not more]. I am finding it harder to eat larger meals…so I am starting to just snack a bit more during the day. My regular, daily, snacks include apples, oranges, whole grain Italian toast with peanut butter or apple butter, and organic cereal with rice milk, organic homemade popcorn [not all in one day...well, not usually ^_^]. When I’m feeling “bad” we’ll have the small containers of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream-or this yummy super fudge chocolate cake from Publix. Both items last us about 3-5 days and I can only remember doing the cake twice and the ice cream maybe three times…so not so bad for 6+ months. When people tell me I’m ’small’ I think about all that I eat and I just can’t even imagine how I could possibly eat more and wonder how in the hell other women do it. Boggles the mind!
I’ve noticed even more of a change in the dogs…they’re all much more affectionate and stay with me nearly all the time. They behave this way on a MUCH lower level regularly but in the past month+ it’s been almost pathetic-but touching.
So, we should be painting this weekend and I hope to have it all done [touch ups and clean up] by Weds of next week. It will be nice to have it over and done with. Then the fun part of decorating comes and it’s all good.
Great news! The Car Seat has arrived-thank you Mom & Pops! We’ll put it in the car in July I guess and then I can get used to having it back there. Gonna start turning around to look at and reach back for it at stop lights and when I park…just to get used to it all. We have an SUV so it will be in the middle section of the seats vs directly behind a seat back.
So hard to believe she’ll be here in just a few months. Some days it’s shocking, some days it doesn’t seem like it’s happening. Very surreal indeed.
Categories: Family, General.
March 10, 2010
Dreamweaver course follow up.
Did you recently take the course for Dreamweaver in Bryan county? If so follow this link to additional materials you can use. The material will stay available until April 10th.
On a personal note:
I want to also thank you all for such a wonderful time last week. It was a real joy and you all made me feel very welcome and immediately comfortable. If you should need anything in the future, please do not hesitate to ask.
Cheers!
Categories: General, Links.
Tags: Bryan County, Course, Dreamweaver, Tutorials
November 12, 2009
So, I’m always reading something by Louise Hay or Dr. Wayne Dyer but lately I started the “Awakening” course by Joe Vitale. I’m not a huge fan of his approach in his marketing courses in all honesty, but I am finding I do enjoy his approach to self awareness or, improvement.
Here are Seven Key Principles to help you move forward in life:
- You aren’t to blame, it’s not your fault, but you are totally responsible for your experiences.
- You are absorbing beliefs unconsciously from the culture itself.
- You are not ruler of the earth or God, but you do have more power than you realize.
- You can change your thoughts, when you are aware of them.
- You can do the impossible. You don’t know your limits.
- Whatever image you add emotion to will tend to manifest.
- You can have miracles when you let go of attachment and need.
Now some of this may seem a little odd or far-fetched but you have to listen to/read the full material and allow it to sink in. This is just the begining of the teachings of this course. I still feel that Louise Hay’s approach is more immediate in learning to let go because it focuses on the emotions behind what you are holding onto. It can be life changing in many aspects. But for now, I’m going to continue Joe’s course and I am focusing on a positve, happy, healthy and sucessful life. What are you focusing on?
Categories: General, Health and Wellness.
Tags: Dr. Wayne Dyer, Joe, Joe Vitale, Louise Hay, reflection, self improvement, The Awakening Course
October 30, 2009
…and still no update to the travel section. I am honestly working on it here and there, but please keep in mind there are thousands, and I mean THOUSANDS of photos to go through and decide what I would like to post/share with the world. All of the ones from Asia need to be scanned…no fun there. Some I am thinking of putting for sale on stock sites which means I can not post them [in the same condition] here so I need to be selective.
I have also been diving into some very beneficial reading and study. I began Joe Vitale’s “Awakening Course” this week to help motivate me and clear my mind in many areas of life. So far-OK. I believe I’ll be able to get through the entire thing. I have also stumbled upon the Association of Work At Home Women and WOW! I quickly became a member and have been reading through [and listening/watching] the resources available there for starting your own online business. I believe this association will help me tremendously with the digital art course I am designing. [I plan on it running live in Jan-look for the schedule and website link here in the near future.] The group is full of amazing professional women that are there solely to support one another through all the steps of starting your own online business. If you are thinking of doing the same, or already have an online store/service, you should give them a look: http://www.awhw.org
I have also been collecting things around the house to sell on Craigslist and EBay. I need to get rid of a lot of clutter. I took a lot of pictures for the adds today. The only things I’m hesitant about selling are my old Korean manga. It’s very hard for me to let go of books…esp unique books such as these. [sad face]
Tomorrow’s Halloween. We didn’t do a single thing this year. But we will be handing out candy and watching scary movies tomorrow night at least. We were invited to a Halloween party last weekend [THE party of the year] but missed it ‘cuz I wasn’t feeling well. Very sad about that still [pouting]. Oh well. Life moves on. So, on that note, I hope you all have a wonderful-SAFE-Halloween-don’t eat TOO MUCH CANDY… and I’ll be back soon. {:0)
Categories: General, Latest News, Work in Progress.
Tags: Association of Work at Home Women, AWHW, Craigslist, EBay, Halloween, Joe Vitale, photographs, research, Stormy Davis, Stormy Gunter, The Awakening Course, travel
September 24, 2009
Last night I found this poem by Denise Levertov: “Living”
The fire in leaf and grass
so green it seems
each summer the last summer.
The wind blowing, the leaves
shivering in the sun,
each day the last day.
A red salamander
so cold and so
easy to catch, dreamily
moves his delicate feet
and long tail. I hold
my hand open for him to go.
Each minute the last minute.
I am really drawn to this one. I find myself constantly drifting, lost in contemplation of nature’s beauty and awe when I’m out on a walk with my husband and or dogs…and even sometimes when I’m in the car. I’m looking at the coloring, the texture, the movement of all that is around me. Taking in the scents that greet my nose and hearing every nuance that alerts my ears. Noticing subtle changes from day to day, week to week, month to month. Needless to say, I’m often way behind the group when walking with my husband and dogs-trying to keep up from time to time.
Once I read this poem it reminded me of these feeling I get on my walks. As the poem teaches, every day is precious because the earth, and we, go through seasons, and every season might be our last; every moment of meeting an earthly creature, every experience we encounter is unique, unrepeatable. As Czelsaw Milosz says the “salamander reminds one of the frailty of our lives.”
You can learn more about Denise Levertov here.
Categories: Check This Out, General, Latest News.
Tags: Czelsaw Milosz, Denise Levertov, Living, nature, Poetry, reflection, salamander, summer
July 27, 2009
Please be patient as the site is currently going through some major changes.
Please check back late Aug. early Sept. for the new site.
Cheers!
Categories: General, Latest News, Work in Progress.
