hi peoples! so we had a baby! she is beautiful...Giada Mae. You can see more pics of her on our webpage, web.mac.com/eclancy (sorry my Mac won't let me add links...and I don't do html, so copy and paste people!)

so far she looks really cute and chubby and is permanently attached to my breasts, so it's been hard to get online. In a week or so I plan to write out my "birth story" as they call it...in brief I got NO drugs but was in active labor for 6 HOURS!!!! ouch! Adam was amazing, and were my midwife and doula. We did give birth in the water, which was so crazy. Well I can here the little leach stirring now, so I had better go feed! slugs and hisses until I write again.

[PS I really do love my daughter and I don't think she's a leach...but she feels like one...HA!]

Ho...-ly....Crap

Saturday is the big D-day (as in due date). Yes I know, what are the actual chances of delivering then? slim, but still it's a HUGE landmark, and I can't believe it's almost here! This little lady still insists on lying on her side (she's head down though...phew), so it looks like I just need to mentally prepare for some back-labor. I can do it...I know I can.

We had an ultrasound yesterday just be sure her growth was where it was supposed to be...right on target! The midwife was estimating 6 lbs and the ultrasound tech says 8!!! Hmmm I think somewhere in the middle would suit me fine. We got a picture of her face, and it looks like she's inherited my mom's lips...luscious! hahaha I know it's hard to see, but you could see their juiciness on real-time. Watch out Angelina...Giada is coming! Can you see her face? She's sort of facing up, the two dark spots are her eyes, with the top of her head to the right and her lips and chin to the left.

38 weeks and 5 days

it's hard to believe that we only have 9 days until our baby is due. here is a pic of my belly at 38 weeks...more preggo porn! and that out fit is H-O-T hot!


Last night I pulled a muscle in my stomach just below my ribs....I thought I was going to pass out it hurt so bad. I just rolled over! imagine rolling over in bed being a muscular feat! anyway, so I stayed home today and watching bad TV and ate breakfast for lunch...mmm. Eggs, bacon, and grits (polenta if you wanna get fancy and take the southerner out of it). No matter how I sit it kills and this little lady inside me insists on kicking me right where it hurts! It's like she knows just where it hurts! anyway, oh well. IF this is the worst pregnancy pain (besides labor) that I have to deal with, I'll take it!