Pictures from my Surprise Baby Shower!

Isn't the cake gorgeous? I almost didn't want to cut it.....but it was good!

Surprise!!!

Well, I had a real surprise today at work. At lunch time I was called into our training room (very suspiciously by Dolores, my front desk partner-in-crime) and when I got there about 20 of my co-workers yelled "Surprise!" and there was food and pink balloons everywhere.....I was completely caught off guard and it took a few moments to realize that I had just walked into my own baby shower! I had NO idea! Totally surprised!

I kept asking "how did you all get in here and I didn't see you?" (I do work at the front desk, that is). Turns out Dolores had made them all go down the back staircase (instead of the main elevator, which is right in front of my desk). It was such a good time. I'm still shocked that they pulled it off without me knowing ANYTHING! Long time ago I thought that they'd probably throw me a shower, but after no one said anything and it was getting so close to the date I figured that probably no one stepped up to actually do it.

Presents: I got lots of pink outfits, onesies, little stuffed animals, some blankets, one lady even made me a quilt!

So, with my shower this Saturday (that my AWESOME friend, Melissa, is throwing me!) I'll be having 2 showers in one week! We had a digital camera floating around and I'm told they'll email me pictures, so I'll post those once I have them.

33 Weeks Down, 7 To Go

Here are some pics from the weekend. Enjoy!

Doctor's Appointment, 32 weeks, 6 days

I had a doctor's appointment today that went really well. Baby is very active and I haven't had any complications. My next appt. is in 3 weeks and they will do the Group B Strep test at that appt. That's the one I'm a little nervous about since I tested positive when I was pregnant with Gavin. Hopefully it'll be negative this time. Here's a link to my OB: http://www.legacyhealth.org/body.cfm?xyzpdqabc=0&id=695&action=detail&dr_no=4445418 The picture seriously doesn't do her justice. She has grown her hair out now (its about shoulder length) and looks much younger now than in this picture. I thought it was neat to learn that she did her schooling in Indiana, so it sounds like she's a midwesterner too.....I'll have to mention this at my next appt.

A Great Day for a Back Yard BBQ

I thought I would explain my links. ICAN is the support group that has really helped me with making important decisions with this pregnancy. It stands for the International Cesearean Awareness Network. They are a support group for women who have had c-sections and have been very helpful for me personally. There is a local group that meets here in Portland and I've been attending their monthly meetings.

VBAC stands for "Vaginal Birth After Cesearean" and is my chosen "mode of delivery" for this baby. In recent years, it has become very controversial, but not for health or safety reasons....its just that in our litigious society many Drs. just don't want to deal with rising malpractice insurance rates and fear of lawsuits so they just decide that if you've had a c-section, you will just have to have another one, even if its not the healthiest decision for the woman in question. I actually had to find a new doctor mid-pregnancy due to this issue.

We have decided to hire Shari Saldana as our doula (labor attendant). She's just wonderful and, the mother of 4, is a VBAC mom herself. Chad and I are excited to have her on our team! If you are completely unfamiliar with what a doula is, her website gives a great explanation.....I, myself, had never heard the term "doula" until well after Gavin was born.

I also included links to my sister Kelly and my friend Melissa's blogs. I've been following Kelly's Xanga site very closely every since she created it while she was in Texas. If anyone else has a blog or personal website that they'd like me to know about, please email me. (Even if you'd rather me not publish it on my blog....just let me know that, too.)

Introducing the Harris Family Blog

After many attempts, I've finally gotten these pics uploaded! These were taken this past Sunday before we left for church. We figured we'd take advantage of the sunny day and the fact that we all looked pretty decent. I (Krista) am 31 weeks into my pregnancy in this picture.