Training Log Archive: AliC

Baby Martin was born last Monday, 7:33am at 6lbs 5oz. He's spent his time since then in the NICU for respiratory distress syndrome, but we hope he'll come home in just a few more days!

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A bit more:

This time (9:30 pm), last week, I was induced at 37 weeks because I ha preeclampsia (never severe, but high blood pressure and not good kidney function). Labor was fast for an early induction and I slept through most of it. But then when things started getting real, had to call Tom to hurry on in - he made it with about 30 min to spare after dropping S off at a friend's house! (Used nitrous oxide again for pain - do like that approach.)

Martin didn't breathe well from the beginning and while he initially did come upstairs with us to the recovery zone, the pediatrician up there sent him straight to the NICU after she checked him out. He has been on supplemental oxygen and a CPAP macine since then, although he successfully came off both for a while when Tom was thee this afternoon, so hopefully he's turning the corner and he'll come home soon!

For me, this birth was super-easy on my body, compared to Sylvia's. My pelvis didn't separate at the front and I don't have any diastisis pain. Given everything else going on, I'm very grateful my recovery is going so well.

C • Baby! 33

Cosmic kids yoga with S. Hah! Can lie on my stomach now!

After a pretty cooped-up day, S wanted to go scooter to see the chickens, so walked with her there. Walking felt ok!

Prenatal yoga

Family hike at Powell Butte. Wow, showing up at 9am almost didn't get a parking spot... guess it was a nice day for winter. Could see Hood/Adams/St. Helens, which were all nice and snowy!

Cosmic kids yoga, Mike the Cosmic Space Monkey

Neighborhood walkeroo, less crowded on this rainy day.

Another neighborhood walk. Hopefully finally getting better from is respiratory infection? It's been so annoying with lots and lots of coughing from all three of us over ~4 weeks each. Definitely came from daycare, with S sick first, then T then me. We would have done more skiing on the weekends recently if we hadn't been sick...

Morning stroller walk with Sylvia!

2 episodes of Cosmic Kids yoga with S

Prenatal yoga

Feeling spry despite illness, so went for a canyon walk.

Walk catching up with Anna, to get her lunch takeout. Nice to catch up in person!

But whoops, this overdid it on illness recovery, many tough coughing fits the rest of the afternoon/evening/overnight. Alas.

Cosmic kids yoga with S. Pedro the Penguin, Spartz-24 the Robodog and Enzo the Bee. I cannot get up and down as quickly as needed for all the moves!! Nor can I do those on my stomach...

C • Diggory the Dump Truck 3

Neighborhood walk around.

Neighborhood walk.

Prenatal yoga.

Commute home walk.

Prenatal yoga

Rainy neighborhood walk!

Stroller walk with Sylvia. A few stops to watch ducks, chickens, turkeys. Not sure where the peacocks were today, didn't see any of them. Two turkeys were out of their normal enclosure, one large one squawking in the neighbor's open garage...