Brielle Marie

Brielle Marie Pluid

Born Sunday November 27, 2011 @ 6:36pm

7 pounds 13 ounces

20 1/4 inches long

bed+rest

Life has been pretty eventful in the Pluid household since last Tuesday. I had a normal Dr's apt to check on mommy and babies progress. To my surprise and I think my Dr.'s too I was dilated to a two. Since it was my 33 week apt this meant not good news for the two of us. I was sent up to labor and delivery and put on some monitors. Some small contractions and a few hours of hearing baby girls healthy heartbeat later we were sent home and put on bed rest. The next day I ended up back in labor and delivery after calling my doctor to make sure that the things I was feeling were normal...well apparently they weren't too "normal". I went through the same thing...had some more tests ran, then was sent home with some meds to stop the contractions and told to stay on bed rest and come back for my next apt. Baby girl has been consistently measuring three weeks ahead so maybe she is just thinking shes big enough to come join the world....well shes not! So I spent last week on bed rest being taken care of by my sweet husband, amazing friend Whitney, and lots of phone calls from family. Today I went back to the Dr.'s for a checkup and my cervix is at the dilation that it was, which is great news. I was informed that my little breech baby has her bum in my pelvis and a foot on my cervix...lovely placement little one. So here I am back on the couch for another week having conversations with this little one about how she needs to stay in my tummy and flip over....that'd be great right!? I am counting my blessings daily and am so thankful that she is strong and healthy...equipped with a mind of her own. Not sure who she gets that from.....

The past few weeks my life has been filled with quiet rainy days waiting for husband to get home from school; which has been the perfect time to work on projects. I have been keeping myself busy working on babies room and getting things ready for her arrival and realized the girl needs some accessories! So I busted out the felt and went to work. After I made some tiny ones for her little baby head, I started making them for my nieces for Christmas. All five of them will be decked out in cute felt flower headbands this winter. When we lived in Rexburg I sold my headbands in a little boutique on Main St. and I didn't realize then how therapeutic crafting is, probably because I was mass producing them but I love it! So bring it on rain! Me, Pandora, and my sugar cookie candle can now occupy our days inside tapping into our inner Martha.

Megs Came to Town

This past weekend Megan (Jon's sister) who personally I am a big fan of came to visit us. Jon was in school Friday so Megan and I filled our day with shopping, lunching, and lots of chatting.

Saturday we headed downtown for Voodoo Doughnuts (a Portland hot spot, and must do). Voodoo is lets just say an experience. They have all sorts of funky doughnuts; whatever you can think of is pretty much on or in a doughnut. Its a fun little place!

Then we headed to the street market for some ultimate people watching and entertainment. The highlight for us was a trash can drummer...he was amazing. We could have watched him all day long! It was true talent at its finest.

The day was completed with a tour of the dental school. I must admit I was a little freaked out the entire time...usually I'm not a wuss..but Ill just blame it on the pregnancy. The combination of an empty building, dark halls, lots of bones EVERYWHERE, and rooms filled with cadavers was not on my top ten list for the day. But I do love seeing the husband so passionate and excited about his schooling and future profession, so it was worth being creeped out.

Our weekend wasn't super wild but we loved having Megs here and cant wait for her to come back soon!

Royal Rosarian Garden

A Portland favorite and a new fave of ours for sure; the Rose Gardens were the perfect spot for a sunday afternoon stroll a few weeks ago. We are constantly amazed with how green and luscious Portland is everywhere we go. The gardens just added to our list of beautiful finds. Jon and I were both in awe over how many colors, shapes, and sizes of roses there were. The best part? They are just one exit from our house. We are loving exploring Portland and feel that we haven't even made a dent in the city yet..our list of to do's is definitely a long one.

Tahoe Baby Shower

While vacationing in Lake Tahoe for our annual family get away I was surprised with an amazing baby shower! My sister in law had planned a perfect evening complete with an adorable and delish cake made my aunt Suzy (Suzadaisy Cakes), baby girl cake pops, presents, games and more treats. It was so fun to get to celebrate this little girl coming into my life with the women who mean so much to me! I cannot thank them enough for the fun evening and adorable gifts.

(Photos from aadreams blog)

25 Weeks