Mrs. Allie Gentry

Okay so I haven't posted in quite a while, but I just wanted to write a little about what's happening (or not happening) with me. So, I've moved in with my parents, and that is going pretty good and I like not being along. I have discovered this book called "Natural Birth the Bradley Way" and I really really like it. I plan on having a birth free of pain killers and interception (as long as interception isn't absolutely necessary for the baby's health) and this new book I've found talks about how to deal with the pain and determination it takes to have a birth this way. I am learning how to relax my body completely and just think about what it will be like to have all my regular muscles relaxed but then have my uterus contracting (a uterus is, after all, just a big bag of muscles, interesting way to think of it huh?) and not trying to relax or control it. I do that every night for about a half hr or so with my mom. She is gonna be my coach along with Bobby because he won't be able to be with me the whole time I'm in labor and I'll need a coach the whole time. I'm just praying that the Lord will be merciful about my situation and let Bobby be there for a good portion of the birth. Bobby is working in Logan for Big Sky Communications burying power/fiber optic lines. At least I think that's what he is burying. He doesn't tell me things unless I beg and dig for a while. Right now he has strep throat and is actually really sick and has lost weight and everything, and I feel so bad that I am not there being his nurse/wife! I get homesick for him a lot but I guess what can I do? He wouldn't even let me come up to Logan for Thanksgiving so we were apart our first Thanksgiving together. :( But I get to see him soon and probably for Christmas. So I'm really excited for that. I don't have anymore time left so I'll write some more later. Merry Christmas!!!