Took the Hospital Tour

We just got home from St. Joseph's Hospital in Tacoma. We took a tour of their Family Birth Center with about ten other pregnant couples. We saw all of the different places we could end up during our labor and delivery, depending on how it goes. They have two rooms with big birthing tubs for those who want to have a water birth (we are considering it as an option for sure), but every room has at least a jacuzzi bathtub! Zach says he is sure those are for the dads to use while the moms labor :) Another great piece of info...they let moms eat while they are in labor, unless there's a good possibility of a C-section. Yay!

We have a lot of things to think about before the big day. We are both feeling excited but a little nervous. Thankfully, we are working with a great group of midwives. We know there is no way to predict or guarantee what Baby Z's birthday will be like, but we just hope she comes out as healthy as possible. I am thinking I want to go drug free, as natural as possible; Zach is all for me getting the pain meds...at least I know he'll be supportive if we have to use that kind of intervention :) Thankfully, we still have four months to prepare ourselves!

Here's the latest belly pic.....

Baby Zimmerman Due December 26th

We thought it might be fun to start blogging again now that we are pregnant. We are 23 weeks now! With new things happening each week, we will try to keep people up-to-date on what's new with the Zimmermans....all three of us! We've had the ultrasound to find out the gender, and they say we're having a girl. She is moving around like crazy....I feel her kicking all day long, and other people have been able to feel her moving if they push just right on my belly. I seem to be gaining weight at a faster rate now, which I guess is ok since it was pretty minimal at first. I know they are all good, important pounds, and honestly, I am looking forward to the challenge of shedding them after baby arrives :)


We are working on the nursery....it's has a fresh coat of paint (nice and neutral since we hope to sell out house next summer), and we have most of our baby furniture set up. We have gotten some really nice used things from friends, and we've supplemented with a few new things. We are feeling pretty well prepared at this point, which is nice since the school year starts this coming week. We will post nursery pictures once we've got it all decorated.

Here are a few recent pics from our summer adventures....Zach hiked part of the Tahoe Rim trail with his buddy Tyler, and then we both spent some time together in Tahoe before driving back up to Tacoma. We also went to weddings, spent lots of time with family and friends, and helped out at the Logger's Jubilee. We will plan to keep posting pics each week until Baby Z is born. Next post will have a belly pic :)