34w1d - Christmas

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas.  David and I spent the Sunday before Christmas at my Aunt Mary's (on my dad's side) and Christmas Day at my Aunt Lisa's (mom's side).  Christmas Eve, we went to my dad's house and ate and open gifts with my brother, Alicia, and my dad.  I got all kinds of neat things including a snuggie, lots of Christmas decorations, reed diffusers, a wood wick candle, and a scarf set (something I needed badly). 

 

In baby news, I had a doctor's appointment this past Wednesday.  I gained 2 pounds in 2 weeks, which is normal.  My blood pressure and the baby's heartrate is great.  So nothing really big to report there.  We did discuss our birth plan with our doctor and I can't believe how wonderful our doctor is about everything.  I'm not sure if we just have an amazing doctor or if all the hype about the bad doctors is a little overexagerated, but we came in there ready to fight him on some of the issues and really, there were no issues with anything.  Basically, he said that he is there to make sure everything goes ok, but this is our day and our baby and we can choose to do things any way that we want.  He also has no problem overriding the hospital procedures.  This is hopefully one huge hurdle we have cleared in our whole labor and delivery process.  Now we just need to practice more often and get ready for the big day, which also means I really need to pack my bag.

 

We also met with 2 pediatricians this past week.  Both seemed extremely nice and friendly.  One was a woman and one was a man.  At first David was pretty insistent that he wanted our son to see a man doctor, but I think now it's not that big of a deal.  I'm still not sure which one to choose, but I guess we don't have to until we get to the hospital.

 

My next doctor's appointment is January 6.  After that, I believe that I will start going weekly.  My plan is to keep everyone much more updated in these last few weeks.  It seems like other things in my life are calming down and I have a lot more time to get things done.  It also helps that work has been slowing down, too. 

 

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!

32w1d

Sorry I've been so bad about updating. Nothing too exciting has happened lately. I've started feeling more tired, out of breath, heartburn, but nothing too unbearable. We've gotten most of the items we were still missing before he gets here. I feel like we are pretty ready except I need to do some organizing in the nursery, laundry, finalize the birth plan, start packing, etc...

Here's a pretty good picture that I thought I would add. It was taken Sat night at the BKD Christmas Party.

30w2d - Another Shower and Dr's Appt

I apologize for not updating more frequently.  I've been pretty busy with the holiday and everything else going on.  I had my shower last Sunday (November 22) and it turned out great.  I was thrilled to see everyone and all the cute outfits and other things that Noah will get to use.  I was also happy that Danielle has been in town for the last week or so.  She spent the night twice and we got to spend lots of good times together. 

 

Thanksgiving was good.  We hosted it at our house this year and I think we had a good turnout with lots of good food.  I know it's hard for most of my family to drive all the way down to Fenton, but I really did have a good time.  Although I was exhausted by the end of the day!!!

 

I had another doctor's appointment on November 25 (Wed).  Everything looks good.  My glucose test came back at 84 (normal is below 140), so I'm in the clear for Gestational Diabetes for now.  Noah is still head down and growing with a nice strong heartbeat.  Our next appointment will be with my doctor's brother who is in the same practice.  He likes me to see the other doctors in the practice at least once so just in case he can't make it to the delivery, I will be familiar with the doctor. 

 

Also on Wednesday, we went out and looked at three daycare centers.  What we got out of the trip was that we really like the idea of an in-home daycare versus a daycare center.  We liked some of the ones we saw, but for the price and the fact that you still have to pay whether the kid is out sick or the daycare is closed for a holiday, I just like in-home daycare better, at least for the first year when he just has needs like feeding and changing and the emphasis is not big on learning or structure yet.  Once he starts getting older, then I think a structured environment would be good.

 

We've started acquiring a ton of baby stuff now that we've had our showers and we can start purchasing what we are still missing.  We aren't sure yet how much newborn and 0-3 month clothing he'll need, but I think he has sufficient amounts for now, we can always go out and get more.  Or if we have too much we can always use them for another child in the future.  We've also gotten the swing, baby monitor, exersaucer (thank you, Black Friday deal), and a few other big items.  The only big things we are missing now is some smaller stuff like pacifiers, bottles, drying rack, booties and hats, carrier cover and then stuff he can use as he gets older especially for feeding.  It's starting to all feel very real and I can't wait for him to make his appearance, although he needs to stay in and keep cooking for another 10 weeks or so (at least 7 so he's not premature).  I can't believe how close we are getting, yet it still seems so far away.