Well, I can't believe it, but we have just a little over a month left until we finally get to meet this baby. I had an appointment with our regular doctor & the specialist on Monday. All is well, except that he is still breech. Stubborn baby. The good news his foot looks great, the specialist is still confident it will only need braced & his growth looks a lot better. He's at 4 lbs 15 oz, so we should have a healthy sized baby by when all is said and done. If you have any tips on how to turn a breech baby, let me know... I will be doing a lot of "elephant walking". Maybe this could be an activity with the preschoolers. I will not be having the doctor turn him. Ouch is all I can say. We were told that the baby is positioned the way he is for a reason, and that more than likely if they try & turn him, he will move back to the breech position. I go back in October 8, & if he's still breech at that point, we will be discussing scheduling a c-section. It would be pretty awesome if they scheduled it on Halloween. Can you say, "trick or treat"? I know some of you think I'm nuts, but what a fun birthday. That is, if he likes Halloween as much as Chadd and I do. Also decided that for his 5th birthday, we will be taking him to Disney World for their Halloween events. We shall start saving now. Also, I've never been, so it's kind of like fulfilling one of my dreams. I guess this is the point where I start living through my child.
Anywho, the kitchen is practically done. It's usable. I can, and have, been cooking in it & it is awesome. It's so nice to have counter space to prep on, to be able to fit our appliances on the counter tops, to have extra space for storage (that's right, I have cabinets that don't have anything in them right now!). Oh and not to mention flooring that I don't feel like I have to have shoes on when I walk on it because it's so gross. Thanks so much to KSID--the designers who helped us out. I love everything about it. The baby's room is also practically done. It's painted, thanks to Chadd's dad. That was a huge help. The new window is installed & looks awesome. The crib & dresser are up (pics soon) thanks to Chadd. I feel like we are inching closer to being ready for this baby. Still not ready yet, though. Give me 2 more weeks to get the house in order, & then I will probably be more than ready. The closer it gets, the more overwhelmed I'm feeling.
Our neighbors had their sweet baby this week (possibly our son's future girlfriend). I feel like we've gone through our whole pregnancies together & now they have their little one...makes me feel like we are so close to meeting ours. As anxious as I am to finally hold him, I'm still not ready mentally or emotionally. Physically..I'm getting there. My newest ailment is that my hands go numb all the time, especially when I'm in bed, & my arms throb. Sounds dumb, but sleeping (or not sleeping, in my case) has been very painful this week. The doc says this is pregnancy induced carpal tunnel... which doesn't sound too bad, but now I know why people have surgery to fix it. My hands are stiff all day, and I can hardly maneuver them. I finally caved & took some Tylenol last night which helped until about 1 am.
Things left to do: purchase the swing, mattress, baby book & pack n play, put said baby items together, pack diaper bag for hospital, finish getting the house in order, and teach Chadd how to change a diaper. I did wash all of his clothes newborn-3/6 months, install the carseat (still need to have it checked, I'll add that to the list), & get the stroller put together.
To those of you who read this, prayers will greatly be appreciated in this next month, as life as we have known it will change when we bring this little man into the world. I can't tell you how blessed we are to have wonderful family & friends who take care of us, because this journey has been so much fun but scary at the same time. We wouldn't be where we are without any of you. I guess I'm just trying to say that nothing anyone has done for us has gone unnoticed. Not just baby stuff people have given us, but especially the support & advice we have received and will continue to receive. There's really no manual for any of this.
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