October 15th, 2010 – 5 days overdue
16 Oct 2010 Leave a Comment
BPP test all good. Our little bean scored 8/8 
! Good to know she’s healthy and well and living in comfortable conditions. But it does mean I need to stay pregnant for two more days!
The nurse practitioner told me to stick with the plan and call Sunday. Unless something miraculous happens like I have contractions or my water breaks tomorrow. What are the chances;)?! I’m mostly just feeling very tired so I may take tomorrow to get a mani-pedi and just rest up. I think after Sunday, rest is pretty much a thing of the past. I’m still having the occasional cramp, contraction, and am more and more uncomfortable. The baby is moving well again. Put it this way: I would NOT stand for another week like this. I’d sooner find another doctor.
I’m actually ok with the scheduling part. Hair and make up can be done, nails, I can recheck my bag just to make sure I have everything I need…or actually remind myself of what I have. Who knows, maybe I’ll be watching Brothers & Sisters with our bean on Sunday night?!
Again, what are the chances?!
October 14, 2010 – 4 days overdue
15 Oct 2010 Leave a Comment
BPP is scheduled for tomorrow. While I obviously am praying everything is just perfect, I want to be kept there. I need to start exaggerating that pressure and twinge and back pain….
40 weeks and 4 days – hopefully the next photo will be with our bean !
October 13, 2010 – 3 days overdue
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What a difference a good nights rest can make! I didn’t have to take any Benedryl, but I was nervous to do so as the baby’s movement had slowed some. Taking something that would make me sleepy made me nervous for her wellbeing. But, I slept great without it !
I hadn’t really felt the baby move a lot today, and yesterday was also pretty quiet. I did a kick count last night and got to 8 before I really had to pee, badly. tonight, just to be sure, I did another kick count after I spoke with doctor on call, Dr.Tran. I got to 6 with about five minutes to go, when she got the hick ups. When I called Dr. Tran back she said hick ups count she said I could have gone to the hospital if I wanted too, or I could just do the kick count at home. I didn’t want to be tested, monitored and sent home, when I could do my own test here. I’m not quite sure what else I can at this point. I’m feeling a little lost without Swaim, but I know a pro is just a phone call away. I have to trust my gut.
She was pretty active for about an hour after the test, but has quietened down again. Tran suggested I do the test again before bed, which I will, without chugging the OJ (it seriously gives me heartburn and makes me really nauseous) so I may just find something sweet to eat instead.
I also think it’s pretty normal that she would quieten down by now. There’s no room in there, no where to go! The biophysical is scheduled for Friday, and if I need to call again tomorrow and move it then I will.
October 12, 2010 – 2 days overdue
13 Oct 2010 Leave a Comment
I think I hit a wall. A little insomnia, every night, is really beginning to take it’s toll on me and I’m exhausted. I can’t seem to fall asleep until after 1 or 2 and I’m waking up at a regular time between 8 and 9. Doesn’t sound so terrible but when your lugging around a 7lb baby…it’s pretty exhausting. I tried to nap today and couldn’t quite fall asleep either and eventually I just got back up. I don’t know what the deal is but I’m sick of it.
I also started to feel pretty ill today, just generally sickly, like I’m coming down with a cold or something. Mum says she gets like that too when she’s tired. I thought it might be allergies. I might pop some Benedryl in a few to make sure I sleep and kick out whatever I might be picking up.
I caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror today at the mall, and holy crap, I had NO idea just how huge I was. No clothes really fit properly anymore, and pretty much all of my underwear is too tight. Hands and feet are beginning to swell much worse than they have. My wedding ring slides on beautifully as it always has in the morning but by the afternoon, it’s a little tighter and I have muffin top on my finger 
!
It’s funny, a couple of weeks ago I was paranoid about making sure my legs were shaved and my hair was blow-dried “just in case!”. Right now, I could give a crap. They’ll have seen hairier legs than mine! I don’t want to walk anymore. I want to sleep and I want to have this baby. I’m very much done.
October 11, 2010 – 1 day overdue
12 Oct 2010 3 Comments
So the Bean’s really cool birthday came and went I’m sad we didn’t get 10.10.10, but I do realize how minor it is in the grand scheme of things! It was just too good to be true!
So now at 40 weeks and 1 day, I’ve stopped watching the clock, if I ever really was. I really tried not to think every little twinge and cramp was “it”, based on the fact that everyone has said ‘you WILL know when those contractions are real’. I took the same approach to the appointment I thought/hoped we wouldn’t need today. Paul packed his bag for the hospital (finally!), we switched my bag into his truck so my mum could drive my car down to the hospital if Dr. Swaim decided to keep me. There was a little excitement, but I really didn’t feel any different. Knowing what I know about Dr. Swaim, I was very skeptical of today’s apt.
I explained how I wanted to move being induced on Sunday and I didn’t understand why it couldn’t be moved to sooner. She explained that I’ve had a very normal pregnancy – a complete blessing – and am growing a very healthy, normal baby – another blessing. As with every first time mom, Dr. Swaim wants to avoid a C-section and there is no reason for me to have one. By inducing at this point, the risk of having a C-section is increased dramatically. At 41 weeks, that risk changes and keeping the baby in utero any longer could be harmful and the placenta could stop functioning properly, etc. etc.. She doesn’t want to induce unless she really has to, which I fully understand. I’m just bummed that she won’t be there. So, what she did do was schedule a biophysical test for Friday morning (WebMD – “A biophysical profile (BPP) test measures the health of your baby (fetus) during pregnancy. A BPP test may include a nonstress test with electronic fetal heart monitoring and a fetal ultrasound. The BPP measures your baby’s heart rate, muscle tone, movement, breathing, and the amount of amniotic fluid around your baby.”) and should that score not come back satisfactory, they’ll likely keep me in Friday and go ahead with the induction then. If everything checks out, we have to call Sunday to see if there is room available for us and we’ll move on in from there. She said Sunday is usually quiet so chances are we’ll get in and be fine. She said a Dr. Thompson will likely be babysitting me Sunday night and Monday it will be someone else as the Dr. on call rotates, so it’s the pick of the draw it seems. Either way, we’re having a baby this weekend!
I wish it was Swaim, and I told her so. But, its just the way the cookie crumbles. As my friend Missy told me tonight, the important thing is to stay flexible in all of this, and I’m really trying. She had Diego three weeks ago, vaginally, and made everything sound so remarkably easy. She also held nothing back – breastfeeding, bowel movements … which is what I do need to hear. As I’ve said before, there are some very valuable things that all the books in the world just seem to leave out. It’s like you reach week 40 and the book ends, when really, it’s just beginning! Mine – “Your Pregnancy Week By Week” – has bullet points about what to expect a week, month, six months and a year after, which is great…but very limited! No one tells you what happens in those minutes & hours after you give birth. Every pregnant girl needs a girlfriend or two to share the gory details (ooh, maybe that’s my multi-million dollar book deal…all the gross stuff no one tells you about AFTER pregnancy! It sounds a bit like being initiated into a secret club that no one talks about!)
My mind has been eased and I’m not as mad about it all as I was last week. As I keep telling my mum, the only thing I’m concerned about is the recovery. We can handle the baby 
! I have to at some point…! I do feel more on edge than I was, and I’m definitely getting “testy” at times, no doubt. The million dollar questions – “Any baby news yet?” – gets REAL old REAL quick and I’m so sorry to all those mom-to-be’s who I bugged! I had no clue how irritating it can be! I can’t help but be thankful we have so many caring friends though. I’ve couldn’t have stayed sane without the good advice from some old, some new, friends and family and I will never, ever forget the support and love that people have shared.
Physically, I’m still feeling pretty good. I’ve had some cramping and strong movements from the Bean these last few days. I may have had some mild contractions, but nothing worth timing or writing home about it. Walking far gets a bit uncomfortable and moving around in bed has become like an Olympic sport. I have a little insomnia, falling asleep is a bit of a problem, and my appetite seems to changed some. I have no major swelling to complain about, no real backache, no hemorrhoids, or leaky boobs…so overall, considering HOW pregnant I am, I’m doing well! I have it very easy and I’m well aware of that
All that walking and spicy food this weekend helped get me to 1cm dilated today! Just nine more to go! Hopefully, none the induction stuff even happens and I just go on my own !
October 8, 2010
08 Oct 2010 1 Comment
I think we’re all a bit fed up right now. At this weeks appointment, Dr. Swaim found that nothing was really changing, a little softer, the baby is a little further down (the internal check hurt like hell, I actually yelled out!) but there was nothing that stood out to her. The ultrasound discovered that the fluid levels have increased (to 10-something) which is great, and the baby was measured again and is completely normal in every way. I couldn’t be happier about that I couldn’t help but wonder if it was something I had done, despite reading that towards the end of pregnancy, it’s normal, etc., etc., I also hoped it wouldn’t be an issue during L&D…thankfully I don’t need to worry about those things anymore. We’re all normal
Because we’re so normal and there’s nothing happening, Swaim has scheduled an induction on Oct. 17. I have a couple of issues with this. Despite that it’s really exciting to have a date and know that she’ll be here by Oct 18, and it’ll all be over with and we’ll be parents and all that amazing stuff…..I don’t understand why I have to wait so long. My due date is Oct. 10. Dr. Swaim won’t even be delivering the baby on Oct. 17, so my question is why can’t we move it up to ANY day next week, after Oct. 10, so that she can maybe deliver her. It’s infuriating. I called once already this week and she said she wouldn’t move it because “nothing had changed and it’s my first baby”. I plan to bring it up at Monday’s appointment again. I’m most unhappy with her decision & feel like I have no say in any of this. I feel like there has been someone else running the show for the last 10 months…when is it my turn? I’m doubtful she’ll change the induction. I know it’s normal, especially for first time moms. But given the timing of the whole thing…
I’d recommend Swaim in a minute. I have no doubt about her ability and the way she jumped on the panic attack issue and the low fluid issue, I really have a lot of respect for what she does and how passionate she must be about her profession. What I would say is that if you’re looking for your mom in scrubs, she is not the one for you. She is tough, she sees through BS very quickly and she is by the book 100%. I need that toughness during L&D, I know I do. I’m a weeny, and I really think she’ll push me to just get it done.
So, that’s this weeks hoopla. On the flip side, I’m really enjoying this time off my mum is here now and while I love having her around, and her cooking, I feel bad that nothing is happening and we’re all just playing the waiting game. I wish I could make things happen, and we really are trying, but this Bean is just taking her sweet time and I can’t seem to move her! We hit the mall this week and I walked the three mile Memorial Park track yesterday (it was three miles by accident! It took a whole hour and then some!). I did some yoga this morning, so I’m really trying to move. I swear she’s lodged in there & showing no signs of moving anytime soon!
Besides some boredom & the general angst that comes with just WAITING, physically, I’m fine. I may have some random insomnia here and there and some contractions now and then, but again, it’s nothing consistent and nothing thats lasts (or worth clocking). I’ve been trying to get things done in the morning and if I’m going out do it then, as usually by mid-afternoon I’m wiped out. And I have NO desire to clean ! When the baby moves it hurts more and I know its pretty cramped in there (she should really consider moving out). We watched The Happiest Baby On The Block this morning which I bought a couple of weeks ago. A friend recommended it and then it came up in one of our baby classes (the five S’s) so I’m ready to try out some techniques. One lady was at a loss after her baby cried for six hours……I didn’t know they could do that for so long, but she swaddled & swooshed & swung and her baby magically stopped crying!
I also got my monthly Shoedazzle purchase in I haven’t been using it these last few months as I’ve been living in flip flops this summer, but I decided to treat myself to some blue suede 3-inchers in hopes that by the end of the month I’ll be back to my normal too-high-heel-wearing self I got an 8.5, my usually pre-baby size, but it barely fits…my mum said I should exchange them for a 9…but I’m thinking my feet will go back down to an 8.5? Won’t they?
Here’s to Monday’s appointment!
September 28, 2010
28 Sep 2010 3 Comments
What a day! We had our routine 38 week appointment this morning with Dr. Swaim. I felt fine, had no complaints (none that she could fix anyway!). After all the poking and prodding from last week, I had to call the nurseline as there were some unusual issues but it turned out Swaim may had ruptured some capillaries, so nothing to worry about it seemed. But, this week, I’m “softer” than I was and am beginning to open slightly she said, so good news there ! She measured me and was concerned about my small size. She said it could be a number of things; a small baby which is nothing to be terribly concerned about, or the fluid levels could be low. So, off for an ultrasound we go….I did get my first ever flu shot though before we left the office my arm hurts but I feel ok so far.
We arrived at probably 10:30am to the radiology dept at the Womans Hospital. We didn’t get seen until 2:15!!! A very busy day apparently the ultrasound showed that the bean is on the small side at 6lbs, but it’s not unusually small and the more accurate measurements showed she is just fine had the levels been low, they would have likely kept me and we would be on our way to having a baby by now which was a bit daunting, but I was ok. I was very calm through today, I figured I was in the right place and so is the baby. These people are pro’s ! Maybe I knew somewhere in my gut it wasn’t meant to be today.
I can’t say I’m not a little disappointed though. Its such a crazy whirlwind of emotions. Earlier this week, I had an overwhelming sense of just not wanting to share this little bean with anyone. I’ve bitched and moaned my way through this pregnancy, and I didn’t find it easy by any means. Thankfully, we had no issues health wise, and for that I couldn’t be more grateful. But for 9.5 months, its just been me and her. I’ve been completely responsible for her well-being and she’s been totally reliant on me. I don’t think that will change. I feel like I know her and I know whats best ….and I think this is the bond they talk about. Its incredibly powerful and completely indescribable. I just don’t know how I’m going to be able to hand her over to other people care for her, and I’m just thinking about my family and Paul, I can’t imagine a perfect stranger taking care of my baby at this point. Part of me wishes I could keep her in there forever. Its completely selfish of me, I know.
So, as I’m typing my mum is on her way from California I put off telling her as long as I could, so as to avoid panic. But she knew we had an apt today and would have been wondering what was going on. A good thing? It will certainly cut down on the daily calls/texting. Maybe now she’ll believe I’m fine!
Today’s ultrasound showed some very clear pics of the bean which was super exciting. I could just watch that screen all day. We’re so lucky – we’ve had four ultrasounds, while most only get two, three at most. And thankfully, they’ve been filled with good news we were trying to figure out who she looks most like. One thing is for sure – she’s got some cheeks!!! She also grew into her nose !
It’s been such a great week beyond that! I caught up with my great friend Meredith Friday in town from San Antonio. She had twins earlier this year so I picked her brain on plenty of concerns I had! She’s better than any doctor ! We also caught up with new baby Ava and our God daughter, Genesis, who just adored Paul! We even tested out the Baby Bjorn, although baby G may have been on the big side ! It was so weird to have two little ones running around our house – baby G and Teri and Jason’s son, Rocco. Both are almost two, and just little bundles of energy! Thank goodness they don’t come out like that!
September 22, 2010
23 Sep 2010 3 Comments
The good news….the Bump photos are ready
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These are just a hand full of some of my favorites. I had so much fun doing this shoot with Lily and Maurizo Yanez! It’s so cute to watch a brother & sister team work together, and they make a fantastic team! They listened to everything I wanted, took it on board and then added their own twists … Maurizo took over 500 photos! A total pro and I would recommend him to anyone looking for simple, clean, classic portraits anytime! His website is www.houstonphotoguy.com. The rest of my pictures are under the Online Gallery section and they’re located at the very bottom. Click on the Emma Edited. I’m planning to have do the Bean’s newborn shots as well. We’ve worked with amazing photographers over the last year, but I really feel like Lily & Maurizo know me and we completely connect. We’ll do those sometime at the end of October, so we can just bundle her up and mold her into some fun positions!
It was a really wonderful ending to pretty iffy week. Last week, I had a panic attack, likely due to stress. I’d had a really bad night on Wednesday, and didn’t sleep well at all…it was really just a matter of time. Paul was also out of town and as much as I wanted to believe I would be fine. I wasn’t. Subsequently, Dr. Swaim talked me down (she said she felt like she was talking me down off an acid high!) and we talked. She asked what would make it better. I said working from home. She wrote the note and faxed it that very afternoon. I got my wish – and it was so easy – she was so blazee about it, “Oh yeah, I can do that no problem!”! I wish I had just ASKED before it got so bad. She also prescribed some meds, which I’ve decided not to take, as she (rightly so) outlined some withdrawals that the baby might go through after birth, and that’s just not a risk I’m willing to take (withdrawal in the form of fussiness. So I think not!). Since working from home, I feel like the edge has been taken off in so many ways. I’m so much more relaxed, and happy. I have a week left of work, and while the load hasn’t necessarily changed much, or the BS, I don’t have to work in an environment filled with tension and paranoia and constantly watch the clock for every move I make. Nor do I have to sit in traffic and maneuver in and out of the car, walk through the parking lot…it just makes life easier. That said, if I have another panic attack, I will revisit the medication. But I really think I’ll be fine from here on out.
So, following that, I was having cramping just general different feelings that I had experienced before. Lots of low back pain, which I still have now. The cramping has gone, although I get the occasional ache. I woke up Thursday night thinking I was having contractions…three in a row, and then nothing. Very possible I was just dreaming, but they sure felt real! It was a tightening of the stomach muscles and it was very short. Her movements are becoming stronger and a little more painful. Apparently, at 37.5 weeks, she’s about 6.5lbs now according to the books, so a punch in the ribs hurts!
Our doctor’s apt went well this week…well as in boring. BUT, we did get to see our little Beanette again in an ultrasound Dr. Swaim wanted to double check that she wasn’t breech, as when she checked everything, she wasn’t sure if was all really her head (I have no idea what else she thought it might be!). She’s currently lying with her head to the right, feet to the left. I think last week she was head down, so I’m not really sure what she’s doing moving around so much. With all the cramping and pains last week, I really felt like we would have made some progress. Not the case it seems. No dilating, nada. What was amazing, is that when we first met our Bean in February, she was literally just a Bean floating around in there. Yesterday, her entire head, alone, took up the entire ultrasound screen! Truly incredible stuff! We talked about birth control, how I will have to make a decision between 6-12 weeks after the baby is born, which makes sense, and I few hospital policies I wanted to clarify (are enema’s normal, for example?!) The poking around yesterday left me feeling a little battered. Getting checked out was painful, no doubt, so I can only imagine what L&D will bring!!
Looks like we might be in for a long wait with this little one. More than anything, I’m just anxious to meet her and get the whole process over with at this point. It’s not about being ready – I’m as ready as I’ll ever be. I’ve read everything I can possibly read, and the only thing I can say for sure is that I need to stay flexible in all of this. And that the pain can’t last forever
I’m so excited for the Bean to meet her new friends Baby Ava was born about a month ago to our good friends Teri & Jason, and in the wee hours of Tuesday morning our friends in Austin, Missy & Ramiro welcomed baby Diego! Paul, Jason & Ramiro, and another, Marty, go way back and it’s going to be so great having the kiddo’s so close in age! I can’t wait to get them all together!
PS. Zantaid is a lifesaver!
September 15, 2010
16 Sep 2010 Leave a Comment
No baby this week. I’m now 36 weeks and 3 days. The countdown has begun!
We visited Swaim yesterday, who checked everything and found that Bean has turned so she’s now in a head first position and at least considering joining us! Although I still think she has a heart of stone, for the most part, Swaim did give me a note allowing me to park in the handicap/visitors spot in the parking garage at work which is great! Now I just have to work up to actually asking HR about how to do that. I have 11 days left at work, and I really am in no mood to rock the boat. That said, it would make life SO much easier. Working from home would make life MUCH easier, by skipping the drama/parking garage completely. Who knows, maybe I’ll wake up with some courage tomorrow…
I also gained 2lbs! So I’m up a total of 26lbs total now I’ve really been forcing myself to eat and the enormous Bucco Di Bepo meal on Monday may have helped some I can’t wait to work up a good sweat from a work out, and not from putting my shoes on.
For sleeping Swaim said I could take some Benedryl and I may on the weekend so I can sleep late and enjoy it. I’m still sleeping with about five pillows behind me, but the Zantaid is really helping. I discovered I can take two a day, instead of one and just yesterday and today, I can feel a difference which is great. My pipes are no longer on fire (although we’ll see how they do with all the spicy food I’m about to munch on to get this baby moving!)! I’m still swelling a bit, and have leg cramps on occasion, but beyond that…I’m just a normal pregnant lady, waiting to pop! I also asked how long she would let me go passed my due date..she said a week.
I’m feeling ok too. I’m having some minor aches and pains here and there. Feels mostly like menstrual cramping, but its not constant and I think it’s just things moving around in there. The Bean’s movements are getting more and more painful though! It’s no longer cute little twinges here and there…it’s elbows in ribs . It’s not a bad thing though….it reminds me that she’s in there and she’s coming and she’s going to be incredible (and that the end is near!).
This last weekend, we had another shower thrown by Paul’s aunt and uncle, and his mom which was so sweet of them to do! This baby was spoiled all over again – loads of clothes and blankets, as well some really cool gifts that we registered for – a highchair and the diaper bag I hoped for with the insulated pockets for bottles! I’ve signed up for all kinds of websites – Similac, Gerbers, Pampers, Huggies, Enfamil…and yesterday in the mail we got two free cans of Similac baby formula which I was really surprised to receive! Each one makes about 18 bottles, so I just need to get some bottles and we’re all set! Her room is waiting, her clothes are all washed (all the immediate needs) and my bag is packed … we just need her
Our weekly visits are going to determine a lot in this house. Paul had to go to Fort Worth for work this week so he’s gone today and back on Friday and being able to come home, and get into my PJs and watch TV in bed has been a welcome break for sure. I was furious when I found out earlier this week, but I was reassured by Swaim & her crystal ball. We’ll see what next week’s appointment brings but I highly doubt he’ll be going anywhere from here on out. It’s not really about being alone, I have no issues with that. At this point, I’m just afraid that he’s going to miss something and I don’t think it’s fair that he should be torn between work and the baby. It’s beginning to sound like a broken record That said, I’m also very comfortable about what I need to do SHOULD something happen. I know my first call is to the doctor’s office/nurse line and I’ll be instructed from there. I credit the childbirth class for that…yes, the one we skipped the second part of (I keep telling myself it does not make me a bad parent – we were both feeling really iffy on Sunday!). We’ve called twice to make it up, but no one has returned our calls, despite that they say they will within 24 hours….will try again tomorrow, although I’d hate for it to interfere with my bump shots this weekend !
We also found a pediatrician :) our good friends recommended Dr. Bootin of Bootin & Savrick Pediatric Associates on Fannin. I wasn’t keen on traveling down to the med center for appointments…but, she’s located in the same building as Swaim, so I know the area, she takes our insurance, she has privileges at Texas Woman’s AND apparently, they give away formula hopefully when I finish work, I’ll make time to go visit her in person, but for now, I’m comfortable on Teri & Jason’s recommendation.
September 8
09 Sep 2010 2 Comments
In 11 days, the Bean is considered “term”…it could really be any day now. And I think it just hit me. I just told a friend, two, three months ago, all I wanted was for this time to be here. Now that it’s here…it’s pretty damn scary. The class helped calm my fears (we finish that up this weekend), but I don’t know what can calm this anticipation. I’m completely consumed by having this baby, and I think “doing things” is keeping me from getting too overwhelmed. Just in her room tonight I was getting her sponge bathing supplies ready in a little box we can take wherever she is being bathed, and realized we don’t have any rubbing alcohol to clean her umbilical cord. I’ll have to get some of those wipes…the point is, this is coming down to the every day practicalities.
We’re taking all of this week to week from here on out. We’ll see Swaim every Tuesday and she’ll tell us what she thinks is going on. Paul may have to start travelling again, but just one night a week hopefully. The thought of being alone at home terrifies me, but there doesn’t seem to be a whole lot I can do about it, it seems. I’m not happy about it, but he’s in Fort Worth, not on the moon and can be home in three hours if something is going on, so I need to keep it in perspective. We’ll have my mother-in-law come stay once or twice, and maybe my brother if his schedule permits, and then my mum comes on Oct. 2, so it isn’t too scary.
Swaim says given that my pregnancy has been normal and healthy, she has no indication that there will be any problems over the next few weeks. After losing weight the last few apts, I gained half a pound – even after all those sweets and cakes and goodies my mum cooked up a few ago!!! The Bean is literally sucking it out of me! But, my measurements are all good and the baby seems to be growing just fine. Swaim seemed to think she had flipped to head first which is good news, as last apt she was still feet first. But, we’ll see all that for sure next week, she said.
I know I need to take it down a notch though. I need to start using that work from home option that I moaned about for so long, and I do need to start “resting” more. I have just 17 days left at work !!!! All I did was “rest” this holiday weekend, it was awesome ! I started washing more clothes as well, although a teeny part of me says keep the label on some of the little things we have … just in case it’s not a she-Bean !
My bag is semi-packed with PJ’s and a small toiletry bag with the travel size items. I’m having a couple of issues with it though. I want to take some tank tops, and comfy sweats. The problem is, I’m still wearing them, and in my limited wardrobe, I need them! I may have to go get some cheap ones that can be ruined in the hospital. I need to pick up some cheap flipflips for the shower, as they looked pretty gross. Also need to get a few more sports bras and I need to throw in some things for Paul too. He says he needs to come home to take care of the dogs anyways, so it’s not necessary, but I have a feeling when he sees this little thing, he won’t be going anywhere
And I need to decide on what the Bean will wear home. I have a knitted blanket for her in her bag..and will pick out a wee hat. I have a lighter blanket as well, and we may use that one to wrap her up and let the dogs smell it before she comes home. But what to wear home…a fancy-shamsy outfit, or just a cute onesie…?
We have a really exciting couple of weekends coming up. Paul’s family is throwing us a shower this Saturday I haven’t seen most of the family since Mother’s Day in May, so I’m sure they’re going to be surprised when they see my bump ! The following weekend, I’m going to take Bump photos which I’m really excited about Lily Yanez @ Houston Make Up will be doing them and I’ve already sent her an idea of what I’m looking for, so stay tuned!!! Then, the last weekend in September we are having ANOTHER shower at Paul’s dad’s, which is so sweet of them to do. We’re so lucky and fortunate and feel incredibly special … this is one loved little girl, from every side of our family…I hope she loves us just much.
