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Wednesday, May 19, 2010

bump & update

36.5 week baby bump

Well, I had a doctor's appointment today
and got a bit of a shock.
I am still measuring small, so
they want to do another ultrasound next week
and possibly talk about baby girl coming early.
This is not what I was expecting,
and I'd much rather go into labor myself so
I was shocked and feel very unprepared.
 I'm hoping and praying the scan will show
she is fine, has grown a lot,
and can keep camping out
 in my belly for a few more weeks.
I've been assuming I would have several more
weeks to complete my "to do" list
and get the rest of her things ready,
but I guess I need to go ahead and
get busy in case things happen sooner than expected.

If nothing else, I have her cute initials hung up...
painted by her sweet Aunt Emily.

Washed most of her clothes and blankets already...

And framed and hung up her cute
baby shower invite.

So, she may not have an assembled
crib or installed car seat yet,
but she has some
cute pink and green swag!

Now, even though I'm praying
she won't be coming early
I think we are going to have a busy weekend...
just in case.

Sunday, May 9, 2010

35 week baby bump (and more)

35 week baby bump

It is hard to believe my official
due date is 5 weeks away!

Brandon thinks she will be at least a week
late, so we will see...

I made a "to do before baby" list
last night, with most of the regular things, like 
-pack hospital bag
-assemble crib
-install car seat

So, I need to work on those things between
now and then. And need to set up my maternity
leave from work. My plan is to work through the
end of May and start my leave on June 1st...
hoping to stay out 12 weeks after she arrives.

Lots to do with the little time left!
(hopefully included some rest)


We took our final baby class tonight,
an Infant CPR & Infant Care class.
It was pretty helpful...
learned about baby CPR and choking
how to bathe, swaddle and diaper a baby.
We got to practice on baby dolls,
so it will be interesting to see how
well we do when she is
wiggling and squirming.

The guy sitting next to us had a bit
of baby doll malfunction and the leg
popped off during diaper changing...ha!
I guess as long as we
stir clear of that we are doing good!

A wonderful surprise at the end of today
was my first sweet mother's day card
from Brandon and Makayla :)