Bun #3

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Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Hospital Tour

Last night at 6pm we had our hospital tour. I've never been a patient in a hospital before so this will be weird. I've been looking forward to seeing where all the action's going to take place! And, of course, this was the evening the MAX decided to break down so Davin was frantically trying to find a way home. I ended up putting dinner back in the fridge, driving downtown to get him and then going directly to Sunnyside all on an empty tank of gas. (Thankfully, empty isn't really empty!) We made it right on time. Whew! This also gave us a good scenario to talk through for the big day.

The new labor, delivery, recovery rooms are nice! I really like Kaisers birth philosophy. They seem very supportive of natural births, staying out of bed as much as possible, and moving around a lot. I definitely don't want to be tied to the bed! Also, the baby stays with you all the time. I'm already feeling very protective of my time and nearness to the baby as I imagine him being on the outside. Wow... this is really going to happen!

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Mother's Day

I celebrated my first Mother's Day this year! I got cards and gifts from Davin and the family. It felt weird, but I really am a mom. I'm sure next year will feel a little more real. My job is just fairly easy right now... well, for the most part. I do have all this extra weight I'm carrying around. Whenever I drop something I pause and kinda look at it and then tell myself this is a great opportunity to practice a good squat! Rolling over in bed also takes a surprising amount of grunting and effort. The day before Mother's Day I was thinking... only about 8 more Saturdays to sleep in! I'd better stay in bed! People have asked me lately if I'm just dying to be done being pregnant. No, not really. I mean, I'm super excited to hold my baby on the outside, but pregnancy has been fairly easy for me, and I'm enjoying it.

Thursday, May 1, 2008

First Baby Shower and Nesting

We had our first baby shower on Saturday. Gina and Beka did an amazing job putting it on. One guest said it was the nicest shower she's ever been to. It was so much fun seeing old college friends from out of town that I haven't hung out with in awhile. Fun times! I loved opening up all the cute baby things and thinking that we'll be using them in a few months. I tucked all the clothes away in the dresser according to size, and now I like to go into the nursery and look in all the drawers.

I can tell I'm nesting. I made myself a nice long list of house and business things that need done, and I've made some good progress. Our car is in the shop today getting the A/C recharged among other (more expensive) things they found to fix. Our house oil tank is all full for next winter and I'm very happy to see our conservation efforts worked! We only used half of what we used last winter. I have a dentist appointment scheduled. It's been about 2 years so I guess it's time for another cleaning. And we have our hospital tour set up at Sunnyside. Can't wait to see more of what our birthing experience will be like. I hear Sunnyside has nice facilities.