3 More Days!

Pretty crazy to think about, but in as few as three days, our little family could expand to include a little girl. Time flies, huh??!

Had our 36 week visit yesterday, and got all the "cool" stuff--oxygen tank, some sugical antiseptic, ointment for baby's eyes, etc. We now have all of our supplies in place! We'll see our birth assistant tomorrow, and hopefully schedule a visit for her to come and inspect everything (duhn duhn duhhhhhhhhhn!) Then, we just... wait. And wait and wait and wait!

Hopefully, though, Jess Jr does not want to be exactly like her big brother, and decides to come a couple of weeks early. She doesn't have to come Monday, but Thursday would be nice. Then Grandpa would be off for a long weekend, and could take Jeremiah without using up too much of his vacation time (though I think he wants to take it anyways...) But we'll see--she'll come when she's ready, that's for sure! I'd like to think that all the cramping I've been enduring lately was a sign that she's getting ready to show up soon, but I could just be in for a long, uncomfortable 3 more weeks. Ah well.

Lot more going on this time around, though, then with Jeremiah, baby wise. I was barely a fingertip dilated at 36 weeks with him, but am slightly moreso this time around. Also "softening" up, again, moreso than with Jeremiah. So could this mean an early appearance?? Hmmm... I don't know! Only God does!

What I do know is that I'm getting kinda sick of these substitute midwives at all of our visits. I've met all those who would be on call when Jess Jr shows up, but I always feel like the subs are trying to prove themselves to us, even though they don't have to. The gal we had yesterday kept bringing up the fact that Jess Jr is currently laying on my right side and not my left (she knew this because of where she heard the cord and then the heartbeat--when you hear the heartbeat through the cord, it has more of a "whooshing" sound. When you've found the chest, it's more "clicky". Hmm... had no idea. Good to know.) This knowledge of her position seemed to worry Jeremy more than me. She said, "you need to do pelvic rocks so she'll get on the correct side!" Well, I haven't been, and I know it's good, but I didn't really do it with Jeremiah either, and he came out just fine. I guess babies tend to deliver more easily if they're on the left vs. the right, but I think Jeremiah was ROA (right-occipital-anterior or something...) and he came out in 12 minutes. So if I get her to flip to the left side, would that mean she could possibly come out in 6??? Maybe it would be worth it after all! :)

I don't really appreciate it, though, when these sub midwives go on and on about things that really aren't important. The last one kept trying to tell me to start pumping immediately after breastfeeding, to help increase my supply (so we wouldn't have issues like last time.) Well, y'know, she's probably in that "there's no such thing as a supply issue" camp, but I can tell you with certainty, that there is! I tried EVERYTHING with Jeremiah to make it work, and it still didn't. And I had been in that other camp up until that point, and you know what??? It depressed me and made me feel like a bad Mom. Jeremy can tell you, those first 3-4 weeks before I went to the lactation consultant, I was absolutely miserable. What kind of Mom can't provide nutrition for their baby??? Thank GOD for formula, is all I can say. I have a much healthier outlook towards breastfeeding this time now, and I won't allow it to rob me of the joy that comes with being a new Mom. But yeah, don't tell me I didn't do enough, and try to give me "suggestions" that I know won't help. Don't make me feel like less of a woman because my body can't do what I think it should be able to do.

ANYWAYS! That was a bit of a rant. :) On to happier things.

Jeremy's home today--he surprised us last night by saying he was taking off today. Would be funny if he went to work on Monday, only to turn around and come home because baby decided to come really early. :) We're supposed to be getting some stuff done, but we've got a busy weekend ahead of us, so if we only get the essentials dealt with, that'd be fine with me. We do need to install the infant carseat (though Jeremiah has been enjoying using it as his own personal recliner...) and "make our bed" (clean sheets, water-proof liner, old sheets, ready for baby to come!) and I would LOVE to finish our bedroom (we're in the middle of making a headboard for our bed... it's mostly done, but there's a more complicated aspect to it that my parents offered to help with... but they're busy people, so who knows when they'll be able to come over and do it.) We'll see. I'd rather not have all these little projects still waiting in the wings. But what can ya do??

Well, posting here isn't going to help get anything done, so I shall end this now. More after the busy weekend! Have a good one! :)