32 Weeks!!!

Wow, how exciting that within five weeks Baby Boy could be here! As I mentioned in my last post, I am getting a little nervous and therefore today became a day to prioritize, make lists, organize and basically try to get as ready as I can for our new arrival.

One very important thing we have yet to determine is a name. This poor boy is nameless as we lovingly refer to him as "Baby Brother". I never thought it would be me but I think we may end up needing to meet him before we settle on what to call him. Our Girl was named at 18 weeks gestation so this is a very different experience for us.

Kim stopped by to administer my 17th P17 shot. She came with her daughter, Melissa (we share the same name), who is my girl scout cookie source (can't wait until those Caramel Delights arrive!). Additionally, I just hired my first Mother's Helper as Melissa will be coming over every Tuesday afternoon starting at the end of the month to play with My Girl for an hour just before dinner time.

Something I neglected to mention in my last post was that the new doctor I saw yesterday from my new group, was just as nice as the first new doc I saw on Christmas Eve. As she sat and completed missing information in my chart, she asked about My Girl by name, which very much impressed me. Clearly the other doctor wrote My Girl's name in the chart and this doctor used it! This is something my old group never did and they delivered her.

Speaking of my old group, I received a formal letter in the mail today stating they were officially discontinuing their relationship with me. Goodness, I feel like I got more time and attention as I exited the practice than when I was an actual patient.

I took My Girl to the pediatrician today as she has had red cheeks since Sunday night and she's a little cranky. I thought perhaps she had Fifth Disease and just wanted to be certain. Turns out the doctor thinks it's the remaining two upper two-year molars making their way through her gums. For some reason I thought they had already erupted but clearly I was mistaken. Anyway, while at the doctors' office, I asked for the peds opinion on 37 versus 39 weekers. (It's really amazing that this is my issue at this point, isn't it?) She basically said it depends on the child and that she has 36 weekers that do amazingly well and 38 weekers that don't quite have it together yet. My latest concern is difficulty latching and breastfeeding, which the doc assured me, with proper attention and focus, can be overcome. So it looks like at this point, I will see what the specialist advises.

Here's to 32 weeks!!! And counting...