One more week, but who's counting? Oh right, I am! I had a midwife appointment yesterday and she did an internal check. It was my first since the hospital visit at 28 weeks and much more uncomfortable this go round. I'm not sure I'd like another one until she's ready to be here! The news is that I am 2-3 cm dilated which is at least something, but women can walk around at 2-3 cm for weeks! Hopefully I'm progressing a bit though. My cervix is still long, but it's soft so that is a good thing. Now it just needs to start effacing and we can start really making progress!
My last day of work is tomorrow. It's a bitter sweet feeling. I am really excited about getting to stay home with the baby, but also a bit nervous about what that means for us financially. However, we do believe that God will provide and strongly believe that he led us to this decision. I know my daughter will benefit greatly from having her mom stay home with her.
I can't wait until Tuesday! My mom will be here! I was hoping the baby would have made an appearance by then, but I'm not sure now. I'm excited though because then I can show my mom around Des Moines a bit before the baby comes. Something I probably wouldn't get to do during the length of time that my mom would be here. I'm not sure how long she is staying, but I'm really excited that she is finally coming to visit!
My dear friend LeAnne sent me an Itzbeen and I'm excited to start using it. It is a baby monitor-type device that allows you to keep track of the last time your baby fed, slept, took medication, etc. I think it will be really useful for us around here. I will let you know more about it once it's out of the package and being used!
Ok, I'm off to get ready for the farmer's soccer game this evening.
Car Seat Installation
How many parents does it take to install a car seat? Well, apparently more than the two of us. We decided yesterday afternoon would be a good time to install the car seats, especially because she could arrive at any time. We were fortunate to receive a convertible Britax Marathon from my older sister and bought an infant car seat for The Farmer's car. The Britax was the bigger of the two, so we decided to tackle that one first.
One hour later...we were still trying to get the stupid thing in my car. My car was made before 2002 so unfortunately it did not have the "latch" system that was apparently the easiest way to connect the car seat. We looped that seatbelt through the car seat about 100 times before we gave up and decided to come inside and search for a demo video online. What the heck did people do before demo videos? We had to watch one for our stroller AND the Britax?! What kind of parents are we? We blame the Britax instructions. They were not very thorough and didn't make a lot of sense. However, once we watched the demo (and The Farmer got some food in his tummy) we went back out and had the thing installed in 2 minutes. Sheesh. And while it was a pain, I do love that Britax. I will, however, let you know more about it once I have a child to put in it and see if it as great as it looks.
The Graco base for the infant seat was a breeze. I think we only had to do it twice before it was set.
So here we are. We have our car seats installed, our co-sleeper put together, baby clothes washed and put away, diapers and wipes. Now all we need is a baby!
One hour later...we were still trying to get the stupid thing in my car. My car was made before 2002 so unfortunately it did not have the "latch" system that was apparently the easiest way to connect the car seat. We looped that seatbelt through the car seat about 100 times before we gave up and decided to come inside and search for a demo video online. What the heck did people do before demo videos? We had to watch one for our stroller AND the Britax?! What kind of parents are we? We blame the Britax instructions. They were not very thorough and didn't make a lot of sense. However, once we watched the demo (and The Farmer got some food in his tummy) we went back out and had the thing installed in 2 minutes. Sheesh. And while it was a pain, I do love that Britax. I will, however, let you know more about it once I have a child to put in it and see if it as great as it looks.
The Graco base for the infant seat was a breeze. I think we only had to do it twice before it was set.
So here we are. We have our car seats installed, our co-sleeper put together, baby clothes washed and put away, diapers and wipes. Now all we need is a baby!
Ian's Visit
I was going to post about Ian's visit to Des Moines, but know that The Farmer's will be a much more enjoyable read. I know The Farmer was super excited about having someone to help him on the farm since we all know I've played the "I'm pregnant" card for the past 9 months. Visit The Farmer's blog for information on Ian's visit to Des Moines and the farm: Life on a Small Iowa Farm
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