I was unable to post last night because I didn’t get home until 9pm and I was frankly exhausted by then. I should not be out driving past 8. Just so tired. :(

What happened to throw off my day was… snow. A lot of snow. It snowed all morning, delaying everything. Most of my normal work things for Mondays were cancelled (the orders), but there were no volunteers going to be there so I went in at around 2:30 after the (steep) driveway had been plowed). Me and a coworker had to clean and feed the entire sanctuary. But it was okay. :)

Because I had been sitting at home all morning I used that time to be productive, since it was “normal business hours.” I made a ton of phone calls, things that were on my to-do list.

* I called the hospital I’ll be delivering at to register for some classes. They are really cheap ($10 per class, the tour is free). I obviously don’t need labor classes as we’re paying good money to take Bradley classes, but there were other things I did want to make sure I attended.
– Breastfeeding Class, Part I is booked for March 13, Part II (for after baby arrives) is booked for May 6.
– Infant Care Class is booked for March 6.
– The tour of the L&D is set for Feb 2.

* I contacted a local La Leche League group to find out details. Their next meeting is Feb 1, in the morning… so I think I will go to that. I’m a little nervous about going to a group situation like that, but I’ve heard from so many people how beneficial LLL is, and I’d like to meet them before I have Devin.

* I called a local Pediatrician’s office to set up a consult. I was a little nervous about this because we don’t have many Ped offices in the immediate vicinity, and I wasn’t really keen on searching neighboring cities. This one I called is literally just down the road from us. The receptionist was extremely friendly. She congratulated me on being pregnant, asked a few questions, and told me a lot about the practice. They have multiple pediatricians there, two nurses. They are open for regular hours M-F, with an hour walk-in appointments in the morning and “sick visit” hours in the evening. They have two separate lines to call… one to book normal appointments, and one for sick visits where they get you the soonest possible appointment time. She also said they have 7 day coverage for emergencies.

So that all sounded good. She booked me for a consult with one of the peds for March 5, which was the soonest consult appointment they had I guess. I asked her what the practice’s general philosophy on vaccines and breastfeeding were. She said, “Well… whatever works for you, I mean… whatever you want.” She said they have some families there who do not vaccinate. This is huge! Yay! I’ve heard stories of friends of mine whose doctors literally kick them out if they do not agree to vaccinate their children on the doctor’s schedule. The fact that they have families there who do not vaccinate is a GREAT sign. The breastfeeding “whatever works for you” is a little laisse-faire, it probably doesn’t speak of a strong breastfeeding support system there, but hopefully they’re supportive enough not to give bad advice. I am trying to make sure I have a good support system in place for breastfeeding, if I need help. I know peds aren’t exactly trained in lactation support!

* I also emailed with my MIL about my shower. I had mentioned those little registry card inserts for invites, and MIL thought that was a good idea… but she simply does not have the availability to go get some from BRU anytime this week. So I offered to.

And that’s what I did after work. I left work at 6 and drove to the mall. I ate dinner (Subway! No greasy foods after all the heartburn I’ve been having – though I did also get a milkshake) and then made my way to BRU to get those registry cards printed. And of course I got a scanner and added a few more things to my registry to finish it off. I couldn’t find any white newborn socks though, that frustrated me. I just want a big package of white newborn socks. They had a ton of larger sizes… nothing in newborn. Grrr. Guess I’ll have to pick some up elsewhere, it’s not a big deal. I added a 2-pack of Born Free bottles. I have a Breastflow starter kit on my registry, but… options, need options. I keep hearing that babies choose which bottles they prefer. Not like I’m going to be introducing a bottle for a while, but just in case I figure it’s good to have on-hand. I looked at some playmat/gym things and changed my mind on which one I wanted. And then I added a bunch of baby books to my registry, in case people are looking for small items… and I certainly want to encourage books!

Oh, and then I’m standing in the middle of BRU staring at the cribs and I call Den. “Den, should I just order the crib we want while I’m here?” Den basically says, ummm yeah, duh. So I sat down to do so. The guy writes down the crib info and types it in, then runs into the back of the store. He comes back and says, “Yep, we have one back there!”

Hold. The. Phone.

Buying a crib is such a huge thing. I don’t know why it makes me so nervous, but it does. A crib. A freaking CRIB. For a baby. It’s a big piece of furniture. And not only do I always get some anxiety when purchasing big items (what if I change my mind??), but it’s for our baby. I’m not sure I’m really ready to be ordering a crib!

BUT I figured I’d have 4-6 weeks for it to arrive and by then I’d be okay with bringing a crib home. I was NOT figuring on having the crib available immediately. Not ready!!

So I stuttered a little bit and managed to get out, “Oh! Good!” However, despite me having the SUV at the time, the guy looked SERIOUSLY doubtful about my ability to fit it in an SUV. “It’s big,” he said. “Really big.” So we are going to need to arrange for BIL to help us pick it up in his truck. Whew. This gives me at least a few days to get used to the idea that we’re going to have a crib in the house.

Not that we have anywhere to put it. Baby’s room is not a baby’s room. Crib will have to go into the basement, un-assembled, for quite some time. Baby-steps here.

Oh and I bought the mattress too.

(Den’s comment last night was, “So we have a crib and a mattress. When is the kid going to use the crib?” “Ummm. When we decide to move him to his own room.” “Right. So the one thing we have, we aren’t going to use for a long time.” “Right.” “Okay then.” But we were given money specifically for the crib so… oh well! Crib it is!)

On my way out of the mall I stopped by Target to buy some new underwear. I wear a specific kind of underwear that I LOVE: Gilligan & O’Malley. Very very comfy. Unfortunately some of mine are starting to do the butt-creep. I’m not entirely convinced my butt is getting bigger, but things are definitely stretching and my undies are getting aweful tight across my belly. So I wanted to do what other ladies have recommended, and buy a size up. No biggie right? HA!! They have different styles: bikini, brief, hipster and thong. They have multiple sizes. They seemed to have every conceivable combination except large bikinis. I found ONE package out of a whole huge shelf. I was very unamused (and sweaty, by that point). So at least I now have one package (of three) in a size that is comfortable. Grrr. Need more undies!

And then I drove home and tried not to fall asleep while doing so.

But at least I got to cross a bunch of things off my to-do list and feel quite accomplished. Though, how come I got all that done in one day and yet I still feel like I didn’t really do much with my time?

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PS – My SIL has her big ultrasound on Thursday! I am SO excited to find out what Devin’s going to have as a playmate!!