Peanut Shell... So we got most of our baby stuff at the first shower, but there are still some essentials that we hope to get at the next one. I was looking at the registry to make sure that those items were on there and I have a baby bijorn carrier and a peanut shell on the registry. I did have the M1 Lascal (which I do prefer since I live in Atlanta and it gets hot as a muther here) but a friend of mine had the baby bijorn and like it. As far as the Peanut Shell...I have always thought those things were cool looking and babies always seem to look very comfortable in them...AND you can use it when they are infants.
So I went to the Peanut Shell website to make sure that I had the right size because the reviews say that is one of the main issues...getting the right size. You also get to see all the cool ways that you can put the baby in the carrier on the site. So if you are in the market for a sling carrier go with the Peanut Shell!!!! And definately go to the website. It seems that Target online has a larger selection of the carriers than babies r us...which is odd...but oh well...lol.
We are going to run some errands today and one of the things that I have to take care of is making sure I have everything that I am going to need for my overnight bag. I am going to pack that this weekend. I need to get a couple nightgowns that I can nurse in, footies, granny panties...lol, and a nursing bra. We have everything else and everything for Aiden. I also have to wash some of his clothes at some point...maybe next weekend.
2008-07-09 (33 weeks)
In one ear and out the other... Since I am coming to the end of this pregnancy I thought that I would share what some of my pet peeves have been with people giving their 2 cents.
Why is it that people think that I am suppose to be a crying mess just because I am pregnant? I was not an overly emotional person before I got pregnant therefore I don't cry at the drop of a hat now. SO WHAT if I didn't cry when I saw the nursery finished..I was more excited than anything. SO WHAT if I didn't cry during the ultrasounds. I was enjoying hearing my sons heartbeat!!!! And when I cried at the maternity slide show..there was no need to mention that I FINALLY cried at something. I mean do people think that they are the 'cry police' (as my fabulous line sister calls it)? Who says stuff like that? I mean really?
Why is it that when I say that I want to try and have a natural child birth everyone wants to either tell me how much it is going to hurt (like I think it is going to be painless) or they tell me how their birth experience is and that they will check with me after the birth to see if I really go natural. I try to let that stuff go in one ear and out the other. But if someone decides how to handle the birth of THEIR child who are you to say that I probably won't do it. Or why do you think that I want to hear about your birth experience...especially if it was a bad one. Your experience is going to be TOTALLY different than mine. Why do people just not say that is great and good luck? I mean really?
Why is it that people with no children and/or little to know baby or child experience seem to be the ones that want to give advice all the time. Or always think they know what you need? Or someone that has never been pregnant wants to tell you what you should or should not do. Who does that? I mean really?
Why is it that people want to hate on the things that you are doing while you are pregnant just because they didn't do it for whatever reason? Yes I had a photographer come and do pictures of me pregnant. Why not? I think I look pretty good pregnant!! Don't be mad at me because you gained 80 lbs while you were pregnant and didn't want to take pictures. Or don't be mad at me because I can still get away with wearing a bikini and you could not. That is not my problem. I mean really!!!!?
Why do people want to invite themselves to the hospital when you are in labor? I understand that it is a celebratory moment in life but dang. I mean I know that people don't think that they will be allowed in the delivery room at ANY point. And why sit in the lobby of a hospital for God knows how long. Why not just WAIT until you are called to come and visit in the hospital. Do people REALLY think that right after I give birth that I am going to want a bunch of people around? The only way that people will see Aiden right after birth is if glass is separating them from him. The two of us would have just went through a VERY traumatic experience...so WHY do people think that we would want visitation RIGHT away? I just don't understand that. WAIT TO BE CALLED PEOPLE...then come to the hospital...in very SMALL groups(like 2-3 people at a time)...not all at once. This is not a party...we had the party on June 14th. This is a hospital where people are delivering and recovering from birth!!!! A little respect and consideration is all I am asking for. Is that to much? I mean really!!!!!
I am sure that there are going to be plenty of people telling me what I should and should not do when the baby comes. And to be quite honest with you I DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT. ESPECIALLY if you don't have any children of your own (and those are always the main people trying to tell you how to do something). I have ALWAYS been a firm believer that you can NOT and SHOULD not tell people how to raise their children. Regardless of whether or not what YOU think they are doing wrong. Let us make our mistakes...that is how we will learn!!!! If you have children then you had your chance to raise someone so give it up. If you don't have children, just store all that advise away in your mind so you don't make those mistakes with your own children (that is what I did).
If I don't ask, then take that as I don't need the 2 cents!!!! I am sure there will be a day when someone tries to undermine a decision that Paul and I make about how we are raising Aiden...or questions a decision. And I am praying that I have the strength on that day to calmly clarify the roles that people play in Aiden's life. I have already told my mother that the first time that she violates a rule she is being put on punishment from taking care of Aiden...lol. And that goes for anyone else as well. Paul and I have very STRONG convictions on some things and I am going to have a problem with anyone that tries to go against them.
I am sure that I forgot about some of my pet peeves but if I remember them I will just come back and edit this entry. I am a pretty introverted person and have worked really, REALLY hard to not to pop off at the mouth when people say off the cuff things to me. It has been a REAL challenge during this pregnancy.
And I am sure that this is just the beginning. Just know that when I start snapping back after Aiden's birth I am blaming EVERYTHING on post partum!!! LOL...Until next time.
2008-07-07 (33 weeks)
Glass Baby Bottles So it is like Christmas everyday in this house because something gets delivered almost every day. I ordered some things from babies r us last week including our Evenflo classic baby bottles in 4oz and 8oz. Aiden's father is SERIOUS about this BPA thing and he should be so he refused to hear that there were some plastic bottles that are BPA free. He figured we could avoid any wondering by going with glass bottles. Well they are really nice. And we got 6 for $9.99!!!! What a great deal...when he said that he wanted to do glass I was a little unnerved because I thought that they were going to cost an arm and a leg. But after a little research I found these and I am happy with the purchase.
Now the reviews stated that the nipples that come with the bottles are not all that hot so I bought The First Years Breastflow nipples. I figure that if I AM able to breast feed that these are the best nipples to be able to go back and forth with. And based on the reviews they make that easy. So I am excited. I had also ordered these infant soothie pacifiers. I have read good reviews on those as well.
I am also trying to decide if we need a sterilizer. I am pretty sure that we dont need one...because of the glass bottles. They dont need to be sterilized. They just need to be washed. I know that the nipples and the pacifiers need to be sterilized but I think I can just go old school and do that in boiling water...lol. No need for me to buy a sterilizer for $25-40 just to do that!!! So the sterilizer is OUT!!
2008-07-07 (33 weeks)
4th of July Weekend I had a pretty nice 4th of July weekend. We did go to Aiden's fathers aunts house to watch the fireworks. Well technically we went to her house then went upstairs to the penthouse of her condo building for a party...that is where we watched the fireworks that were don't almost right across from the condo. It was a perfect spot. I could not remember when I saw fireworks on the 4th of July last. So it was nice to see. It was a little loud but still nice.
Before we went to the condo we met GrandPaul and Sheila for diner at The Tavern at Phipps Plaza. I had never been there before but it was really nice. The food was good and it was a nice atmosphere.
Then on Saturday I went and got my not so little little brother Raaj for our weekly movie date. We went to see Handcock...which I thought was pretty darn funny. AND the story went in a direction that I was not expecting so that was nice as well. Raaj spent the night with me as well. We got back to the house at about 5pm...he ate and then went to sleep. And he didn't wake up until the NEXT MORNING!!!! I was shocked but he must have really needed that sleep...lol.
So I am preparing myself for the convention that will be held in Atlanta that I have to attend for work. It is going to wear me out I just know it. Hopefully I wont give birth, but if I do I will be in the best possible position. Surrounded by MD's...lol. After that we have the second baby shower and then little Aiden could come at any point. I just hope that he does not come before this second baby shower.
Aiden has been having hiccups more often now and it feels really funny. I guess he has been having them for a while but I didn't know that was what was going on. He is also still trying to be a little acrobat even though he has very little room in there to move around. So I am the one that is suffering. I swear that he is beating on my bladder all day...I cant hold more than a couple ounces of fluid without feeling like I am going to pee on myself!!!!
I am also getting ready to go ahead and get my bag ready for the hospital. If you have been reading my blog from the beginning you will notice that I like to be prepared...lol. I have to get a nursing nightgown as well as a nursing bra...oh and some nice thick socks. I WILL be wearing my Croc flip flops to walk around the hospital in. And I am still on the fence about getting an epidural. I mean I think that I am going to try and hold out until 6-7 cm and then get the epidural. But we will see.
I cant believe that I am 33 weeks!!!! I am getting a little freaked out about the fact that I am going to be giving birth to this little human that I will be responsible for until I leave this earth. It is a little intimidating. But I just pray that I do my best to prepare him for life. I am also a little freaked out about all the people that are saying that will be at the hospital. I will play it by ear but I may need to make some deals with the nurses...lol. Or maybe they can take Aiden to the nursery and people (other than grandparents) can see him through the glass. That way I dont have to tell people no when they ask to hold him or freak out if they try and kiss him!!!! OMG that is going to freak me out. Lipstick, makeup, etc on Aiden's newborn face...UGH!!!! Just thinking about it makes me cringe. Am I the only parent that feels that way? I am sure that i am not...
