The past week has been all baby, all the time. After our shower, I spent the day going through everything that we got. There was so much! After doing a lot of laundry, a lot of cleaning, and a lot of organizing, I made a list of what we still needed. Not much was on there. So Gary & I headed to Babies R Us to use some gift cards and get the remaining things we need. Gift cards are the greatest thing ever. Shopping for free, who doesn't love that? While we were out shopping, we were attempting to make some decisions on what types of things to get. We were stuck on bottles. We have one set that I'm excited to try with Isabella. But I know that babies are picky about what they will actually take. So we ended up not getting anything, and are going to wait and see. We still have close to $100 left in gift cards, and have almost everything that we need. So I'd say we're in excellect shape.
Last Wednesday I had a checkup. Everything with baby is looking great. Heartbeat and size are right on track. As for me, well I'm doing ok. Exhaustion is really getting me down. I'm also having severe back pain. By the end of the day, I struggle to walk. Both of my doctors have talked to me about doing physical therapy, but I haven't given in yet. I am going down in my hours at work, only doing 6 hours a day instead of 8 and going to see if that helps. Hoping it will. If, after this week of reduced hours, it doesn't help then I will be forced to do physical therapy at least once a week. I'm so close to my due date that I hope I don't have to add this into my schedule.
Wednesday night, Gary & I took a class on "Baby Basics." I think it was really helpful for both of us to think about being home with the baby and all the things that we have to do. We also got to just get into the hospitial and find where we need to go when I am in labor. We also learned more about the hospital itself and what to expect. The class was taught by one of the delivery nurses so she was very upfront with us on how things work. Any vistors that come to the hospital have to go to security before being allowed onto the baby floor. ID's are a must unless you're underage. As a patient, Gary & I have the ability to say if we want visitors or not, and when we want them. During the class we went over the basic care that we will be giving Isabella. We went over the importance of saftey and paying attention to the little things. We got to play with dolls and change a diaper and then learn to swaddle them. Also went over giving a bath and putting the baby in the car seat. Overall it was a great way to learn/relearn the things that we really need to know. Speaking of car seats, Gary went to get ours checked on Thursday and it was almost perfect. The only thing he had to change was the angle setting but otherwise everything else was perfect. :)
We are almost ready now. A few small things to do around the house, and we'll be done. Reorganizing the kitchen is the biggest thing. We need to make space for her bottles (that we have to buy) and her baby bullet from Megan. I'm so excited to make her baby food! After reading through the booklet that came with it, I realized just how much money I can really save by making her food instead of buying pre-bottled baby food. Now I just have to wait until she's big enough to start using it. It is really great though that we did get some things that are going to be good when she's older, so we don't have to worry as she grows.
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