Productive week

Well, Jeff had to take the week off, so we made a list and were quite productive. Yesterday (Thursday) he ended up having to work, so that list is still unfinished, but the rest of the week has been quite productive.

Last Friday I went shopping, more to walk around than get much done. I was able to pick up some PJ's, a robe and some other small items that will be useful once Roo arrives.

The weekend was mostly quiet, as many friends were out of town. We made our list of what the week was to entail.

So since Monday here is the list of things accomplished:
The nursery is all finished. We put up decorations and decided where some homeless items will live. The closet finally got the last of the organization I wanted to get done, so it now has room for baby things. Pictures will be taken and posted later today.
I have conquered Mt. Washmore (laundry) and it is nearly gone. I've been able to keep up with our clothes for a bit now, but linens and towels have taken over a bit as they seem to get low priority on the need to be washed list.
Our bedroom has been cleaned and reorganized in order to have room for the bassinet/co-sleeper. The co-sleeper is all set up and ready to be used.
More shopping was had to purchase some snacks for Jeff and our support friends that will be helping us at the hospital, speakers for our computer, groceries and various things to be frozen and easy to prepare when Roo is here and we are exhausted.
The one item on our list that has been ignored is completing some sewing. I have 2 projects I would like to have done before Roo arrives. One is to make some swaddling blankets (fabric is purchased and washed, just needs to be cut, bias tape made, and sewn). The other is to turn the valance that came with our bedding set into pillows. Backing fabric has been purchased and washed, as well as pillow forms being purchased, now thing need to be cut and sewn. There is also other non-baby sewing that we would like to do, but it hasn't been made a priority.

We have finished the prenatal classes we signed up for. This past week was by far the hardest as medications and possible procedures were discussed in great detail in the class. I am happy I have informed myself what occurs during pregnancy, labor, and birth. This has allowed me to choose an OB who will support my wishes during the birth. There were couples in the class that were just learning about some of the procedures and were horrified at the idea of some of them. Jeff and I had already discussed our plans and wishes, not just with each other, but also with the doctor. The instructor did provide us with ideas of items to help us get through the labor, thus the hospital bags have come into the house to have things added to them and such. A "goody" bag still needs to be made to make sure we have the tools that will make it easier to get through the labor.

As far as how things are going with Roo and progression towards labor:
Things continue to look good. We are hoping Roo does not decide to make an appearance this week as our Doctor leaves today for a week in England. I continue to have "warm-up" contractions and on Monday declared that I was done being pregnant. I proceeded to have contractions for about 5 or 6 hours through the evening 50 minutes apart. By the time I finally went to bed (around 2 am) the contractions had stopped. My belly, although still small in comparison to others in our prenatal class, continues to grow and folks have declared me "ready to pop." I am also no longer able to drive the truck as the belly hits the steering wheel.

We plan on sending out a mass email announcing Roo's arrival, so if you feel we don't have your correct email address, feel free to drop me a line so our records can be updated.

Today's plans include taking pictures of the Nursery and my belly to be posted for all who want to see, making a run to goodwill to get rid of more things we don't want or need anymore, going through the books we have in storage and logging them onto library thing and then deciding what books return to storage and get added to storage to possibly create more room in our library of books. I also need to cut up and freeze the lasagna I made the other day as well as the chicken cutlets that were purchased in bulk. Hopefully I will also be able to get some meatballs made and ready to be frozen as well.