Hey Ladies...

It has been brought to my attention that now is the time for me to pack the hospital bag. This came in the form of all the moms in my office laughing at me when I mentioned that I have not yet packed a bag, and yes I only have 30 days to go, why do you ask? It was neat.

Anyway, I understand the need for the basics here: toiletries, robe, slippers, etc., but does anyone have any "OMG, if I didn't have my trusty *insert life-saving item here* I would have diiiiied" items? I'm aware that showing up without my favorite chap-stick will not result in death, but I bet I'd at least be sort of cranky about it once I realized it was missing. Advice please!

Fun Times at Columbia Regional

Today was my 36 (ish) week check up & we learned everything is as it should be. Baby measures on track for dates, is head down, and has a very strong heartbeat that sounds remarkably like someone going, "Woop! Woop! Woop! Woop!" Try to picture a three-year-old making helicopter noises. It was really cute like that.

Anyway, I had to get checked out for the Group B Strep test, so I actually had to have a regular exam today. Just as the doctor sat down to chat with us about how things were going, whether we had any questions, etc., the nurse was futzing with the little tiny maglite on the long bendy arm thing & discovering that it was broken. So Dr. G. had just enough time to say "Nice socks," before we learned that the only way to have a functioning maglite thingy would be to switch to a new room.

{ fig. 1: The Nice Socks }

I was already dressed for the exam though (in an unnecessarily small sheet - it sucked) , so we had to perform some creative maneuvers to quickly & discreetly move to the next available room. This involved clutching the tiny sheet thing to myself, wrapping a gown around my back, and a little sideways shimmy/dance while Kyle hovered around behind me, carrying my pants & trying to draw as much attention away from my backside as possible.

It worked pretty well and we landed safely in the next room over without too many people noticing my state of (un)dress. It was a tiny bit awkward, but mostly just felt kind of silly & funny. Plus I felt really good about my cool heart socks.

practice

I wanted to see if I could post from my phone and it looks like I can! Neato. Now I can update from the hospital even if they don't have wireless. Maybe live blogging the birth will distract me well enough that it won't hurt. Hah.

Pictures from the shower are coming soon!

Technologicalized

Well it looks like we've finally succumbed to the baby blog phenomenon. Check back here and there as we figure out how to work this thing - I'll probably post more frequently once my uterus starts doing more interesting things, like tossing a baby out of it and all that.