We had another appointment today. Anna is officially 39 weeks pregnant tomorrow. The doctor listened to the heart beat and measured her belly and said everything looks and sounds great. He said that she is 1 cm. dialated. Then he ended it by telling us that she could go any day now.
At home I have the nursery 99% of the way set up. I got the crib and both dressers all put together. Also we have the glider (rocking chair) set up and all the wall hangings and decorations on the walls. Anna has laundered all the new clothes, separated them and put them away in the dressers. My mom and dad came over this past weekend and helped us get the rest of the house ready. My wonderful mother and wife spent most of their day cleaning the house from top to bottom. While they were cleaning dad and I anchored all the wall hangings and decorations to the walls. He also helped me move some of the heavy furniture to exactly where we wanted it. So the house is as ready as we can possibly make it. I had a sit down and heart to heart with the dogs. Roxi and Hurley were concerned about what bringing a baby into the house would do to their mommy and daddy time. So I assured them that Anna and I would still have time for them.
Now here's my problem... A while ago I blogged about the things that I do know about babies. Between then and now I have learned some things but I'm still in the dark about what to do with this baby when I get him home. How often do we feed him? When does he go to bed at night? Will he eat regular wings or do they have to be boneless? When he starts to cry what does he want? How many times a day does he go to the bathroom? Which is the front side of the diaper? How often do we give him a bath? Some of these questions are jokes, but honestly some are real. Anna and I are incredibly thankful for the wonderful friends and family who have shared all of their valuable wisdom about the above topics with us. Because without all of you we would be very lost. I'm sure we would eventually figure it all out but at the expense of our son and our sanity I'm sure.
So, to all of our friends and family who have been so helpful to us during this whole pregnancy we can not say thank you enough. For all of your wisdom and insight, for all of your time, dedication and prayers Anna and I would like to say thank you very much.
Keep Anna and our son in your prayers over the next few days. Who knows the next blog I write may be as a new dad!
Boneless wings for sure. Spicy Garlic. Make sure you get plenty of ranch dressing also. I'd say by 2 weeks old your son should start eating solid foods and be potty trained. As for diapers, I wouldn't worry too much about it. He won't be in them that long anyway. Those size 5 and 6 diapers you see in the store are for babies with continence problems and lazy parents. Also with diapers, you son should be able to tell you which way they go on, as most smart babies are speaking only hours after being born, (This is so they can tell you their name, DUH). And like his dad, he should be going to bed around 10pm and waking up at 12pm on the weekends and should spend the rest of his free time looking for a job that will dictate his hours of sleep during the week.
ReplyDeleteI hope I have answered your questions. Good luck... Sucker.