Preparations!

Today we had our 7-month Doctor's appointment and things are going just fine. Baby's heartbeat is healthy and she is confirmed to be in the head-down position. We also found out that we're pretty late on starting some basic preparations. Our doctor asked if we've selected a pediatrician. Ummm...no. I really hadn't even thought about it. Hell, I don't even know where we're delivering her! I asked her which building should we go to when labor starts and she informed me that we would be delivering at a completely different hospital! All this time, I thought I was wise for choosing a hospital 3 miles from home and it turns out that our birthing hospital is about 11 miles from home. Mary Birch Hospital for Women looks like a great facility. More babies are delivered here than ANY other hospital in California. I signed us up for a tour so that we can get a closer look. In addition, we are overdue for starting our child birthing classes so I had to register us for those as well. I'm debating on whether or not to take the "Preparing for your Baby" class which is a class that teaches you how to bathe, dress, swaddle, and change baby dolls. Don't laugh!! I seriously have no idea how to do any of that (and remember, Graham bit me the last time I tried to dress him!). I know I'll have plenty of support and help with that but I don't want to be completely clueless when she gets here.

After our appointment, Al took me to Babies R Us and bought the cutest baby book for K.Rae. We'll have to start filling in the blanks for things like "we found out we were pregnant on this date" and "mommy first felt me kick on this date", etc. etc. There's even a page for me to write her a letter and also a page for Al to do the same. That part is going to be very personal. I can't even begin to describe to her how I feel about her already. I tried for the longest to not love her just yet...just in case we never got to her birth day (I failed miserably!). She is my little miracle and I'm so thankful that God felt us fit to give her to us. It just simply proves that I'm not in charge of my life...none of us are. So the letter part is going to take me a while but I'm sure that when I sit down to do it, the right words will just pour out of me!

One more thing. Remember how I said she distorts my belly with her various body parts? While lying in bed Saturday, she started to give me my daily dosage of discomfort. Here are some pictures of my lopsided belly.....what do you think was the cause? A heel, an elbow, a knee??