October 1st
Bought the striped fabric & blue minky fabric for the baby bedding today . Another thing we can check off the list! I took a shower that evening & was HORRIFIED to discover I had a cankle. My right foot/ankle was swollen (the left one was a little swollen but not much). DISGUSTING. You couldn’t even really see my ankle bones. That’s just wrong. I about had a breakdown. I can’t have cankles already!! I still have over two months left. I don’t have cankle appropriate shoes. Especially for fall/winter weather. My shoes are so important to me – I definitely wasn’t ready to give them up. I keep telling Michael I’m going to have to start wearing Crocs or clogs. Blech. I’d rather wear Wal-Mart house shoes. What if my feet get bigger & don’t go back down?!? I cannot lose my shoe collection! UGH.
October 2nd
Cankle update: glad to report the swelling has gone down & I appear to have normal ankles again. *Sigh of relief* Michael & I signed up to take a childbirth & delivery class with my nurse at my doctor’s office. She does the class the first Saturday of every month, but we have the OSU/Baylor game in November. I wasn’t looking forward to the class but I was glad to get it done with. I was nervous about watching the actual childbirth video. I wanted to go out in the hall (with Michael – he would freak if he saw that), but didn’t want to feel stupid. Michael ended up having to work in the morning before the class but he was supposed to be done by 9 (when the class started). He went in to work at 6:45 & called me a little after 8 saying it was taking a lot longer & he wouldn’t be done by 9. Ugh! He suggested that we reschedule but that would mean we either take a different class through the hospital or risk missing some or all of the Baylor game. Plus, I really just wanted to be done with it. We decided that I would go to the class & he would get to a stopping point, join me & then go back to work to finish later. I was nervous that I was going to feel really awkward, but when I got to the class, I was the only one there. Kristin (my nurse) said it was going to be a really small class since the OU/Texas game was that day. There were only three couples signed up (she usually has up to eight). I told her Michael would be coming & going for work, but she said that was fine. One of the couples didn’t show, so it ended up just being us & one other couple. It was really nice because I didn’t feel as awkward when Michael wasn’t there. It worked out just fine! Michael got there a little after 9:30, left again around 10:45 & came back a little after noon. Part of what he missed was 30 minutes of lunch when we just chatted & ate, so he actually didn’t miss that much of the class. He was there for the childbirth video but he just looked at our handout & I looked at the ground. It was over fast & I didn’t see anything traumatic. The class ended up being better than I expected. I didn’t have to get on the ground & practice positions or breathing or anything. It was informal & I felt comfortable asking questions. A pediatrician came after lunch, so we could ask her questions. Then we finished the class by taking a tour of the hospital. We saw a delivery room & the nursery. We weren’t able to see the postpartum rooms since they’re still under construction but Kristin said they should be finished before December. The postpartum rooms are apparently really small, but you can pay extra to get a big room if one’s available when you go in. We haven’t decided if we want a big room or not. There were no babies in the nursery – Kristin said most people keep the babies in their rooms now. Forget that! I’ve been told by friends & books to let the nursery keep the baby, so you can get as much sleep as possible. The nurses won’t be there to help you when you go home, so take advantage while you can. There was a baby that had just been born & that was being examined. The family was on the other side of the glass & was so excited. The dad was back with the baby. So weird to think that will be us in a few months!! The class stressed Michael out a little – I think it’s becoming very real to him. He’s super nervous that he won’t be able to handle it or that he’ll pass out. I’m surprisingly calm about the whole thing. I just try not to think about the details & just remember that people do this everyday & it will be fine. The staff at the hospital know what they’re doing & we’ll get through it. I’m sure I’ll get more nervous closer to the due date, but I’ve remained fairly calm for the most part. After the class, we went to the State Fair with Amanda to eat a ton of food. We got really lucky & found a parking spot because a nice guy waved to us that there was an open spot down one row. Sweet! We stayed for several hours, ate, watched the dog show & checked out the sugar show. We ate the following: fried cheese, corn dog, apple fries withcaramel
October 3rd – 30 weeks
Holy crap. I only have 10 weeks left… I’m almost in single digits – weird! After yoga, Amanda came over to watch Dexter & we ate Papa John’s pizza. Dexter was better than last week, so there’s still hope for the season.
Bought the striped fabric & blue minky fabric for the baby bedding today . Another thing we can check off the list! I took a shower that evening & was HORRIFIED to discover I had a cankle. My right foot/ankle was swollen (the left one was a little swollen but not much). DISGUSTING. You couldn’t even really see my ankle bones. That’s just wrong. I about had a breakdown. I can’t have cankles already!! I still have over two months left. I don’t have cankle appropriate shoes. Especially for fall/winter weather. My shoes are so important to me – I definitely wasn’t ready to give them up. I keep telling Michael I’m going to have to start wearing Crocs or clogs. Blech. I’d rather wear Wal-Mart house shoes. What if my feet get bigger & don’t go back down?!? I cannot lose my shoe collection! UGH.
October 2nd
Cankle update: glad to report the swelling has gone down & I appear to have normal ankles again. *Sigh of relief* Michael & I signed up to take a childbirth & delivery class with my nurse at my doctor’s office. She does the class the first Saturday of every month, but we have the OSU/Baylor game in November. I wasn’t looking forward to the class but I was glad to get it done with. I was nervous about watching the actual childbirth video. I wanted to go out in the hall (with Michael – he would freak if he saw that), but didn’t want to feel stupid. Michael ended up having to work in the morning before the class but he was supposed to be done by 9 (when the class started). He went in to work at 6:45 & called me a little after 8 saying it was taking a lot longer & he wouldn’t be done by 9. Ugh! He suggested that we reschedule but that would mean we either take a different class through the hospital or risk missing some or all of the Baylor game. Plus, I really just wanted to be done with it. We decided that I would go to the class & he would get to a stopping point, join me & then go back to work to finish later. I was nervous that I was going to feel really awkward, but when I got to the class, I was the only one there. Kristin (my nurse) said it was going to be a really small class since the OU/Texas game was that day. There were only three couples signed up (she usually has up to eight). I told her Michael would be coming & going for work, but she said that was fine. One of the couples didn’t show, so it ended up just being us & one other couple. It was really nice because I didn’t feel as awkward when Michael wasn’t there. It worked out just fine! Michael got there a little after 9:30, left again around 10:45 & came back a little after noon. Part of what he missed was 30 minutes of lunch when we just chatted & ate, so he actually didn’t miss that much of the class. He was there for the childbirth video but he just looked at our handout & I looked at the ground. It was over fast & I didn’t see anything traumatic. The class ended up being better than I expected. I didn’t have to get on the ground & practice positions or breathing or anything. It was informal & I felt comfortable asking questions. A pediatrician came after lunch, so we could ask her questions. Then we finished the class by taking a tour of the hospital. We saw a delivery room & the nursery. We weren’t able to see the postpartum rooms since they’re still under construction but Kristin said they should be finished before December. The postpartum rooms are apparently really small, but you can pay extra to get a big room if one’s available when you go in. We haven’t decided if we want a big room or not. There were no babies in the nursery – Kristin said most people keep the babies in their rooms now. Forget that! I’ve been told by friends & books to let the nursery keep the baby, so you can get as much sleep as possible. The nurses won’t be there to help you when you go home, so take advantage while you can. There was a baby that had just been born & that was being examined. The family was on the other side of the glass & was so excited. The dad was back with the baby. So weird to think that will be us in a few months!! The class stressed Michael out a little – I think it’s becoming very real to him. He’s super nervous that he won’t be able to handle it or that he’ll pass out. I’m surprisingly calm about the whole thing. I just try not to think about the details & just remember that people do this everyday & it will be fine. The staff at the hospital know what they’re doing & we’ll get through it. I’m sure I’ll get more nervous closer to the due date, but I’ve remained fairly calm for the most part. After the class, we went to the State Fair with Amanda to eat a ton of food. We got really lucky & found a parking spot because a nice guy waved to us that there was an open spot down one row. Sweet! We stayed for several hours, ate, watched the dog show & checked out the sugar show. We ate the following: fried cheese, corn dog, apple fries with
October 3rd – 30 weeks
Holy crap. I only have 10 weeks left… I’m almost in single digits – weird! After yoga, Amanda came over to watch Dexter & we ate Papa John’s pizza. Dexter was better than last week, so there’s still hope for the season.
Do you think my cankle ordeal was a bit of an overreaction? I don't! I still shudder at the thought. I never realized how much I like my ankles until they got swollen. Ick!
I don't regret looking away during the birthing video at all. I'm glad I've never seen childbirth - even though I've done it myself now. I still have no interest in seeing it whatsoever! As far as the hospital nursery, we kept Alex in our room a lot the first night but that's mainly because I felt a little embarrassed to call the nurse too much. But we took advantage more the second night. I definitely recommend it! You'll have plenty of time to snuggle & hold that little one when you go home & you're up with them all night - ha!
Anyone going to the state fair this weekend? We thought about it, but will probably pass this year. We have a busy week next week, so we're hoping to take it easy this weekend. Although, reading about all the food we ate has me rethinking this decision... J
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