Going into the Home Stretch

Hi everyone,

Well we passed the 8th month and are a little into the 9th. Pregnancy now is 99% not fun, I'm bloated, tired, can't move easily and sleeping is getting tough. I guess what is most frustrating is that I am used to doing work, working out, life stuff quickly and efficiently and to not be able to do that is an adjustment.

I had a minor event happen last week. I was amped to be at work, I love my job and my departmebnt is great, and I was all hyper and ended up twisting my ankle and falling, scraping my knee on the way down, going down like horse. People at work were like "ARE YOU OK" and "I'M TAKING YOU TO THE HOSPITAL IMMEDIATELY!" It was a little shocking, I thought I was fine but called the dr to be sure and they wanted to monitor me. The first hour was fine but I ended up going into labor and they gave me a shot to stop the contractions which worked. Jesse and I ended up at the hospital for about 6 hours! At one point, I heard this woman screeching like a bird in a cage w/ a cat, it was intense. Then she stopped and a little bit later, I heard a baby crying. It was touching :)

Anyhow, we've gotten a TON of support from faily and friends! My two best friends, Mary and Nicole, flew in last month to throw a baby shower for us at our house. They took pictures of our bedding, jungle themed w/ little lions on it, and had custom cookies made of the lions, came up w/ cute fortune sayings and made custom fortune cookies, made quiches and had a ton of pasteries and bagels and flowers in our place. It was a true surprise how much work they put into it, it was so touching. We had a ton of friends over, it was great seeing them at our house and we got some really nice swag, a ton of baby clothes and some bottles, essentials etc.

Captain likes baby gifts too

Then my old company, GD, had us over for lunch and gave us some cute clothes, and then my current employer, Apple, threw us a baby shower. It was amaazing how generous and supportive everyone was, we were surprised and felt really cared for.

Thus, we're all set for the first few months w/ all the clothing and basic equipemnt we could need, which is a great blessing. We've been to a few classes, childbirth prep and newborn care, and have set everything up and washed everything. Its now about the waiting...

Jen