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Nope, this isn’t a sappy post about how I can’t wait to hold our baby or meet him for the first time (all that is a given, right?). This is a post about ME I can’t wait to… *bend over without pain *put on socks and shoes without sitting down *skip the 2 – 3 bathroom trips every night *see my belly button *wear clothes that fit *not get tired just from standing up *not get light headed Keep Reading I Can’t Wait I have spent the last 9 months learning about pregnancy and preparing for birth… only recently have I started to think about life AFTER pregnancy — and there’s a lot to learn there too!! First up… the baby’s first aid kit. Pretty important, if you ask me. We have a lot on this list already, but need a few more things… *Thermometer: preferably a digital rectal one *Nasal aspirator: the snot sucker. Check *Infant Tylenol (any non-aspirin). Check *A list Keep Reading Baby First Aid FINALLY we’ve gotten around to packing a bag for the hospital. When we pre-registered at the hospital, the nurse told us to pack one small bag that we’ll want to bring up for labor and delivery and then pack our larger “suitcase” and leave it in the car. Once the baby is born, Steve can run out to the car and bring up the suitcase for when I’m in the recovery room. SO, give me Keep Reading Packing the Hospital Bag There are a LOT of people we’ll need to notify once baby Ryan is born and we’ve found a great way to do it. Steve and I were recently contacted by a company called “Baby’s First Phone Call” and we’re going to try it out. Basically, once the baby is born we call an 800 number and record a personalized message (“Baby Ryan was born at so-and-so time, weighing blah blah blah… hip hip hooray!”) and Keep Reading Want to be notified after birth? Let us know! I wasn’t sure what to expect and I don’t think interviewing a pediatrician is necessarily needed, but it definitely helped set our minds at ease – one less thing to worry about. Some of you other first-timers asked me to share the questions we asked and how it went and I’m happy to try to help so here we go… First, this pediatrician was recommended by our OB. She said he was “the sweetest guy.” Also, he Keep Reading Interviewing a pediatrician |
      
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