Checking Things Off...

Yesterday's doctor visit went well.  Except for the part where the nurse told me I didn't even look pregnant.  How could I be 30 weeks?  Well lady, my baby is sick. Bah!  Heard a quiet heartbeat and will hopefully get an ultrasound sometime in the next week or two, in order to check Whitney's growth (or lack thereof).  

Today pretty much sucked.  But we got a couple of things done that we really needed to.  This morning, we met with the perinatal hospice, Angel Babies.  They lady we met with was super helpful.  She's going to hook us up with a L&D nurse at our hospital who will give us one-on-one birth coaching (good thing, since I've never been through this whole labor and delivery/contractions/giving birth thing) and will be able to show us around the hospital ahead of time.  She gave us the names of a couple funeral homes... and can I just tell you that my husband is my hero.  He's going to do all the calling around to the different funeral places to find the best price for us.  Apparently, they can vary greatly from one place to another.  He's so good to me.  Angel Babies is also going to get us in touch with a photographer who will do some picutres for us at Whitney's birth.  We'll get to meet her ahead of time, too which will be good.  

One thing that the lady at Angel Babies suggested is that we make good memories with Whitney now.  I guess I've kinda thought about that before and have sort of been doing that, but I haven't been really intentional in making those memories and documenting them.  So Sean and I are going to be more deliberate with the time we have with her and making it special.  For instance, Whitney LOVES Indian food.  Surprising, right?  Even when I'm not pregnant, it usually gives me heartburn and other unpleasantries (sorry, TMI... but really, who among us is immune to Indian food?) but the other night we went to our usual Indian spot, Tandoori Nights, and I ate so much!  But not only did I eat so much, it tasted better than EVER and I had no problems with it at all... not even the slightest heartburn.  So baby likes that for sure!  I can't wait for my mom to get her next week so we can make some more memories together.  

After that meeting, we went to lunch then headed over to the hospital to pre-register.  Ugh.  So many questions and reminders that there is something wrong with our baby.  Signing a car seat waiver.  Yes, I know I have to have a car seat to take the baby home in.  Oh, how I pray I will need a car seat.  But I know that I most likely won't.  Our backseat will be empty on the drive home.  Signing waivers for my baby.  Sign your name, and where it asks for "relation to patient" print "mother."  Yes, I am a mother.  A mother without her child.  Question: Is this your first?  Yes.  Question: Do you know what you're having?  No.  (I lied.  Couldn't hold back the tears anymore and just wasn't interested in having that conversation.)  *sigh*  So a couple things down, but so many more to go.  I am thankful that we have this time to prepare for everything but it just gets tiresome.  

I'm settling in for a hopefully relaxing weekend with my kitties.  Catch up on some DVR and finish off that Cherry cobbler I made last night.  Yum.  Hope you all have a great weekend!