Thursday, December 6, 2012
What's the plan...
Wow...I am that horrible blogger who has come to the point in the road where I am only blogging once a week....when I have to do my weekly bump update???
How did it come to this?!
Unacceptable
Here I am world...turning over a new...diaper?
It seems like all my brain is filled with these days is avoiding thinking about the fact that my son will be here in around 5 weeks. Granted we are completely and totally ready but I would also be completely and totally lying to you if I told you it didn't freak me out just a little bit.
See, as many of you know...J and I live right outside of Charlotte, North Carolina. Our parents? Live 5 minutes apart from each other....5 hours away...from us.
Sucks, right?
This makes it really difficult for me to even think about how it is going to be when I go into labor. And if you have read anything in the About Me section...you know how anal retentive I am about having a plan. My poor husband still doesn't quite grasp the concept that I have to have something in writing outlining exactly what is going to happen. And that whole...outline thing...HASN'T HAPPENED YET.
I realize I still have 5 weeks but still, any time I think about it....well we just aren't going to go there.
When will everyone come down? Where will they all stay? Will they be offended if I only want immediate family at the hospital? What if I want them to leave their beloved pets {who they always bring with them} at home? What if I get home from the hospital and completely lose my shit on someone because I'm exhausted from pushing a 6-9lb baby out without drugs??
These questions....this is why I haven't been blogging. Avoidance, my friends...avoidance.
What advice do you have for a plan? And please don't tell me..."Don't make one" because then I might really lose it....
.....just kidding!
But not really...
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I'm with you, girl. I'm losing my mind. And after my appointment today it's possible (although hopefully unlikely) that the baby could be here next week. I thought I had at least 3!!! Omg, I need a bottle of wine!!!!!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness!!! Well girl you know I'll be stalking your Instagram for a pic of Baby A!!! I can't wait to find out if it's a boy or a girl!
DeleteDid they say why he or she might be early??
my advice, (coming from a completely jaded place, horribly biased with my own personal experiences) After we have Fiona I'm getting the heck out of the hospital. I hated every moment of the 2 day stay with Isabelle, tired of people interrupting our nursing and waking the baby. I was seriously really to clock a nurse. My other gripe: I don't want a line of visitors. I know I've told you this but I'm a hormonal attached nut job with my babies. No one gets to hold them until weeks *ahem* months later. I didn't like having company right after, you feel yucky, you're finding your footing in the whole nursing thing, and explaining to people who drove hours to see the baby that they can look but not touch frustrates everyone. Again, I'm an over protective looney bird, and I'm completely aware of this, but unfortunately for everyone else I'm not sorry. (None of this applies to my husband of course, but everyone else. Don't touch.) My parents who literally live 5 minutes away didn't hold Isabelle until she was about 6 weeks old. They were totally cool with the wait but A LOT of people don't get it.
ReplyDeleteI completely understand Lee Anne, I told Josh I didn't want anyone touching his hands for at least the first two weeks (besides us of course) and it took a good hour to explain to him why. I have a feeling I'm going to be right with you on the hormonal attached nut job but luckily all our nurses have said that if we have just an outlined birth plan they will regulate visitors based on what we want, how we feel and what is best for the baby-and that, my friend, was all I needed to hear!!
DeleteI loved coming home as soon as I could (3 hours post delivery). I wanted to be in my own bed, eat my own food, take a shower in my shower, and not be exposed in front of a bunch of people anymore. As far as a plan for visitors: that's fine. Perhaps post it on your door in nice bold letters. Birth plans should be guidelines, because births nearly never go according to plan. :-)
ReplyDeleteGood to keep in mind for sure. For our "Birth Plan" it's mostly just an overview of what I would LIKE to happen....but I realistically know that it could either go according to that OR completely in the opposite direction. I think the idea of having some sort of plan is reassuring for me...even if that isn't how it happens. At least I was pro-active in letting everyone know what I wanted...
Deletethis is why you need/have a buffer twin to take your "shit" out on :) call me when you want to flip out (i'll listen and not pass any judgement)!! and i'll be down as soon as i get the okay, already have the money for the plane ticket/gas money :)
ReplyDeleteHaha our timing stinks! Phone date...ASAP!
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