I can't believe I only have 2 more weeks to go, 3 at most since my OB won't let me go past 41 weeks without inducing me. Although I really hope Audrey decides to come before 41 weeks because I would really like to be able to let labor happen naturally instead of having to trick my body into it. I also can't wait for her to be out of me and no longer kicking me in my ribs and punching me in my cervix. Either way, she will be here soon; I will actually be able to hold her in my arms and stare at her. While I can't wait to meet her, it is also a little scary. I have always loved kids and have been good with them, but I have never had one of my own, I have never been the sole care giver, the one that is completely responsible for them, and that is a little scary. Our lives are never going to be the same again, and I'm excited.
Last week I had an OB visit in that awful snow storm we had and it took Mike and I a little more than an hour to get there. My OB is right next door to Strong, where I will be delivering so I really hope we don't have a snow storm when Audrey decides to make her appearance, otherwise I might end up having her in the car! Anyways, I had actually lost some weight and my belly hadn't grown since my last two visits, so they became a little concerned about Audrey's growth and ordered an ultrasound to check everything out. Thankfully we were able to get an ultrasound the very same day right after our appointment with the OB. The ultrasound tech said everything looked great and that Audrey was just in position to be born, deep in my pelvis, and that was probably why I was measuring small. She told us that Audrey was weighing in at 6 lbs 12 oz and if she continued to grow normally she would be about seven and a half to eight pounds by 40 weeks, although there can be up to a one pound margin of error in either direction. Eight pounds sounds about right to me since I weighted 8 lbs 6 oz when I was born and Mike weighted just about 8 lbs. They say that your baby's birth weight will be right around where yours was, although I'm hoping a little smaller! A couple weeks ago (before the ultrasound) Mike and his mom were trying to convince me that Mike was a 12 lb baby and I almost cried! I am very relieved to know that Audrey is not going to be a giant baby.
Mike and I had been having a really tough time trying to find a home daycare for Audrey when I go back to work. We had gone to interview and visit two home daycare's and the first was tiny and the lady had to pack the kids in the car everyday to go pick up her kids from school which we didn't really feel comfortable with, and the second was filthy and the lady was absolutely crazy. I had had a tough time finding those two home daycare's, which by the way were licensed state home daycare's so they were inspected by the state which made we wonder what the hell kind of criteria the state has for these home daycare's and how they could let these two places be licensed, but anyways I was really starting to worry that we wouldn't find somewhere for Audrey to go when I would be able to go back to work. There were a ton of places in the city, but Mike really wanted to find somewhere closer to us. I told him that we might have to go into the city to find someone or else I wouldn't be able to go back to work. So Mike posted a little something on Facebook asking if anyone knew of any good, affordable daycare places in the Brockport or Holley area. About a week later one of his friends that is a stay at home mom with a 10 month old boy offered to watch Audrey for us when I go back to work. So we met with her at her house and talked about everything and it sounds like this is going to work out great. I am very excited. It's better than a home daycare in my opinion; Audrey will get more attention and have a buddy, and Mike and I will gain a friendship with her and her husband.
All in all things are starting to look up; Audrey will be here soon and we will have a loving place for Audrey to go when I go back to work :)
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