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A $5 pool has been started betting on the arrival date of Charlotte.
I picked April 1 because I think she is trying to be a good girl by arriving on her due date.
Awesome color coded spreadsheeting skillz courtesy of Aunty Berry.
(It ends on April 12 because that would be induction date if she still hasn’t arrived).

A $5 pool has been started betting on the arrival date of Charlotte.

I picked April 1 because I think she is trying to be a good girl by arriving on her due date.

Awesome color coded spreadsheeting skillz courtesy of Aunty Berry.

(It ends on April 12 because that would be induction date if she still hasn’t arrived).

I remember thinking I was ENORMOUSLY pregnant in the photo on the right.  I was so excited to be showing.  I think I was about 4 months pregnant.
Compared to the photo above, I was a skinny mini.

I remember thinking I was ENORMOUSLY pregnant in the photo on the right.  I was so excited to be showing.  I think I was about 4 months pregnant.

Compared to the photo above, I was a skinny mini.

THE NUMBERS GAME
39 weeks pregnant
7 days to go until due date
6lbs 11oz current weight of Baby Girl
1 increase in bra cup size ( I feel a bit ripped off, was expecting 2 )
117lbs pre-pregnancy weight
143lb weight today
30 age when I got pregnant
0 number of times I had morning sickness 
3,451 number of times I have changed my mind about what to call Baby Girl
542 number of gallons of Tropicana orange juice I have consumed
1,000,000 number of times I have wished that I was in labor during the last week alone

THE NUMBERS GAME

  • 39 weeks pregnant
  • 7 days to go until due date
  • 6lbs 11oz current weight of Baby Girl
  • 1 increase in bra cup size ( I feel a bit ripped off, was expecting 2 )
  • 117lbs pre-pregnancy weight
  • 143lb weight today
  • 30 age when I got pregnant
  • 0 number of times I had morning sickness 
  • 3,451 number of times I have changed my mind about what to call Baby Girl
  • 542 number of gallons of Tropicana orange juice I have consumed
  • 1,000,000 number of times I have wished that I was in labor during the last week alone

Ergo Baby Carrier

The Ergo Baby Carrier is on sale today on babysteals.com for 45 - 48% off.  That is a MAJOR bargain.  John did the research on this one and concluded that this carrier is way better than the Baby Bjorn ( I couldn’t tell you why because as I said this was John’s project).

On the weekend I went into Giggle and was thisclose to buying a sling - it had been on my list as a ‘must’ for so long.  However, slings have been such a hot topic lately due to a number of infant deaths caused by suffocation.  In fact there has been a major recall of two particular brands in the last week.  After a very helpful discussion with the manager at Giggle she suggested I simply get the ERGObaby Infant Insert for the Ergo Baby Carrier that I already had.  I decided to go ahead and do that.

John can be seen ‘modelling’ the Ergo below.

Pediatrician

Today I did something that made me feel like a bit of a wanker.  A neurotic NY mommy-to-be wanker.

I interviewed a prospective pediatrician.  

Anyway, I’m glad I did because dude was 100 shades of awkward.

Instead I’m going with another pediatrician that came highly recommended by a reader.  Unsurprisingly, Hell’s Kitchen is not exactly the hub of all things children- related so we will be walking 25 blocks to visit her.

So I finally packed my hospital bag

My friends have been urging me to pack my hospital bags for the last few weeks and I keep telling them that going into labor is not like in the movies.  I can pack my hospital bag once my contractions start because I’m going to have HOURS to kill at home before it’s actually time to head to the hospital.

Although, my doctor told me a crazy story today.

His patient called him yesterday once she reached 5-1-1 i.e. contractions are 5 minutes apart, 1 minute in length, for at least an hour.  He told her to get in a taxi and head to the hospital.

Twenty minutes later he was paged.  He called the husband immediately whose first words were ‘I can see the head’.  The doctor asked where they were and could they make it to the hospital.  The husband said they were in a taxi and yes they could make it, then a moment of silence, and then……..the sound of a baby crying.  

Can you imagine?!!  In the back of a taxi!!