Saturday, February 14, 2009

The final stretch -- and hiccups

We're in the window now.
They say to prepare for delivery anytime two weeks before to a week after the due date. In our case, the due date's Feb. 24, so we're well within that three week window.
And the hiccups came just in time. People have asked if Bun has had the hiccups. I think it did tonight, for the first time. Rhythmic, sudden bumps on the belly. Pretty funny, actually.
Anni's doing weekly check-ups now. She went to the doc the other day. In one week the belly went from 37 cm to 40 cm, which was quite a jump. I'm curious how much growth happens in the final days.
Bun's heart rate was 127, lower than it has been at previous visits but still normal.
My heart rate was racing the other day, however, when I opened the box containing the car seat/stroller and thought the contraption was going to require hours of tedious assembly. It wasn't too difficult, but I've got this extra bolt from the stroller...
So now we've got a car seat waiting for an occupant on the living room floor, a stack of diapers in the bedroom, a crib fitted with a new mattress pad, some nice bottles in the kitchen and my new toy, a digital SLR camera. That's all you need for a newborn, right?
Actually, Anni's been doing a good job stocking up on everything she thinks we'll need in those first few days at home. We'd be stuck with nothing but diapers, formula and wipes if I were heading up the procurement efforts.

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