Past Two Days

Dear Munchkin,
There has been a lot to write about these past few days! Yesterday your Daddy and I had a doctor appointment and then went to our final birth and baby class. We missed our fifth class a few weeks ago and luckily our teacher let us sit in on another one she was teaching. I am really glad we were able to attend since the topic was newborn care. Then this morning, my work place, threw me a surprise baby shower!
Doctor's Visit- You passed your NST with flying colors. I always worry a bit about passing when we go in, because some doctors are really strict about them. I understand the concern, but the last thing I want to do is fail the test and then be sent over to the hospital for a check up. It's expensive and time consuming. Your Daddy and I meet with Doctor D afterwards for a brief chat. After our last conversation about the induction, we had lots of questions. At the time, we were feeling overwhelmed with the possibility of your early arrival, so this was a good time to talk about our future plans. Basically, if your lungs are mature on the 3rd, then I would go to the hospital Sunday evening (the 5th) and start on some medication to induce labor. You probably be born the next day on the 6th. There are different methods of induction, so the medication used would also depend on what my cervix is doing "on it's own". If your lungs are not mature, then we adopt a wait and see philosophy along with scheduling C-Section at 39 weeks. If your lungs are borderline, we also follow that same plan. Doctor Davis's hope (and ours) is that I would go into labor naturally before 39 weeks to avoid the C-section. Since overall things are looking good, Doctor Davis is pretty confident that you will be here in a few weeks. At the very most, I will be pregnant for about 5 more weeks and maybe have only 2 weeks left.
Birth & Baby Class- Our last birth & baby class was about newborn care. We covered a lot of basic subjects such as diapering, bathing, burping, swaddling, and crying. We watched a long video about your typical day and night day. Each couple had a "baby" to practice on. Your Dad and I did a pretty good job. Most of the information was common sense. Of course, a lot of our solutions, we will be making up as we go along. Lucky for you, the firstborn are the experiment!
Work Shower- This morning, Carlton Scale threw a baby shower for me. They told me that we had a safety meeting in the conference room and when I arrived, it was all decked out. Everyone was there (including the service techs) and it was so adorable. There was a huge breakfast spread, cute decorations, and tons of gifts. It was pretty funny, because after the food was gone, so were the men! The girls in the office went crazy with the gifts. You got a Baby Einstein jumper, clothes, blankets, bottles, shampoo, sheets, and all kinds of toys. It was truly overwhelming to see how much my co-workers care about our family. One of my co-workers took some pictures, so I should be able to post some next week when she sends them to me. We have been so blessed with three showers and now your nursery is really full.
This weekend I am going to have my prenatal massage and plan to finish up the nursery. I need to put away all the new gifts and tweak it up just a little. Then I will post some pictures for all to enjoy.
I love you,
Mom