Hospital Tour

Well I am now 26 weeks and 2 days preggers. I took a tour of the Womyn's Center in which I will be both laboring and delivering. It was a bit overwhelming in the beginning, but as we started going around I have to say each fear- I think the fear of the unknown- kinda melted away. It was reallllyyyy warm and nice and friendly and we saw babies.. They have snack rooms, warm blanket centers, DVD/VHS/CD players in each room.. It was just weird and kinda cool and scary at the same time to think that I will be spending the most 48 most intense hours of my life in that building, in those rooms, and g-d willing coming out w/a beautiful bebe boy :)

My mama came with me, but there was another womyn there who didn't have a partner (she said her husband was busy), and others. But really you are just caught up in you during that time. You are so picturing yourself in those hospital rooms, watching the contractions, feeling it all or not (yay epidurals!) and just going at it.

I am pretty confident at this point I am going to be working with a midwife, as half of my new practice has midwives, so thats good. I am hoping on Monday to sign up for a Childbirth 5hr class thingie w/these same midwives. So it will be great to be studying from the same ladies who will be there for the birth.

When one is pregnant 37 weeks is considered full term.. I will 37 weeks in 10 weeks and 5 days, so really time is coming to a close. I have to also fill out my birthing plan and pre-admission form this week and send it to the hospital. My goal is also in about 3-4 weeks to make my hospital bag up, plan bebe's first outfit, buy things that I haven't gotten yet (bottles, pacifiers, diapers, bassinet, etc) and just get ready. Also on the legal front I plan to get life insurance this summer, as they require a physical and I don't want to do that while I am pregnant- to much stress..And I know that I need to create some sort of will, another subject that I will broach emotionally/mentally in the next couple of weeks.

And lastly, HELLO 3rd trimester... Literally 1 week from tomorrow begins my 3rd trimester (27 weeks, and 3 days).

So thats all the news for now!!