Couple of appointments

This week has been very busy.  Tuesday night Kelly and I went to the Birth Center orientation for people who know they plan to give birth at the birth center.  It was poorly organized and the packet of information they gave out was missing a number of pages.  Whoops.  We got to tour the full birth center (last time we only got to see 1 of the 3 birth suites since a woman was using one of the others) and to tour the hospital’s maternity ward, which made me feel much better about the possibility of transfer.  The labor & delivery rooms were very swank – much nicer than some hotels we have stayed in.  Plus, the view over Cambridge and Boston was magnificent!  We were there just as the sun was setting and the moon was rising over the skyline.  Beautiful.

Yesterday I interviewed a pediatrician.  Very, very nice guy.  Dr. Osler at Somerville Pediatrics is very nice and supportive, although of course we will only be seeing him for 2 weeks.  At least we have someone lined up to do the 24 hour baby checkup.

Then, last night we went to my weekly midwife appointment.  I will have an appointment every Wednesday between now and when I give birth.  Lots of good news: I am cleared to give birth at the birth center pending one last ultrasound tomorrow to make sure the baby is growing normally.  I weight 140 pounds, which means I have gained 23 pounds since I got pregnant – a decent number.  I am no longer anemic, I don’t have group B strep, and (surprise) I don’t have syphilis!  Even my fundal height is catching up – I am only 3 cm small now, as opposed to 4 cm last time.

I have a dentist appointment today which I am completely psyched about since my gums are totally rotting.  Stupid pregnancy gingivitis.  And I am so obsessive about the dental hygiene!  I don’t deserve to be punished like this.

I contacted the other mohel to get his information.  Now we have a list of numbers to call just in case.  We had talked about renting space in the Temple for the brit milah, but then Kelly called and found out it costs like $325.  So much for that.

Tonight we are going to Molly’s baby shower.  Much fun will be had by all.

Oh, also the car is dying.  We took it in today and the mechanic was like, your car has major issues.  I’m like, I KNOW – this is the third time I have brought it in for the same problem, so why didn’t you find these issues before?  I am going to ask for a discount if they tell me that these issues existed less than a month ago (June 24) when I brought it in.  All they found then was a baffle loose in the muffler, and the mechanic said it was not something I needed to worry about fixing.  Now they are like, OH F@*# YOUR CAR IS DYING.

Kelly’s going to a New Dad class this weekend which will teach him how to change diapers, bathe the baby, etc.  Cool beans.  He’s also preaching on Sunday.  Oh, also his name change came through and he has already submitted the papers to get a new Social Security card assigned, which should arrive in the mail in a week and a half.  Then he can get a new license.  Then he will be so legit!

Also, my boss said that I could leave work a few hours early every day, in the hopes that that will allow me to work longer.  Which is good, cuz I need more time to space out, sleep, and relax.