Only Days Away

We are literally days away from meeting Isabelle.  And how do I feel?  Pissed off!  I know that’s strong language, but the stupid dr’s office still has not managed to answer my pleas for an appointment.  I have not seen the dr in over 2 weeks.  The schedule got all screwed up because she was supposed to be out of the office on Dec. 31st.  Then that changed so she told me to call and get double booked if there was nothing open.  Especially since she didn’t want to wait to see me until Jan. 7th (the day before my scheduled c-section).  I have tried and tried.  The front desk won’t do it without speaking to a nurse.  Nurse never answers.  Front desk puts me in voicemail.  I leave voicemail.  No one calls back.  So, I have no appt.  I have no idea what the procedure is for checking in for the c-section.  I don’t even have lab results for something that I may need to be taking antibiotics for before I have Isabelle.  So, that is why I’m pissed off.  I suppose I’ll find out everything at the very last minute which would be the 7th. 

Everything is pretty much ready.  Bassinet is put together and in it’s spot.  Carseat is set in the car.  Strolller is all put together.  We’re training Adam on where the baby’s diapers are so he will feel like a big boy helper.  I just can’t believe it’s already here.  This past weekend was our last weekend just the three of us.  It was nice.  It was very quiet.  We hung around the house alot, cuddled in bed with Adam, and played around.

I thought I was going to have to go the hospital this morning.  Which I guess would have gotten alot of my questions answered.  I was sound asleep this morning (a feat within itself) and was woken up by this sharp stabbing pain in my left side.  It happened twice and it was so painful!  I laid there, waited to feel the baby move around, and was so relieved when she immediately did.  Of course, then the worry sets in.  Did she just happen to kick my rib really hard?  Did somethng really bad happen and now I’m bleeding?  Should I wake everyone up and go to the hospital just in case?  I settled myself down and relaxed.  The pain never happened again and she’s been moving consistently.  But, yet another reason I wish the dr. would call.

Adam has been coughing.  The last two nights he’s not slept very well.  Saturday night some idiot was shooting of firecrackers.  Once at 2:30am and again an hour or so later.  Hello, dummy, that should have been a few nights ago idiot.   But, during the night he’s been coughing and waking up whiny and then falls back asleep.  He did this 4 times last night.  I hope he feels better soon.  Otherwise, we’re going to have a sick toddler and a newborn this week!  And we’ll have one Mommy who will be wondering what in the world was she thinking!!!

Oh, and on to the big surprise from Daniel.  Turns out he’s been hiding something from me.  On Friday he came home as I was cooking dinner.  He logged on the computer and asked me to come sit down.  I was nervous.  Something has been nagging me lately and I just knew he was about to tell me something really bad- like he’s met someone else really bad.  (I’ll blame this on being pregnant).  He tells me that he’s had this bank account set up to automatically take money out of his paycheck and it’s now time to decide where we should go on our anniversary.  A few days ago we had watched something and I told him that Jamaica didn’t intrigue me, but I was definitely intrigued by Cabo.  Well, turns out he’d already talked to a travel agent (the same one who handled our honeymoon arrangements) about Jamaica and this was all news to him.  So, they’ve been looking into all kinds of places.  My parents have been in on it, with my mother actually scheduling her vacation in September to take care of both kids for us.  Amazing.  He thought of this all himself!!!!  So, we’re still trying to decide.  Daniel wants to have this big renewal ceremony at the same church we married in.  I love the thoughtfulness.  I’m just more sensible.  We’ll have a newborn soon.  I have to organize both of their baptisms soon.  In April, my mom has a milestone birthday and Daniel turns 32.  In May, Adam turns 2 and we go to Wisconsin for Joseph’s graduation.  We have a few more family birthday’s then September is our anniversary.  Very busy.  I guess we’ll have to see how this all works out.  I do know that Daniel really surprised me with this one!!!!  He’s such a good husband and daddy!