Where We Stand

I haven't been able to update this as often as I would have liked to, so here's a rundown of where we're at:

• We've moved into our new apartment. Set up a room for the baby and trying to race the clock to get fully unpacked before the big day.
• Nicolle's mum Sandra is staying with us through the birth and has been such a big help. Her brother Nathan and his partner David will be arriving next week.
• Nicolle is, if possible, even more swollen than before.
• We are under the two week mark. There is no sign that the baby will come early, but we are trying to be prepared either way.
• As always, you can visit our amazon registry, our babiesrus registry or send us some green diapers.
• It has been really great to hear from so many friends recently. If you think of it, give me a call. I have a lot on my mind.
• We have been having weekly doctor's appointments, during which I bust out all my hard-won book-learnin' about the birth process. Unfortunately, as we are having a hospital birth, Nicolle will need to be strapped to a fetal monitor most of the time. Fetal monitors can be inaccurate up to 70 percent of the time, causing hospital staff to proceed with interventions that may not have been necessary. But, as we're having the birth in a hospital, they need to have the readings for (of course) legal reasons.

That's all for now. More soon. Hopefully Nicolle will weigh in as well.