35.5-week update:
One month today until the due date! I started to have lots of Braxton Hicks contractions last night, which sent me into a bit of a frenzy as I realised how unprepared we are to have the baby! So I have been washing all the little clothes and everything to get things somewhat ready if there is an early arrival.
I am also boiling all my cloth diaper accessories, of which I have bought quite a few! Julian has made me promise not to purchase any more diapers. I'm still expecting a few that I ordered a few weeks ago though - they were custom prints so they take a little while to show up. Shhhh... don't tell him.
Last weekend we were busy rearranging our place as we moved lots of furniture out in order to make way for the baby's room. Unfortunately we are still awaiting some furniture which means there are books and CDs all over the floor - which is highly offensive to my current nesting instinct. Luckily I found out this week that I passed my bar exam, which means I can pack up all those law books for the time being!
This weekend will be about setting up the "nursery" and the new furniture. We have the crib and we (read: Julian) just have to put it together. I ordered a natural latex mattress for it, which I'm pretty psyched about, especially with all the concerns about vinyl and foam these days. So that was a bit of a splurge, but I am looking at it as a long-term investment. We also have a little basinette for early days.
Our prenatal classes are going very well. This week we did some role-playing around birth, like arriving at the hospital, what would happen if we had an unplanned cesarean etc. It sounds really hoaky, but it actually helped kind of picture what those frantic moments might be like, and hopefully means they will be less scary should they arise. It I also think it was useful for the partners, since they will probably be the ones dealing with the nurses and doctors once the mother is in labour and having a tough time communicating her needs. So it helped us think about what decisions we need to make beforehand about our preferences around some routine procedures. And of course it was great to see Julian (who volunteered to role play right at the start) as he comforted his "wife" (another class participant) in labour. He looked like he would be a very calming presence, (not that I had any doubts)! So far I am loving that class, which is at this place in case anyone is interested.
Ooh, and we got our first baby gift, which was one of these gorgeous sleepsacks for baby. The office had a little shower for me today and presented it to me. It feels so soft, you have no idea.