Update

Our appointment last Friday went well.  At this point there is no indication Dunebuggy will be here any sooner than her due date.  I am dilated to 1cm and 25% effaced.  Although one would think that might mean Dunebuggy is on her way, it means nothing until I start having regular contractions.  I have continued having sporadic ones here and there, but there is still no pattern to them and they are not close enough together to start timing just yet.

We will not have another visit with the midwife until Friday, April 29th.  After that appointment I will continue to go weekly, alternating between the midwife and the OBGYN.  We're on Dunebuggy's schedule now, so we'll just have to use patience and wait for her arrival.

Last night we attended a class at Kaiser called Safe From Harm/Infant CPR.  I am really glad we signed up for this class because the information we learned seemed relevant to real situations and if used properly could actually save a baby's life.  Brandon has had several CPR classes in the past, so he wasn't exactly taking it as seriously as the expectant moms in the class.  He was irritated to no end when one lady asked the instructor to go over the entire process again from the beginning.

We recently watched a video on infant CPR, but last night we were actually able to practice what we learned (on dummy babies of course).  Practicing what you learn is so much better than just watching.  I actually feel like I know what to do now in an emergency situation.  Of course I hope I never have to use my newly learned skills.

Half of the class was devoted to teaching us how to perform CPR on an infant, how to help a conscious choking infant, and how to help an unconscious choking infant.  CPR has changed over the past few years and the focus has become more on the chest compressions vs. the assisted breaths.  As we were practicing I kept imaging how scary it would be to have to perform what we learned in a real life situation on Dunebuggy.  I certainly hope it never happens but I feel like the class helped better prepare us in the event it does.

The second half of the class was devoted to keeping your child safe at home.  The majority of the information did not pertain to young infants as they discussed childproofing your home.  Although we will not use all of that information right away since she won't be mobile for a while, it was good to prepare ourselves for when that time comes.

As most of you know, I am a very indecisive person.  I have always had a difficult time making decisions so of course the decision of what outfit Dunebuggy will come home in is no exception.  I have it narrowed down to three outfits that I love and they are all washed and packed in our hospital bag.  Here are pictures of them, feel free to vote on which outfit you like the best!

Outfit #1 - Navy blue dress with white embroidered flowers and matching navy blue bloomers.

Outfit #2 - Aqua and white gingham print dress (colors didn't turn out very well in the picture) with eyelet flowers across the bottom and matching bloomers.

Outfit #3 - Aqua and white gingham print onesie with embroidered pink flowers.

I have a white headband with a bow for her to wear also, assuming her head isn't too big for it!  Outfit #1 is newborn size so it may not be an option come D-day if she is a big baby.  The other two outfits are 0-3 months so there shouldn't be a problem with them fitting.  I can't wait to see her and dress her up for her first car ride and entrance to her house!

As this blog post comes to an end, I am happy to announce that I will officially be on maternity leave after this Thursday, April 21st.  I can't wait to have some time off after a busy tax season!