Ben's sister and one of Makai's favorite aunties (he has lots of favorite aunties) was kind enough to set up a meal baby registry for us. We've had lots of offers for meal support which are SO appreciated. This is just an easier way to keep it all organized. You can go to http://mealbaby.com/viewregistry/306600 to sign up.
We're so happy to finally be home from the hospital and had a peaceful nights sleep in our own bed. Thankfully Makai is a great sleeper and an even better alarm clock. He wakes up every three hours like clockwork for a feeding and diaper change and we get some solid rest in between.
We'll be coordinating visitors soon though the doctors do advise that we limit his "play dates" until he's at least 4 weeks (full term) because he gets overstimulated quickly and his preemie immune system is more prone to sickness. However, limited visits from adults are okay and we are excited to show him off.
His Arizona Grandma (my mom) arrives tomorrow and for the next few days while she's here we plan on handing off some baby duties and stocking up on sleep.
Thanks everyone for your willingness to help out. We couldn't be more appreciative and look forward to visits and seeing everyone at a Mr. Ben show soon.
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
The Waiting Game
A baby and momma update:
My water broke yesterday at 8:00am as I pulled into my parking spot at work. I promptly called Ben, had a quick conference call with the midwives and turned around and drove home.
I was at that time officially 34 weeks and 6 days into the pregnancy. That left me one day short of the required 35 weeks needed to continue care with our midwives.
Our head midwife made the decision to transfer us to Legacy Emanuel hospital to be checked out. We arrived at 1:15 yesterday and we've been here ever since.
The doctors wanted to induce yesterday since I wan't having any contractions but we asked to hold off at least one day. By law if we had Makai yesterday he would have been admitted to the NICU if he needed to be or not and we would have gone home without him. If we have him today he will only go to NICU if he needs to but we can most likely take him home with us when we're discharged.
So - now we're waiting. Contractions started in the night but nothing serious or regular. We meet with the incoming team of doctors at 9:00 AM to discuss a plan for induction today.
Not exactly what we planned as far as the birth goes but we're staying positive. Our ultimate goal is a healthy baby.
We think 1/11/11 would be a great birthday though we've been warned that once induction starts we could still be 3 days out from baby. Eek!
More updates to come.
My water broke yesterday at 8:00am as I pulled into my parking spot at work. I promptly called Ben, had a quick conference call with the midwives and turned around and drove home.
I was at that time officially 34 weeks and 6 days into the pregnancy. That left me one day short of the required 35 weeks needed to continue care with our midwives.
Our head midwife made the decision to transfer us to Legacy Emanuel hospital to be checked out. We arrived at 1:15 yesterday and we've been here ever since.
The doctors wanted to induce yesterday since I wan't having any contractions but we asked to hold off at least one day. By law if we had Makai yesterday he would have been admitted to the NICU if he needed to be or not and we would have gone home without him. If we have him today he will only go to NICU if he needs to but we can most likely take him home with us when we're discharged.
So - now we're waiting. Contractions started in the night but nothing serious or regular. We meet with the incoming team of doctors at 9:00 AM to discuss a plan for induction today.
Not exactly what we planned as far as the birth goes but we're staying positive. Our ultimate goal is a healthy baby.
We think 1/11/11 would be a great birthday though we've been warned that once induction starts we could still be 3 days out from baby. Eek!
More updates to come.
Friday, January 7, 2011
I need fruit crates.
Sorry no posts for awhile (I'm sure you've all been anxiously awaiting one) and here I am asking for something. I've been sick in bed since Monday with a terrible cold. I'm finally on the mend (barely) just in time for the Tiniest Thompson Showstravaganza tomorrow (check Mr. Ben's facebook page for details, all are welcome). Anyway, I digress...fruit crates.
Ben and I had been struggling with book storage options for Kai's room. We have a million kids books and considered buying a bookshelf from Ikea but would prefer not to buy a new piece of furniture but used something recycled instead. So a few weeks ago I had the brilliant idea to use old crates. Paint them, hang them as a group on the wall and use them as bookshelves and shelving for miscellaneous items. The problem is, we don't have any fruit crates.
Then today as I was surfing ohdeedoh from my bed, I inevitably fell down the blog rabbit hole and came across the picture above. So cute! Turns out I'm as brilliant as I thought I was.
Now I just need fruit crates so if you happen to have any lying around that you've been thinking about parting with, let me know. I'd love to take them off your hands! Or, if you know where I can score some, I'd be greatly appreciative.
On another note, when I say we "have a million kids books" I might be slightly exaggerating but not much. The Mr. Ben parents were very generous at Christmas. We received so many books, which we couldn't be more excited about. If there's one thing Ben is passionate about it's music. For me, it's books. I love them! We read to Kai every night and it's been nice to have a variety of stories as opposed to the few Dr. Seuss books we had. We love the notes that came along with all the books explaining why each one was chosen and why they are loved. Thanks!
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