Oh No She Didn't

Last night we had to go to the hospital so I could be put on the monitor for awhile.  I was having some pains that even the doctor couldn't distinguish between Braxton Hicks and real contractions until they put me on the monitor, so a trip to triage was in order.

Hubby had been working on the bike, so I admit he walked in there with grease stained hands and a smear on his shirt.  He said if I was really in labor he wasn't wasting hours scrubbing when he could bring a change of clothes with him.  I get where he's coming from.  It's not like he sits around playing with mbox pro from musicians friend all the time. He's a hard working man who is most likely found outside doing something dirty whether he's working or "playing".

Anywho, he apologized to the nurse for looking like such a mess and was telling her he had brought a change of clothes with him in case the baby decided she was coming out a few weeks early.  We were really joking around with it, but the nurse must have been having a really bad day.  She snapped back at him making a comment about the holes in the bottom of his shirt, a "work" shirt he was wearing so as not to ruin his good clothes working on the bike, and how if he couldn't afford a shirt that doesn't have holes we shouldn't be having a baby.

Needless to say Mama wasn't about to bite her tongue on that one.  Little Miss nurse got a "talkin' to", and then I had her taken off my rotation for the remainder of the time we were there.  Thank goodness I only had to stay on the monitor for a couple hours, but I wasn't about to put up with that crap from anyone.

Little Miss straight out of nursing school needs to learn how to talk to her patients respectfully for starters.  I'm thankful my husband is the type of man who wants to get dirty fixing things himself.  Not only is it rewarding for him, but it saves us a ton of money, too.

And am I the only person out there who tends to laugh when someone wants to give me a lesson about how expensive babies are?  Yes, babies will cost you, but it also depends on how you raise your child.  You have to consider your own situation, what type of products you want to use, etc.  As a work at home mom I don't have to shell out well over $100 a week in daycare, etc.  My kids don't wear brand new brand name clothes because they don't need to.  Things like that are a waste of money in my personal opinion.  My kids don't do without, but we don't have to spend tons of money to satisfy their needs either, and I'm grateful for that.  I can't wait to hold my precious new baby, and I can honestly say she will not be a financial burden on us.  In fact we've spent less than $150 out of pocket getting ready for her arrival this time because we're frugal enough to save our baby gear from baby #1!

Still Hanging In There

I'm still over here taking it easy and holding this baby in as long as I can.  It's not time to break out the great cigars just yet, but we're down to the last few weeks.  We had a little scare yesterday, and I spent most of the evening at ob/gyn triage hooked up to the fetal monitors.  I was apparently having regular contractions every 2 minutes, but I wasn't feeling them.  I eventually got a dose of procardia and got sent home with instructions to keep my activity light for the next 2 weeks.  After 36 weeks if labor starts up again they won't stop it, so this little girl could really be here at almost anytime now!

DIY Baby Furniture

I think Hubby is really going to hate me by the end of the weekend. I spent a good bit of time today online looking up free furniture plans for new stuff for the baby's room so he can build something. I've spent months searching for a kid sized armoire or a dresser that I like within our price range, but I haven't had any luck.

Why am I still searching when I'm married to a perfectly good carpenter who can build me what I want? The answer is because getting him to build me anything is like pulling teeth, but this time it's going to happen whether he likes it or not. The baby will be here in 7 weeks, and I really need a place to store her clothes.

I decided I want the dresser to be something that can be used as a changing table now with storage for the diaper genie on the side or maybe pull out trash cans and bins for dirty clothes. We'll just have to see what I come up with. I'm sure whatever it is he's not going to be happy about building it, but he'll get over it!

Not Feeling So Hot

Now that I'm well into my third trimester things aren't going too well in the sitting at the computer long enough to blog department.  I'm only 31 weeks, but I'm feeling miserable especially tonight.  That's mostly because I've been sitting in uncomfortable hard chairs while I work and my allergies are driving me insane, too.  I wanted to sit at my desk long enough to look at parker guitars at guitar center, but that's not going to happen right now. So here I am. I popped in to say hello, and hopefully I'll get a chance to do so again soon. If not it won't be much longer now because my precious little girl arrives and I can some relief!

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