I am not going to blog about every OB appointment, but my appointment last was a little different. By different I don't mean having to drink the dreaded lime sugar water to be tested for gestational diabetes (yuk) but that we would be scheduling the date of my c-section. The more I thought about this, it is kind of weird to be scheduling our child's actual birthday. Though I know at the end of this pregnancy I will appreciate knowing an actual date that I will be done with work, need to have everything taken care of at home and counting down the hours until we get to meet "Pricklepants" (explanation to follow). I had it in my head that I would schedule it at my appointment with my doctor and was a little disappointed when he nonchalantly handed me his scheduler's phone number. When I talked with his scheduler I was given my choice of pretty much any day from the 20th to the 27th (my actual due date). This wasn't a decision I wanted to make by myself or rush into so told her I would call back after checking with Rob. After talking through all the options/potential issues we decided on the 20th. We received the paperwork the next day and my c-section will be at 8:30am on the 20th.
Now on to the Pricklepants story. After after my 20 week appointment and ultrasound we told Cooper about the baby and asked him if he wanted a sister or a brother. He thought for little bit then said sister which didn’t surprise me since most of the kids he knows have sisters. Since then his decision can change with the day but he seems to be somewhat excited about the baby. We also told him that he could talk to the baby if he wanted so the baby would get used to his voice. We told him to talk into my belly button and the baby would be able to hear him. Since then every night when he goes to sleep he has to say good night to the baby, which is so cute even if it might be a stall tactic. He has willingly packed up some of his toys for the baby and at times wants to sleep in the baby's room, which I wouldn't mind so much but it's not ready yet. Since we didn't find out the sex of the baby it's been hard knowing what to say when referencing the baby. I don't feel right saying it or trying to switch off between the sexes. A friend of mine picked a random name for the baby and that is what they use when ever talking about the baby. So last night when he came to say good night to the baby I asked him what we should call the baby until we have an actual name and he said Pricklepants. I asked Rob if that is okay with him and it was so for now our baby is named Prickelpants. :)
