Just a quick post tonight...
Saw my regular OB today. She says everything's still locked up, but the baby is "way down there." This was evidenced by the fact that she was feeling the top of his head through my cervix rather than just inside my pelvic bone like last time. TMI, I know. I just wanted to put that out there since it's the full moon tomorrow.
I think I'll not only make it through that, but perhaps through Thanksgiving as well. I picked up Whole Foods' holiday menu today. Fantastic pre-cooked full course turkey dinner for less money than it would take me to buy all the separate ingredients and I don't have to cook it--just heat it in the oven. AMAZING. If my folks decide to come up, I'll order the meal for 8 so we'll have plenty of leftovers. If they don't, and it's just Ethan and I, I might order the dinner for 2 or still order the dinner for 8 so we don't have to cook for a whole week.
Don't get me wrong, I LOVE Thanksgiving and cooking Thanksgiving dinner. I just can't manage it this year for obvious reasons. I fear that the Whole Foods version will be so delicious that I will be tempted never to cook my yearly feast again.
I'm excited about our first holiday season as a family. Trying to keep myself from going overboard for Hanukkah. I want to decorate like crazy and take lots of pictures, but Tobe'll only be 2-3 weeks old and will most likely sleep through the whole thing. Also, I'll still be recovering from surgery. :( Next year, maybe.
Speaking of Hanukkah, Isaac Mizrahi has made whole line of Hanukkah-related doggie accessories. I bought Lulu and Fred a squeaky menorah and dreidel. They were only $4.99 ea. They love them. $10 well spent!
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I will tell you something that all new parents need to know and all ignore.
DO NOT GO OVERBOARD FOR FIRSTS!! Do not buy him loads of stuff for his first birthday and do not go nuts for his first Christmas. He won't appreciate it and will find it completely overwhelming. The best thing to do is pick a few well chosen pieces and do something particularly special you'll love as a family.
Like I said you *will* ignore this advice and you'll have a fab time, but I've found you get more enjoyment from the toddlers for less money - save it all for when he's a horribly demanding materialistic 4!! :oP
Weird isn't it trying to figure out what to do for a first festive season when they're going to be just too young to know anything? I've asked dh to get the baby an amber necklace so that she has *something* to open on the day, but it's not like she's going to know what's going on, especially if she's only a couple of days old, which is still a possibility.
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