Dilated, Effaced, and Exhuasted

Dilated, Effaced, and Exhausted

So I just want to start out by letting you know that I will not be informing  you of how many centimeters dilated or what percentage effaced I am.  I am not one to overshare and I think that definitely falls into that category.  I will just say that things are progressing at a normal rate and all is well in baby land.

So we finally got the nursery done, hooray!  The furniture came last Tuesday but not without several additional hours of waiting around.  This whole furniutred debacle began back in June when we ventured down to Richmond to get our 4D ultrasound.  We went into a furniture store not expecting to buy anything because I had read several reviews online about how long their delivery process takes.  My sole intent in this store was to look at a lamp…

We were only in the store for a few minutes when we were approached by a very nice saleslady, we informed her of how far along I was and how we knew there wasn’t much time for delivery.  She informed us of their rush delivery process and gave us her “word” that the furniture would be there on time with weeks to spare, for an additional cost of course.  Well inevitably I fell in love with a crib set and wanted it.  Joseph of course agreed and indulged my non budget friendly taste in baby furniture and we ordered it.  That said, the furniture we ordered is very high quality and def. worth the few extra bucks we spent.  Anyhoo, we paid the “rush” shipping fee and were given a window of 3-6 weeks for arrival in Richmond.  After that, the furniture would be delivered to Fburg by a private company, which we were told would take no more than 5-7 days.  So we waited…and waited…and waited.  Week six rolled around and no furniture.  I called and they said, oh it’s on the next truck it will be here in a few days.  Seven days later it arrived, of course no one called to tell me that, I had to call them.  So there we were, Friday afternoon, seven weeks after purchase and the furniture had finally arrived in Richmond.  I was told by the store that I would be contacted by the company to schedule delivery that next Wednesday.    Well Wednesday came and went, no one called.  Of course, I called back on Thursday at which point they told me that their truck had broken down and the private company could not pick up the furniture until Friday but that I would hear from them in a few days.  Well the private company finally called me on Saturday the 30^th to set up delivery.  The first available date they had was Aug 9^th.  So we set that up and were given a time slot of 1-3.  Joseph took the afternoon off of work and waited at the house…and waited…and waited.  At 3:30 I called the company and they told me that they were running behind but would be there by 4:30, well it was already 4:15…the drive finally called us again at 4:55 saying he would be there at 5 which he was and the furniture miraculously made it to our house. Not only had we waited over 3 weeks longer than we were told but Joseph took an entire afternoon off to accommodate them for no reason at all.  Ugh. I was just relieved it finally arrived. I thought for sure I would have this baby and no furniture.  Needless to say that I am very unhappy with USA Baby in Richmond and have written them a scathing review online…and here.

After everything was situated, organization began.  I had a time trying to figure out which drawer should house what.  I will probably move things around five more times but for now it’s all “organized” or as organized as tiny baby onesies can get.

Everything is strategically placed in the house including the bassinet and playard.  All these new things seem like new play areas for the animals.  I woke up to find Gwenivere in the bassinet the other night at which point I freaked out and yelled at the top of my lungs at her.  I don’t think she’ll make that mistake again. Lincoln is afraid of the stroller, so we’re working on that. 

I can say, as I’ve said before, it’s not for the faint of heart and it’s definitely not for the lazy.  I am so glad I was in shape and have maintained somewhat active /healthy lifestyle while pregnant.  There is no way I would have made it if I was a lazy person, it takes a lot out of you and you have to have the willpower to keep active and keep going otherwise you’d end up being a 400lb miserable pregnant person.   And as I've said before you have to get used to the jealous/bitter people who are unhappy with their own lives and can't possibly find it in their hearts to be happy for you, but you learn to ignore/laugh at them fairly quickly.  Oh and you also have to get used to the people that have absolutely no idea what it's like to be pregnant and are therefor just plain rude but you get used to/laugh at those people too (most of these people are also the jealous/bitter ones as well). 
But enough about all that.  Joseph and I are so excited to meet our baby girl.  I can't wait to see what she looks like and to finally give her a name!!  We both think we are "ready" now and the anticipation is building up so much we can't stand it. 
We’re in the home stretch here, my doctor says it could be any day or a week from now so I am of course on eggshells in everything I do.  I am just waiting for my water to break at the most inopportune time.  I don’t sleep much at night and I can barely put pants on but other than that everything is fabulous.  I can’t say that I’ve minded being pregnant all that much.  It’s uncomfortable, exhausting, but at the same time awesome.  It’s a crazy/weird thing being pregnant but it’s been a cool ride and definitley worth all the things you have to go through in those nine and a half months. 

Til next time...