Sunday, October 5, 2008

38 Weeks and 4 days

Right now we are playing the waiting game. Wondering when this little boo will decide he's ready to leave the womb. I feel pretty prepared at this point for the homebirth. The only thing we have to do is stock up on food. B and I were supposed to be getting Fresh Direct delivery but for reasons I don't feel like getting into, that did not happen. But we did stock up on paper good supplies and we also did a pretty good job of cleaning the apartment. We washed all the towels and sheets too. And we washed all the necessary baby clothes, burp cloths, etc... So at least I don't worry about the baby being naked! We ordered natural biodegradable diapers (the only ones on the market!) in bulk online along with natural wipes and a baby care starter kit. Hopefully everything will come in a few days. I really wanted to do cloth diapers but the fact that I live in a brownstone without any washer/dryer REALLY does not make it seem realistic for me. Yeah they have portable washers but realistically, me working full-time, I don't think I would be able to keep up with the washing of the diapers. Babies can use up to 70 diapers a week... For me the biodegradable diapers by Nature babycare is my compromise. At least I can feel good about these diapers because they don't take 1,000 years to biodegrade like most diapers. And they also do not use chemicals and toxic gels like Pampers and Huggies brands. So I can be eco-friendly and good to my baby at the same time. I need to take some more pictures while I still have this little belly. I bought a 2 gig camera card so I am going to have the motherload of pics of me and the baby. Today B and I are going to the apple festival at the Queens Farm Museum. We also planning on picking our own pumpkin! I love stuff like that... I am such a New England girl at heart!

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