32 Weeks & Various Other Things

It's been a BIG couple of weeks around the Sawyer house!

The nursery has been repainted to be a bit more neutral - it's a little like the color of coffee-milk (many many thanks to Jen Holaday! Had she not done this task, Baby Boy was likely to have been stuck with very girly teal walls). AND the baby's furniture has come in and it's been assembled - it is beautiful. The only thing missing is something to rock him in, but now that the room is arranged we can figure that out too.

For your viewing pleasure:

Will took this year's huge exam, and is now busy doing research and preparing to be the Senior Resident next year. This is possibly his busiest time of year so we see each other at dinner and then he's upstairs working in the office. I, on the other hand, stay downstairs and watch way too much TV. In case you're wondering, things only get crazier for him right around the time Baby Boy is coming which is why we're expecting many many visitors throughout July and August:-)

I'm now going to the doctor every two weeks (it is a good thing I like Dr. Day - I see him more than my closest friends these days), and we've made some of our first big parenting decisions. And no - we still have no idea what this baby boy is going to be named. Even if we did, we wouldn't tell you:-)

We have hired a doula - Amy! If you're not sure what a doula is go to this site: http://www.dona.org/. Amy will be around to help make natural delivery a more likely option (I should be able to spend more time laboring at home vs. the hospital), and as a huge comfort to Will since he's going to be on-call, she is on-call for us beginning at 38-weeks and on. Apparently he had visions of being stuck in surgery and me being alone. I never had that particular nightmare, but now it's not a worry. We met with her last week, and for both of us, it was instant relief. Amy is very knowledgeable, came highly recommended, and we are lucky to have her! (For any of you out there thinking, 'Oh my! She's going to try and have this baby at her house!' FORGET ABOUT IT! We're definitely going to actually give birth at the hospital!!)

We've just about decided how to approach vaccinations. We are pro-vaccination, especially in our area with the high population of Amish families, there is at least 1 small outbreak of polio each summer in OH so the risk is way too high. Baby Boy will be getting all his shots (with the potential exclusion of 2 that we're on the fence about), but on a different schedule than the rapid fire process the CDC recommends. We are meeting with a pediatrician this week, and after that we'll know exactly what schedule we'll be using.

We also had our 1st baby shower! My lovely hostesses were Amber (Dayton - local) and Lindsey (Texas native). Mom and Nancie got to come too. It was a lot of fun. You can check out some pictures in the slide show.

Thanks for all your prayers and love!