Week 28, baby weighs 2lbs and 11oz.

And he is at the 44 Percentile. Which is great! I don't want him too big... OUCH!

He is developing just fine and on schedule. This week is exciting because for one: I AM NOT DIABETIC!!! YAY!! I am hypo-glycemic, which is okay. This means that I need protein and complex carbs every 3 hours or so. Which, I was told this back in rehab, and do pretty much eat a little every 3-4 hours, so this fits in fine with my daily routine. So this is very good news.

Danielle's wedding is tomorrow. The rehearsal dinner is at Jacque's tonite at 6pm sharp. I really hope I don't have to go to the wedding rehearsal tonite at 8:30, cus, I am not in the wedding. I guess we will get there around 9am tomorrow morning. The wedding is at 9:30, and then reception at Mimi's thereafter. I got my pants hemmed at the dry cleaners and need to pick them up today. I hope the big elastic band around my waist doesnt STILL flop down every time I sit down, but I imagine it will. I will wear those pants tonite, and the khaki ones tomorrow with my black top. That will be cute. Oh, and I have to get them a card. Dad and Lonna Rae have the gift we went in on together. I hope they like it. It is a havdalah set. It is silver and really pretty. Adam and I don't have a havdalah set. I would like one, but the one that matches our mezuzah is like 160...or so. Although Lonna Rae can get a discount at the temple gift shop, we have more important things to purchase. LIKE BABY STUFF!!

Mom finally told her boss that I'm "with family", which I am not sure he understood, and her and I laughed about. I told her I had never heard that terminology before. Very odd.... But then she made some comment about the blood work for my pregnancy blah blah blah, and he finally got it. She said it was some old fashioned saying. WHATEV! Nice that he knows though.

She is starting to get pretty excited. And per Felicia, they had a "talk" with her about becoming excited and involved when they were in Chicago for mother's day. Glad to hear that! Mom did not know what a onesy was, and I thought that was pretty interesting, but she was adamant about cloth diapers and services and such, which I am not sure we can afford. She did say that she wanted a list of the "ABSOLUTE NECESSITIES NEEDED TO BRING HOME THE BABY", so I will email her a list. I told her the thing I was concerned about was that we get the baby mattress. Because the baby really can't sleep on the mattress we have...it is used and there are 2 small holes. And the fact that the mattress is too squishy for him to sleep on safely.

Anyways, Adam and I went over our list and found the necessities, and there are a few things that are more necessities in my mind than in his (surprise, surprise, surprise!!) I will send these off to Harriet. I know she will disagree with some items, but they are small and I will need them. Like the boppy! She will NOT know what a boppy is, but it is VERY important in breastfeeding. It holds the baby up to my breast level so that I don't have to hold him up there myself AND try to feed. Also, better than pillows, because pillows are big and bulky and I may not get them back into that same position again without disturbing the baby. This is SUPER IMPORtANT!! He will already be crying and want to be fed, the easier and less maneuvering the better. (i know, keep justifying...) BUT I WANT IT!!!!!!!

I also need an additional boppy slip-cover, for when one is being washed. Diapers, apparently Charles says we will change the baby around 7 times per day! EEGADS... and Diaper Wipes, the Johnson's bathtime essentials gift set for when we bathe the baby (and yes this may only be sponge bathing every few days or so, but still, he will be born in dead summer, and spitting up alot! This will also require the Safety 1st Comfy Bath Center, which is only $15 at Babies R Us.

Now I know that the Prince Lionheart Table Top Diaper Depot is not necessary to bring home the baby, but will make those 7 diaper changings per day much easier, and at $13, who can kvetch??

The Dr Brown's Natural Flow Deluxe Gift Set of bottles is $49, but will make Mommy get some sleep when Daddy is feeding the baby in the night! We will also need the Dr Brown's sterilizer. Okay, the bottle warmer is not so majorly important. Hot water is still available even with the price of gas! (gas water heater).

We will need the boppy changing pad cover set to hold the little tike as we change and pamper his little tushy. Can't have him laying on the hard wooden surface of his changing table!!!

The pump and save bags are very important. I am not listing the breast pump as mandatory, because Tina will let us use hers as long as we return it (along with everything else she lends us) when we are done. And if someone buys us the pump, maybe we will use it, maybe we will return it for store credit. Unsure at this point in time.

I will ABSOLUTETY need the Avent Breast Shields!! My nipples will be sore, and this is a necessity! Along with the Medela disposable nursing bra pads, nipple protectors, and the tender care lanolin to moisturize! Need I say more....

We need the First Years Double Scrubber Bottle Brush.

THE ALL IMPORTANT CAR SEAT. And I don't care what Frances and Harriet say, I am not BUYING OR ACCEPTING ANYTHING OTHER THAN A BRAND NEW SEAT. (her life was in you hands, dude!!!) We also need the car seat base. The two stage care seat protector, which protects our leather from being damaged with the car seat resting there for YEARS, is not necessary to bring home the baby. I am trying to be somewhat practical here folks!

The baby monitor, yes, needed. First Aid Kit, YES needed. Pacifiers, yet NEEDED! Pacifier clip, to hold pacifier to clothing if it falls (or otherwise) out of baby's mouth? NEEDED. Breast therapy balm, yep, you guessed it, NEEDED.

SleepSack, needed. However, Tina may give us some that Claire grew out of.

Mattress pad, NEEDED. Diaper Genie Twistaway refills, NEEDED. I think Tina will give us her diaper genie too.

The First Years Air Flow Sleep Positioner, NEEDED. Receiving blankets, needed. Swaddlers, needed.

Carter's 3-pack lap pads (in animal prints...hehe) NEEDED!!! I don't want spit up rolling down any parts of me that I can prevent!!!

Dreft - needed. Sorry baby, can't wash your things in tide and downy yet!

OKAY! That about covers the must have's. Not too bad.... We will see what Harriet says. But I really don't need her to agree completely, and I know she won't. And that is OKAY!

There are a couple things I need to remove from the registry, but don't want to go there because I don't really want to know what has been purchased. And Adam SURELY doesn't want to know. Oh well, if we get all 3 car seats I accidentally registered for(2 of one kind and one of another...), well store credit will do.

And, back to collection calls it is.....