On a happier note, Emma has her Expectant Siblings Course on Saturday morning. She'll get to tour Labor & Delivery, then the Mom & Baby rooms and then she'll get to practice being a big sister by learning to hold a baby and be a helper. I think it'll be good for her to get to see where Mommy is going to be. Nathan says she won't miss me at all. I told him that it's not a smart thing to say to a pregnant and hormonal woman....
In case there is anyone who actually reads this who has questions. Here is a copy of the information we sent to our close friends and family:
* We would like to request that all info and photos be kept off of social networking/email until after we have had a chance to share our news. This means nothing on Facebook, Myspace or via email until we have shared first. We feel that it is important for us as parents to share the news of this baby ourselves. While we understand that you are all proud grandparents, aunts, uncles and friends, we are the parents and would like to be the first to announce his arrival.
* Our birth plan includes plenty of time for us to spend together as our new family of four. We’d ask that you would respect this by calling ahead before visiting the hospital. We have requested with the hospital that visitors not be allowed into the hospital room without permission from Nathan and me. We also ask that you plan to keep your visit short to eliminate having too many people in the room at a time.
* We have chosen to keep all details of the birth/cesarean to ourselves as we would like to have as few distractions as possible. This includes the date and time of the surgery. This also means that we will not be telling anyone if Kami goes into labor before the surgery. Again, we’d like this birth experience to be as free from distraction as possible so that we may focus completely on this baby and introducing Emma to her new brother.
* Should you decide to wait until we are home before you visit, please call ahead to make sure when we are up to having company. Recovery from a c-section can be rough and we’d like to make sure that both Kami and the rest of the family are ready for the company.
We just want to focus on the baby and Emma and making sure the transition from one to two kids goes well for all of us. Mom's of more than one can understand, I'm sure, but my biggest fear is Emma feeling like she isn't loved or wanted. My mom friends have said they felt the same way and it always ends up okay, but it doesn't keep me from worrying.
Ok, I'm done for now. 35 week photo is below:
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