Preparations

We have been some busy bee's here lately. And while being so busy is physically exhausting at 7 months pregnant, it is very welcomed. I do so much better with our diagnosis when I am busy, than I do when I am sitting and dwelling. 


Wyatt's baby shower is THIS Saturday! We are expecting about 50 guests, and are so so excited! My best friend, like always, has been a tremendous help in planning and preparing for this shower and I can't wait to see all of our ideas all put together :) Our theme: she's about too pop! And I think I am overly excited about all of the "pop" things we've got going on for the shower. POPcorn, POPtarts, Jalapeno POPpers, etc. =) There have been select moments where the planning and the prepping was overwhelming, and stressful, but now I am just plain excited for the shower. DJ and I both are excited not only to see everyone, but also to celebrate Wyatt, and celebrate his upcoming arrival. There are so many parts of preparing for his birth that are sad, and scary, and worrisome, and having this huge shower is something I think we definitely need to help us to focus on the bright side a bit.


DJ had a rough few days the other day. He was down in the dumps, and just wasn't doing well. It was a few of those days where HLHS just slapped him in the face, and reality followed suit. So, we went to Target, and we let Austyn pick out a new toy (because seeing our little boy so happy automatically makes us happy) and we picked out a few things for Wyatt. We bought a closet organizer, a few outfits, some baskets for his changing table, and a bassinet-like apparatus. This "retail therapy" of sorts really helped DJ, he likes seeing all of Wyatt's stuff starting to get put into his room. Side note: big thanks to our HLHS friend, Logan's mom, for posting on her blog about Logan doing better in his nap nanny, due to the incline. Not only did we add a nap nanny to our registry, but the bassinet-type thing we bought is also at an incline, which we now know may help Wyatt in the future. DJ's mom was also finishing a quilt that she had made while she was pregnant with DJ, and she had some stitching added, and added a color coordinated back, so that is now hanging on Wyatt's crib in his nursery. All of these tiny things really help us be excited, rather than sad and scared for October to come.

The rest of this week should be full of work, shower prep, and the doctor. We see our OB on Friday morning for our 28 week appointment. And then the shower is Saturday afternoon. I plan to blog again following these events. Our fingers are crossed that we will be able to post that Wyatt is continuing to fatten up in there, and we are excited to post photos from the shower. 


Until then, thank you to each of you who are reading this. We thank you, wholeheartedly, for your thoughts, prayers, and support.