27 weeks
Well, I’m 27 weeks today and everything is moving along smoothly. Baby Thor is getting big and has decided to snuggle close to my lungs and make it hard for me to breath. Oh well, only 13 more weeks until my due date!
We have to take Ashley back to her mom’s on September 6th – we’re not looking forward to that, but she will be back for 2 weeks at Christmas and she’s excited to meet her baby brother when she comes! 
After Ashley goes back to Vancouver, we will start setting things up for Baby… we still have to set up the crib, and buy the car seat…but those are pretty easy things, and we still have (hopefully) 13 weeks until he makes his arrival.
I’m kinda bummed about the whole baby shower issue. I really wanted to have it before baby makes his appearance…and you know, BEFORE Christmas. But… my mother insists that “everyone” has them after the baby arrives. So… yay. I’m totally not looking forward to having a baby shower and Christmas all lumped into one basically. Plus the fact that it’s cold and flu season then and I don’t really want to pass the baby around to people who could get him sick when he’s so tiny. 
But… what can I do, right?
Can they reschedule the shower for an earlier date? I’ve only been to two baby showers that took place after the baby was there…one was due to an adoption that they weren’t sure was going to happen, and the other was b/c the baby was very early…and that baby didn’t actually come to the shower since he was so small. Either way, before or after the baby comes, it’ll be a blessing…but I don’t blame you for wishing it was earlier.
yeah, I wish! but no. in my mom’s words… “too bad, we’re having it after”
We had one before and one after..the one after was much nicer because she was 5 weeks old and by then I KNEW what I NEEDED vs what I thought was “cute” kwim? As far as cold and flu season…he should be fine up to 6 weeks from your antibodies (whether you breast feed or not)..and remember that HE is YOURS and if you dont want to pass him around then DONT… Have a bottle of Hand Sanitizer and require everyone who enters to apply some and then again before they get near the baby… “MOST” people dont want to be the cause of anyone getting sick..and “MOST” people are used to the hand sanitizing before handleing a newborn. Also you could put on your invitations that you want everyone to attend …but if they are under the weather or starting to come down w/ something that you would prefer they come for a visit when they are feeling better
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baby-showers AFTER babies are born? That’s not the standard these days at all… and it’s irritating having to breast-feed in front of everyone, and worrying about the baby…
I always held the belief that babyshowers are like, the stag and doe of the baby-world… your last chance to be a free woman before you have to worry about other things.
If you want it before, have it before. Aren’t you a grown up able to make your own decisions? If she doesn’t want to put it on for you, then YOU do it yourself or find a friend who will.
Maybe I’m just pms’ing but – seriously! Don’t you have a say in it?
Anji – I don’t exactly have a friend who could throw one for me…and my place is waaaay to small.
Christy – you’re right. I plan on keeping him in a sling the entire time, and if anyone complains…too bad. LOL
thanks everyone.
As a mommy of a baby that had RSV and spent 2 weeks in the PICU, during which time she was intubated and had more tubes poking out of her than anyone deserves….pitch a fit till that baby shower is scheduled BEFORE the arrival of Thor.
It is not worth the health of your baby. Even if no one touches him, just being near him and breathing germs into the air…puts him at risk. Not to mention the stuff that they touch…that you then touch…that gets to him.
If that doesn’t work…have the baby shower after…but don’t invite Thor to come. Let that be his Daddy bonding time.
Sorry…one more thought…I just read the prev. comment about the baby being fine for up to 6 weeks due to your anti-bodies…my daughter got RSV, at 4.5 weeks old. (Gotta love older sibs that bring germies home.)
Believe me…watching a nurse bag your baby, to keep her breathing, is a sight that no mother deserves to see.
Um, yeah, I thought showers after the baby is born were for people too disorganized to get them done before. My bad!