Stork'd This is what happens if you go Skinny Dipping during Adult Swim at the Gene Pool.

Six weeks and counting. The really anxious pregnancy dreams have started. I remember dreaming a lot about forgetting the baby or losing her after she was born when I was pregnant with Ingrid. Last night featured Peter not coming to the hospital with me, me not being able to get a room in the labor and delivery part of the hospital, but instead in some open area near the cafeteria, someone coming and taking my baby away without me knowing because I had to go to the bathroom so bad and couldn't carry HER. The final crazy was that I actually had a girl instead of a boy and didn't notice until many hours later, which might have been because in my dream I had no idea how I got to the hospital and no recollection of giving birth at all.

Peter was gone for the first half of the week, to Phoenix, and my paranoia was ramped up. I was totally anxious about going into spontaneous labor and having no one at all I could have help me and fretting about what would happen with Ingrid if that did happen. Ingrid missed him terribly, and was crying for him a lot. Yesterday, she wanted to have lunch with daddy and was very sad when we couldn't.

Had another ultrasound yesterday. The young man has flipped into the upside down position, which pleases me and my chiropractor. We were unsure whether he was going to have an easy time of it, because my hips have been all out of whack from my knee injury and the limping that has ensued.

My body has been aching so much, and my fingernails have been brittle and my voice hoarse, so I talked to my doctor today. He was ready to not make any changes to my thyroid meds, because the level was JUST within range of the labs report of range. But, since I have done my homework, I know that Endocrinologists have a much lower acceptable level and I am well beyond that. So he doubled my dosage and I'll get some more bloodwork done  in 6 weeks. Hopefully that means I will start feeling better soon. My legs have ached so bad in the same sort of way they did before I started getting treated.

I can't wait to meet this little man and to start losing some weight and be able to thoroughly diagnose my knee and feel better. Only slightly over a month to go.

I have decided what I am going to put in a bag to take to the hospital with me, one of my comfy dresses and the slipper socks that I already have from the hospital. Those are things I can spare from my general wardrobe to have in a bag by the door for a month.

Still need to figure out a tot bed for Ingrid. I'm pondering going the low twin frame, Ikea mattress route, since we want something low, but also something that is going to last more than a year or two for her.

Peter is going to help me tomorrow to get the guest bedroom situated.

Yep, I hate the things that pregnancy does to my body. I'd ponder having more children if I didn't have to be pregnant to have them, but then again 2 is certainly enough.

With my knee still bound up, I'm getting a tad worried about how I'm going to get everything I want done. With beds to be moved, and buy and actual baby baby clothes to buy, stuff seems overwhelming with the bum knee.

things to do:

1. get newborn clothes for the baby
2. get newborn diapers for the baby
3. buy a replacement bed for Ingrid
4. clean out the guest room
5. set up guest room for dad
6. pack a bag for the hosital
7. put the newborn car seat in the car
8. wait

I guess putting it like that it doesn't seem to be too much, but there is a bunch of heavy lifting in there :(