And it's only Tuesday...

I have not been feeling great for the last couple of days.  I have been experiencing what I think is Round Ligament Pain....better known as growing pains :) I guess my belly is about to have a growth spurt. 

As the end of my second trimester approaches, I am starting to feel like this whole "baby thing" is really happening.  Not that I have been in denial, but realizing that I have less than 100 days before he is here is a little intimidating.  I am anxious for his arrival, but a little scared that I won't be ready.  I have done all I can to get ready, so I am finding comfort in that.  Here is what I have accomplished so far this week.....

*I think I found a pediatrician.  I looked up the Top Doctors 2011 from both the Washingtonian and Northern Virginia Magazine and found an office I was impressed with.  Several of the doctors from the practice were on the list and they have great office hours (including weekends) and two locations that are both pretty convenient.  I was also very impressed with how informative their website was.  I was telling one of my students about it and to my surprise...it was HER pediatrician!  She said she loved it so that made me feel even better.  I am going to schedule an interview with them some time soon.
Virginia Pediatric Group

*I scheduled a hospital tour, breastfeeding class and baby basics class for both me and my husband in April.  I chose not to take a childbirth class....I am of the mind that it is going to happen whether I go to a class that freaks me out or not. :)  I am confident that my doctors and the nurses on staff will do an excellent job keeping me calm and on track.  If not......well, I will just have to roll with the punches.

*The crib mattress and bedding have both come in, so his room is livable.  We plan to hang a new ceiling fan in the room and decide on what to put on the walls sometime this month.  We are also considering setting up a college fund soon as well.  I looked it up and college 18 years from now is expected to cost over $200,000!!!  Time to start saving now!!!