On Saturday Eric made his first real daddy sacrifice. He attended a “Daddy Boot Camp” class instead of going to the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Norfolk. He said that he actually had a good time and even exchanged numbers with another dad. The class was made up of all guys and the instructor was a dad as well. They had donuts and juice and took lots of long breaks! Overall Eric enjoyed the class. After I got home from the shower we went through all of the gifts. We were very grateful for everything.
On Sunday Baby Thames and I went to Aunt Loretta’s for the St. Patrick’s Day Tea. Of course I had to have water since “Green Tea” was being served (not recommended for pregnant women.) It was a fun tea party!
On Monday evening I had a sorority meeting. Many of the ladies couldn’t believe that my due date is almost here. It will probably be the last meeting I will be attending this year.
On Tuesday evening Eric and I went to our first interview with a prospective pediatrician. We were happy to have the opportunity to interview with Dr. Lehman who we had met at our Parenting Newborn class that we attended. He had a very engaging office with murals on the walls of the waiting room and a nice play area for children. The entire office is set up like the rainforest with a nice fish tank as well. The office staff and nurses were all very nice. Dr. Lehman answered all of our questions and even asked us a few questions on a personal level. We felt very confident after leaving his office and more than likely will go with his practice for our pediatrician.
On Wednesday it was St. Patrick’s Day. At work I had the children do some writing about Baby Thames. We made two books about the baby with each student writing a page. The first book was statistic about Baby Thames. The kids filled in sentences with their ideas about what gender the baby would be, how much he/she would weigh, how long he/she would be, what he/she would look like, and would he/she would like to do. The second book was advice from the first graders about how to love a baby and what to do if it cries. The ideas and writing were hilarious and I will enjoy reading the books to Baby Thames when he/she is older! Later in the day the room moms came to give me a Baby Shower! I am not going to post any pictures of my students from the shower for confidentiality purposes. I will post a few pics of other things though! That evening Baba brought over a delicious ham for us to eat.
On Thursday we had a Pediatric Interview and our last class, “Medical Options.” When we went for our second pediatric interview we were not as impressed with the doctor. He definitely answered all of our questions but his mannerisms were much different than Dr. Lehman. This doctor was also part of a much larger practice with so many doctors I wouldn’t be able to memorize them all. Once we left, Eric and I decided that we were more pleased with Dr. Lehman and his smaller practice than we were with this one.
After the consultation we went to our “Medical Options” class. We learned a lot about the various types of medical practices and medications that I could receive during delivery time. Some of the information was a little over our heads but well worth knowing about. I had already decided that I will be asking for an epidural during the delivery so that part of the medical options class I didn’t need!
On Friday we had a doctor’s appointment and our Week 36 Ultrasound. Eric and I were so impressed with how different and more developed the baby looked. He/she was really growing and we could believe it! The ultrasound tech said that according to the baby’s measurements she would have changed my due date to April 23rd but since I was so far along already it would not be changed. Baby Thames’ weight was in the 55th percentile. The tech estimated she was about 5lb 8oz. The weird thing is that I was 5lb 8oz when I was born. I guess my baby is likely to be larger than me at birth since he/she is already this weight at 36 weeks! The tech pointed out lots of hair to us on the screen. Also Baby Thames was sucking his or her fist the whole time. During the ultrasound the heartbeat was a lot stronger than when we got into the doctor’s office. The doctor said that he/she must have gone to sleep! I had to see Dr. Sadr today because Dr. Morgan was not available. She told me that I had a good uterus, was still 1cm dilated, and was measuring a little small when she did the outside tummy measurement. She also said that she predicted I would deliver the baby early that it would weigh around 6lb 5oz. I was excited and nervous as I left the office that day. I was sure hoping that she wasn’t right and that Baby Thames would hang out in my belly for the duration! Later that afternoon I
had more mild contraction-like feelings. 
On Monday evening I had a sorority meeting. Many of the ladies couldn’t believe that my due date is almost here. It will probably be the last meeting I will be attending this year.
On Tuesday evening Eric and I went to our first interview with a prospective pediatrician. We were happy to have the opportunity to interview with Dr. Lehman who we had met at our Parenting Newborn class that we attended. He had a very engaging office with murals on the walls of the waiting room and a nice play area for children. The entire office is set up like the rainforest with a nice fish tank as well. The office staff and nurses were all very nice. Dr. Lehman answered all of our questions and even asked us a few questions on a personal level. We felt very confident after leaving his office and more than likely will go with his practice for our pediatrician.
On Wednesday it was St. Patrick’s Day. At work I had the children do some writing about Baby Thames. We made two books about the baby with each student writing a page. The first book was statistic about Baby Thames. The kids filled in sentences with their ideas about what gender the baby would be, how much he/she would weigh, how long he/she would be, what he/she would look like, and would he/she would like to do. The second book was advice from the first graders about how to love a baby and what to do if it cries. The ideas and writing were hilarious and I will enjoy reading the books to Baby Thames when he/she is older! Later in the day the room moms came to give me a Baby Shower! I am not going to post any pictures of my students from the shower for confidentiality purposes. I will post a few pics of other things though! That evening Baba brought over a delicious ham for us to eat.
On Thursday we had a Pediatric Interview and our last class, “Medical Options.” When we went for our second pediatric interview we were not as impressed with the doctor. He definitely answered all of our questions but his mannerisms were much different than Dr. Lehman. This doctor was also part of a much larger practice with so many doctors I wouldn’t be able to memorize them all. Once we left, Eric and I decided that we were more pleased with Dr. Lehman and his smaller practice than we were with this one.
After the consultation we went to our “Medical Options” class. We learned a lot about the various types of medical practices and medications that I could receive during delivery time. Some of the information was a little over our heads but well worth knowing about. I had already decided that I will be asking for an epidural during the delivery so that part of the medical options class I didn’t need!
On Friday we had a doctor’s appointment and our Week 36 Ultrasound. Eric and I were so impressed with how different and more developed the baby looked. He/she was really growing and we could believe it! The ultrasound tech said that according to the baby’s measurements she would have changed my due date to April 23rd but since I was so far along already it would not be changed. Baby Thames’ weight was in the 55th percentile. The tech estimated she was about 5lb 8oz. The weird thing is that I was 5lb 8oz when I was born. I guess my baby is likely to be larger than me at birth since he/she is already this weight at 36 weeks! The tech pointed out lots of hair to us on the screen. Also Baby Thames was sucking his or her fist the whole time. During the ultrasound the heartbeat was a lot stronger than when we got into the doctor’s office. The doctor said that he/she must have gone to sleep! I had to see Dr. Sadr today because Dr. Morgan was not available. She told me that I had a good uterus, was still 1cm dilated, and was measuring a little small when she did the outside tummy measurement. She also said that she predicted I would deliver the baby early that it would weigh around 6lb 5oz. I was excited and nervous as I left the office that day. I was sure hoping that she wasn’t right and that Baby Thames would hang out in my belly for the duration! Later that afternoon I
had more mild contraction-like feelings. 
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