The Nursery

We are changing my old office into Emelia's room.  It's the bigger of the two other bedrooms.  She'll have a double closet and a nice window.  She'll also be right near us (like there's a choice in a townhome!) and next to the main bathroom. 

We've taken a lot of care to pick out the items for her room - researching the products and selecting items that will be the most versatile as she grows.  We are reusing my dresser and chest that was bought for me 27+ years ago.  It's in great shape, so why spend $1000 on more furniture?  Her crib is one that converts from a crib to a toddler bed to a full bed with headboard and foot board. 

Andrew and I selected, after a ton of angsting on my behalf, a beautiful bedding set with a little giraffe on it. 

I went out onto the internet and purchased the bedding set from a supplier who had many in stock.  After 9 days (on September 28th), I received an email telling me that the order couldn't be fulfilled because the bedding was out of stock.  I was crushed, but I put on my big girl panties and found a second site from which to order.  When I checked the status of the order on Wednesday evening, it said that the order had been cancelled!  I had not received any notice so needless to say (pregnant/hormonal/crazy), I was peeved!  I went to a third site (which I hadn't considered from the beginning because they didn't have an extra blanket for the set that I wanted), and purchased it.  I was also able to contact the second company.  They told me it wasn't the whole order (just the extra blanket) that was cancelled even though the site said, "Your order has been cancelled."  Really, what else was I to think?  They are cancelling the order and refunding the credit card.  I'm happy to report that the third place shipped the bedding today via UPS - I even have a tracking number!  Hooray! 

This weekend, my goal for us (I use us lightly since it will be mostly Andrew) is to get the crack in the corner caulked and insulate the attic access that is in her closet.  Then, I would like to get the trim and ceiling painted.  We (used lightly) also need to move some furniture in both Emelia's room and in the living room.  We got a storage ottoman to replace the coffee table so we can put Piglet on the coffee table and hopefully out of baby-reach.  It's a tall order, but I think we (again, used lightly) can do it! 

Excellent Update!

I saw the Maternal Fetal Medicine specialist yesterday and received the best news we've heard in almost two months! 

My Amniotic Fluid Index (AFI) was a 5 when I went into the hospital back in August.  The doctor told me that they prefer it to be between 10 and 20, however I've read that between 8 and 18 is normal - it just depends on who you ask.  When I went in yesterday, my AFI was a whopping 15.4!  Woohoo!  We're thrilled and really couldn't be happier.  This means that I have resealed from the leak and should no longer be leaking amniotic fluid. 

We also learned that Emelia weighs 1 pound 12 ounces.  She is in the 66th percentile for size although she is measuring about 5 days behind.  We kind of expected that though since she has been about 5 days behind since the beginning.  At least she's consistent!  We're thrilled about the weight though because even if she was born prematurely, the 1 pound 12 ounces is great! 

Less notably but pretty important nonetheless, the ultrasonographer reaffirmed that she is, in fact, a girl.  It's good to hear it again!  All those pink things on the registry would be hard to explain if she wasn't a girl! 

It's a girl!

I went on September 1st for a follow up appointment with the maternal fetal medicine doctors from Sinai.  We had a very long scan because our little one just wanted to chill out.  Apparently, she prefers to sleep until noon like her mom!  After some chocolate and some ice water, we learned that she's most definitely a girl!  We got to see the rest of her "parts" since the anatomy scans were still missing a few things.  We got a picture of her profile (which we'll scan when mom and dad get home from vacation).  We couldn't be more excited! 

Her name will be Emelia Kate.  Amelia was my great grandmother's middle name.  We can't have any "A" names (no more generations of A. Nolls), so we are spelling it with an E.  Her middle name is the middle name of a dear friend who was lost too early.  We think it's the perfect name for her!