Our Life: February 2010

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Friday, February 26, 2010

Aubrey and The Pacifier

The Meltdown?

We took Aubrey's pacifier from her this week. It wasn't planned. It just happened. LA put her down on Sunday night and she didn't see her pacifier and didn't go crazy not having it so LA told her "good night" and left the room. We have repeated the process each night and thus far we haven't had a meltdown. It might take a little longer for her to go asleep and she has woke up a few times and fussed but she went right back to sleep.

We were fully prepared for a meltdown. We had heard the horror stories - It was the longest night of our lives, He/She wouldn't stop crying, It was like a drug addict in rehab and needed another fix...

We might have done it a few weeks too early with the new baby coming home and maybe having a pacifier. It might want her to have one also. I guess we will cross that bridge when we get to it.

There is one downside - she wakes up at 6:00am every morning and doesn't have the pacifier to help her go back to sleep that extra hour or so. It's really only going to be a downside on the weekends.

Week 38

Doctors Appointment
February 25th, 2010

LA had her weekly doctors appointment today. We are making progress and look to be right on track for the due date but that can slow down or speed up. She measured 38" which is 38 weeks which is where we are. LA went from 1cm to 1.5cm (almost 2cm) dilated and about 50% effaced.

She is starting to swell some in her feet and lower legs. She is nowhere near the kind of swelling she had with Aubrey but it is uncomfortable after a day at work. Her kidneys are fine because she is using the bathroom constantly.

We are nearing the end of another chapter and the start of a new chapter in our life together. It is exciting. However, I have to confess that after 17 months with Aubrey the first 9 months are a blur and I am pretty sure it's going to be like starting over. One good thing is that we have been banking some extra sleep each night. LA can hardly make it to 8:30 and I can't make it past 9:00. I know her excuse. I haven't figured out mine yet except that I am an extremely supportive husband.