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Well, the appointment went reasonably well today, it felt(!). There was a lot to get through, but we seemed to get through all of it okay. My family are super ADD, so it took some effort to keep on track, but we managed it, the midwife and I. Haha

She had said that everyone who would be at the birth would need to attend this appointment, so my friend and her four-year-old and her dog showed up, as well as my mom. My husband had just gotten home shortly before the appointment, and I let him nap in the chair until he was needed. And he did. He didn’t notice at all, apparently, as each group and person arrived and we got started going through things. But he wasn’t needed for the first part of the appointment, when we went through where certain items were in the house and what my plans were for this or that with the labor and delivery. When we got to the important parts where all of them had to be involved and pay attention, my friend smacked him on the arm (and nearly got whacked back automatically when he jolted awake), and we got going with everything.

I got a bit stressed when my husband and my mom started going on about how they don’t have the same preferences as I do on dates, as well as when my husband kept trying to tease about something or other.

1) It doesn’t matter what my preference is on a date of birth: The baby will come when it comes, and there’s nothing wrong with having an opinion on when I’d like for that to be. Just as they have opinions, I have my own opinion. All are acceptable. So, stop being borderline nasty to me about my having an opinion that differs from yours, please. (I’m also pregnant and hormone-filled and very sensitive, so cut it out, please.)

2) I’m pregnant and hormone-filled and very sensitive, so cut it out, please. I don’t need to be teased about something that for me is serious and/or important.

Otherwise, it seemed to be really good. My friend’s daughter was obsessed with photos in this book on birth, so that was special. She kept wanting to find the photos again and just look at them. They were of a woman giving birth, full frontal, legs splayed, specifically at the point where the head of the baby is the only thing sticking out so far from the mother’s groin. However, she also was clearly intrigued by other photos she crossed in the book of other women giving birth in various positions. A very intriguing day for homeschooling, indeed. (I mean, she already asked me Saturday, after saying hi to the baby in my belly, as she always does, if the baby was coming soon and if it were “gonna come out your vagina?” So, she’s learning the real stuff over there. Haha)

Anyway, I’m wiped. I have four books to finish before midnight tomorrow night. Plus my regularly scheduled tasks via my to-do list, an ever-evolving list on my phone that has loads of stuff still on it regarding things to be done before the baby is born. So, yeah… lots to do tomorrow(!).

God, thank you for this life and this home and my family. Please, make me and the baby and my husband well, and keep us safe. Grant us an easy and wonderful labor and delivery for every child we have, please. Help us to trust in you and to be always guided by you, that we be our best selves every day and night. Thank you for the midwife. Thank you for my friends and our dog friends. In your name, I pray. Amen.

Post-a-day 2024