We Wait

The nursery is ready, work for both of us has been wrapped up for our absences and we're as close to ready as we're going to get.


Of course, there are a million things we would love to be able to do before the Little One arrives, but we both have come to the realization that all he really needs...we have! And a crib, carseat and cute duds are just icing on the sweetest cake of all!
We received a call last Thursday from our birth mom's social worker while out shopping for the perfect gift to present her that would remind her of the gratitude we feel for her sacrifice. And we learned that N's doctor was considering inducing her as early as the next day. Could we be there for the ultra-sound appointment the next day?


Heck, yeah! We picked up a few things at that store and went to the jewelry store to pick up what we thought was a very appropriate gift. But more about that later!


We rushed home, asked my dad to watch the dogs and stay at our place while we were gone, loaded up the car and were off!


Now, everyone has told us that a baby has more stuff than you can imagine, but you can't comprehend how much stuff we had to pack! You see, ours would be a stay of up to two weeks- out of state and in a hotel. So here's what we brought:


Bassinet with the incline sleeper
Car seat
Stroller
Bouncy/rocking chair thing
Bottles
Pacifiers
First aid kit
1 plush snugly blanket
5 receiving blankets
5 burp cloths
10 onesies
5 socks
2 mittens
4 hats
2 pajamas
2 sleeping gowns
Going home outfit - for leaving hospital
Going home outfit- for going home to Arizona when it's time
Bath gear
Diapers and gear


And then we brought our stuff.


Including our laptops and tablets, my camera and all gear for newborn sessions (yay!)


And here's what all of that looks like in our 7-passenger SUV:




So we made the five hour drive to Las Vegas, checked in to our hotel at 2 am and tried to sleep.


Next morning arrived and we were no worse for the wear. We took N out to lunch and then to her ultrasound appointment.


How exciting! She invited me I. To the exam room to witness it and I couldn't be more grateful. Here's a snapshot if our Little One:




I hope this doesn't mean I'm going to be a terrible mom, but I have no idea what I was looking at... But the doc and tech feel as if all is well and based on what they saw, there's no need to induce.


So for now, we wait!


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