Today was fairly busy, and definitely surreal. A good friend of mine took me shopping to help me get "provisions" for Ukulele. I bought bottles, medicines, formula, diapers, wipes, pacifiers.... so much stuff for such a little lady! My friend also gave me some clothes and blankets.
So when I got home, I boiled bottles and pacifiers, washed clothes and blankets in baby-friendly detergent, and cleaned out space in my closet. Ukulele is not even here yet, and she's already taking over her mama's closet!
Speaking of the closet, there are two little dresses in there, just waiting for her precious little self. GatorMan bought his daughter her first two dresses - with matching cardigans. He can't have his little girl showing too much skin! They are just so darned adorable (GatorMan and the dresses!!!)!
I wrote my birth mother letter. But I am actually calling it a "First Mother" letter. Juno will always be Ukulele's "First Mother," and I made sure to address that in the letter. In some respects it was easier to write that I had imagined. Like many of you suggested, I just wrote from my heart. Don't get me wrong, though, it was still difficult - just easier than I anticipated. I'm going to hand-write it tomorrow. I do not think that typing it is personal enough. AND - I get to start crossing off one of my "to-do" things on my List of Thirty-Eight. I love that Juno will be receiving my first letter off of my list. I'm hoping she gets to receive many more throughout the year as Ukulele gets bigger.
No other updates on Juno's preeclampsia. I am guessing if it was really bad, the doctor would have kept her in the hospital. We will hopefully know more this coming week.
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Hi! Congrats on Ukelele, what a cute fetus name :)
I loved the process of washing bottles and pacis, it really made things feel real. Another thing you will want to do is wash all of her toys now, because you won't have time and energy to do it once she's home and you decide you want to start indroducing them to her. Most plastic toys can just go through the dishwasher in the top rack, and all stuffed animals need baths because there are chemicals on them from factories. Just get some baby wash, put it on a washcloth, get it wet and bath them as if they were a baby, then get another washcloth wet with water and "rinse" them, then air dry. You can use a brush on them a few times as they dry to keep them feeling soft, or throw them in the dryer on no heat for a few minutes to soften them up. Don't worry about a little residue remaining on them from the baby wash, since baby washes are tear-free, non-toxic, etc.
It's a great way to kill time as you wait! :)
I think the letter to Juno is a wonderful idea. I did this. I don't even know if I told my husband.. but I did write this letter.
If you go from your heart, you can't go wrong with this. You might even write a letter or two to the baby so she knows how you felt about the whole situation before she even get's here. It's a good way to express yourself and get it out of your system (so to speak) and then someday you can give it to your daughter when she's old enough. It will be an amazing way to bond with her later in life.
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