@Jallia Haha! Yes.. But luckily it was in a huge box. The delivery guy was all, "this box is huge but it's so light!" I wonder what he would have thought if he'd known what was inside.
@AllStar Sorry you're sore! I don't really have much pressure down low right now, so I'm guessing my little guy isn't engaged at all. Were any of your other LOs early?
@Laelani I'm 5'4 and it's nearly as tall as me!
Hubs nearly freaked when he got back from work yesterday!
Well, 36+2 today. Was having a long conversation with OH last night about the birth, and he highlighted a few things that made me sad. He's terrified he's going to miss the birth -- the plan is that at the weekend just before I turn 38 weeks I'll be moving in with my mom until the birth happens, so I can go to the much better hospital as my parents live 2 hours away from us (OH is in the royal air force, so that's why we live far away - not my choice!). OH will still have to go to work so he'll be staying over every weekend and literally on stand by during the week incase labour starts. Anyway, my main concern is at what point do I call him? Do I wait for a long time to be sure and then potentially risk him actually missing it, or do I call when it's in the earlier stages and risk it being a false start? He also doesn't want to miss ANYTHING about the labour, which is both sweet and sad for me. I was just saying how mom has bought a waterproof mattress protector for the spare room I'll be staying in and how we should too, and he got a sad look on his face and said "I'm going to miss that." I told him that he might not and some women don't lose their waters until they're in the hospital or actually need to have them popped for them, but he just seemed so sad. I also have always said from the start that I wanted my mom in the birthing room with us (I'm very close to my family) because I know that if I feel I need anything she WILL speak up and make sure I get it, and it takes the pressure off of OH and he can stay with me the whole time without marching off to find midwives/doctors etc. He said last night that he wished it was just us and he's scared he'll be pushed out because mom/me will be at the hospital first and he'll be meeting us there, almost like an outsider. I tried to explain that it wasn't like that at all but he just seems sad. He also said he's going to miss me like crazy and it sucks that the final part of the pregnancy is going to be lost on him.
I feel so guilty! We have always agreed that this was the best way for us because the hospital I fall under has given us nothing but trouble and I will NEVER forgive them for how they handled our last loss, and the immense amount of ADDITIONAL suffering/grief they placed on us during an already awful time. Not to mention the hospital scores pretty poorly and everyone I have spoken to that has given birth there has had at least one complaint about the standard of care they received. Whereas this hospital near my parents is fantastic, a specific university teaching hospital for doctors/midwives, is relatively new with lots of modern units and birthing pools, and on the subject of other treatment (non birth/pregnancy related) have delivered excellent, compassionate care as well. My grandparents were both treated there in their final years and my father has had his life saved there at least twice in the past seven years. I just have overall good feelings about this hospital which is a stark comparison to how I feel about the one near us - I feel distressed every time we drive past it, and the memories creep in. Not to mention I just don't trust them to deliver my baby safely!
I asked him if he could book some leave so he could come stay with mom as well for the last 2 weeks or so, but if he did that he'd have less leave AFTER little one is born and I think we'll definitely appreciate that time better with our little guy here than before.
I just wish I knew how to make him feel better.
I haven't taken it up to the nursery yet but my dogs are terrified of it, I can't stop laughing.
That is too funny! That giraffe is HUGE though! 
What part of my son passed due to a doctors mistake, not something he or I had? Uh. People are idiots.
