Thanks so much!
We actually didn't buy much with our first son, Luke. We were given a few things at my baby shower; crib, changing table, dresser, swing, and high chair. I had a few friends that had babies that had outgrown their clothes and toys, so they were passed onto us.
We really only bought the big stuff like bassinet, stroller, crib mattress, and convertible car seat. I made a list of EVERYTHING I needed from crib down to X pairs of socks! Then, I did my shopping online ahead of time. So, I knew where to go to get everything I needed. Dh worked a lot back then, so he only had one or two days off. It only took us two days to get all of our shopping done. I was around 7 1/2-8 months pregnant though, so it needed to be done! I think we only bought one or two outfits. Not because we needed to, but because we wanted to! Lol... Now that Luke is 22 months old, he'd one birthday and two Christmas's worth of gifts. So, we have a ton of toys, books, clothes, you name it!
As for my birth story, it wasn't too exciting. We found out Luke was breech at about 24 weeks. We had high hopes that he'd turn, since we had so much time before delivery. My doctor's had me go to growth/position scans every two weeks, to see how he was growing and if he'd turned to head down. Well, at my 36 week scan I knew he hadn't budged since by that point his head was jammed up under my ribs. He would head butt me every once in a while, but refused to turn.
I was on Heperin (a blood thinner) due to previous blood clots. And the doctors couldn't attempt an external version (turning the baby from the outside), because while on the Heparin it was too risky. My placenta could've ruptured. I tried all of the natural ways at home to get him to turn, but he wouldn't. So, at 36 weeks, they decided to schedule a cesarean. They told me to come in on Tuesday for another growth scan, and if he wasn't turned they'd do the c-section on Thursday. So, Tuesday we went in for our scan and he was still breech and weighing in at 8 lbs. They said they'd take him, since he was already a healthy weigh. On Thursday we went in, and I was already having contractions. We had another scan, and went into the OR. He was born at 3:10pm and weighed 8 lbs 14 oz. He was a big ole' healthy bub!
This time around I'm hoping to have a VBAC, even though it's risky on my medicine. This is our last baby, so I definitely want to be able to experience the entire labor and delivery! I've been having contractions from 14 weeks on, so I'm pretty sure I'll be prepared for it!
Boys names are definitely more difficult to come up with than girls. I don't know what it is! Lol... I really like Andreas Deabreu. It's so masculine! Who knows though. I've known a few people that saw their babies and totally changed their mind of the names they had picked out. It'll all work out though. It always does!