Hospital Visit (Last Night) & Dr. Appt (Today)

We visited the hospital that we will be delivering at last night. We are going to be delivering our baby at Chandler Regional Hospital. Originally, I wanted to deliver at Banner Gateway because it is brand new and close to our house. However, there were no OB/GYN’s affiliated with that hospital that accept our health insurance. This surprised me because we have United Healthcare and I thought this insurance was pretty universal and widely accepted.

We timed the drive from our house to the hospital, leaving at 6:20pm. It took us about 25 minutes. Yikes! I am sure when I am in labor those 25 minutes will feel more like 25 hours. However, we left the house at the peak of traffic. Hopefully, I will go into labor in the middle of the night and the 25 minute commute will turn into 15 minutes.

Seeing the delivery room, nursery and recovery room made everything so much more real to me. Now I am able to visualize exactly where I will be when everything is happening. Both the delivery and recovery rooms are private. I like this a lot. I don’t want to be overwhelmed by other patients scaring me. Also, Chandler Regional Hospital has the philosophy that the baby should spend his time in the room with his parents. So, unless I ask them to, the staff will never take Cayden from my side. Well, they do take him away to circumcise him. However, we are allowed to be there with him for that procedure. Chad says he won’t be able to watch the circumcision—it’ll make him (Chad) cry too much.

Today we have our appointment to get an in-depth look at the baby and to do my cervix tests. I am excited and anxious about this appointment. I couldn’t sleep last night. I can’t wait to find out if Cayden is staying Cayden or if our baby will instead be Baby Addison Mae Reed. I just can’t wait to meet Baby Reed no matter what the gender turns out to be.

Also, I am looking forward to seeing how my cervix is holding up. I have my fingers double crossed that I am okay in that area, because I do not want to deliver the baby too early. There are specific reasons babies stay in their mothers for 9 months. I want our baby to be as healthy as possible and that means baking for 9 months. Plus, if the cervix tests are not good it means no romantic-ness for Chad and I and that’s our favorite activity on the weekends.

I more than anything just want to see a big, strong, healthy baby with properly functioning organs. I can only imagine how active he will be this time on screen. I am feeling him more and it is only increasing this immense love I have for him. I am overwhelmed by these movements and I can’t wait until they get stronger, more distinct and more frequent. I have only had two real kicks: one mild and one strong. The rest have been subtle movements—little vibrations. But I know I will very soon start to feel everything and I can’t wait!