Kumquat isn't as patriotic as I thought he might be as he decided not to come out for the fireworks. In fact we haven't had any more episodes of cramping so maybe that means he'll stay in for awhile longer. He would be well advised as DC summer is hot and swampy. The doctor did say that I am almost 2 cm dilated and 80% effaced, but again that could mean anything. She thinks he'll be about 7 lbs - phew. I'm hoping for a kumquat that is 7 lbs and with the temperament of Carlos as a baby.
This week I attended the breastfeeding class which was helpful, but also scary. It seems a lot harder than I thought! Plus the instructor had a fake breast that she kept shoveling into her mouth which I found more disturbing, than insightful.
Carlos is still coming to grips with the fact that Kumquat is going to win. This week was more electrical and plumbing. And the big thing was ordering kitchen cabinets. My big fear is having cherry floor and cherry cabinets - it might be too matching - like a big log cabin or something. We are terrible about conceptualizing things as we seem to always want to make changes once we see the outcome. I don't know how to get better at that - maybe it's practice. But it sure has cost lots in terms of time and money.
Carlos decided to work on House #1 today and just like that we had 4 holes in the wall of the hallway and a hole in the roof...a good day's work!
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That's a great trick with the watermelon - wish we'd thought of that one!
I hope that you're holding up alright in the swampy DC summer.
The thing about the breastfeeding is that it's different for everyone. For us, what helped tremendously was that SAM wasn't shy about asking for advice from Beth and our lactation consultant who helped resolve the numerous latching issues we were having.
Best of luck in the coming days and we can't wait to see the result of slightly more dilation and effacement!
Oh, and why is Carlos putting holes in house #1?
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