Fri. March 29, 1991 (Part 4)
Yesterday (3/28) I took it easy most of the day. Guy had security duty again. The Kennedy family & others came in and it was on TV all afternoon. Guy ended up having to stay in the office all day. He really hates that so he was in a dumpy mood when he got home about 6:30.
Meanwhile, when I got up yesterday, Chief had ripped a ziploc back to shreds in the kitchen. It was probably in the sack in front of the trash can where he could smell the scent of the food that had been in it and where he could reach it easily. We've been keeping him in the kitchen most of the time at night & when we're gone since the carpet incident. But I left him loose yesterday afternoon when I had to leave and when I got home there was stuff in the living room & hallway floor. He had gotten some kleenex and candy wrappers out of the living room trash can and they were in shreds. I was so mad at him. I made him stay in his room, after letting him go potty, til Guy got home. I left the mess so he could see what he'd done. So, no more leaving him loose when we're gone or overnight for awhile.
The appt. I had yesterday aft. was an interview with a pediatrician. I found out at the Exp. Arms meeting that you have to have one to examine the baby before they'll discharge it from the hospital. You also have to have notes about rooming in and to keep them from giving your baby any formula.
I called the referral service at CHKD & they gave me four names. I made appts. with two. The other one is a week from Monday & is in College Park Shopping Center. The one yesterday was at Tidewater Children's Associates, a group of five drs. It's only 5 or so minutes away, right across from the 7-11 on Witchduck. The appt. was for 4:45. When I got there they gave me a bag full of literature, mostly about formula. There were a lot of noisy kids there. One of the drs. came out at one point to tell me they were behind because one of the drs. went home sick at lunch. Most everyone was gone when he came out again at 5:45. Instead of going to his office he sat down in the waiting room to talk. He told me how long each dr. has been there: from 4 yrs. to 30 something for the founder. He said they all have the same basic ideas of practicing so we wouldn't get conflicting advice from each of them. They have evening hours M-F as well as 9-5 for sick or well appts. They have Sat. morn. hrs. for sick only and April-Oct. they have Sun. aft. hrs. for sick only. They come check on the baby the 1st morning after birth and every morning til you check out. When I asked if they support breastfeeding he said they do & would work with you to help it work. About rooming in he said that was fine if that's what you want but personally he thought you should only do it during the day so you can rest better at night. But he said he wouldn't prevent you from rooming in around the clock. I guess he answered all my questions ok. Unless I really like the other drs. a lot better I'll probably go with these cause they're so close. I just wish Guy could go with me & help decide.
Lori called last night to see how I'm doing. She said they've started looking at houses again but haven't put theirs on the market yet.
When we got ready for our nightly ritual of Guy putting lotion on my tummy last night, it looked kind of different. Instead of being rounded at the top it was kind of sunk in at the top and I looked wider. When I stood up and looked in the mirror it looked like it was a little lower but sticking out more. Guy thought so too. So, she's apparently dropped. I read in my books and they said that first babies usually drop 2-3 wks. before delivery. By the official count we're just over 3 wks. away!
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