baby steps for 1 Big Brother

SO THINGS HAVE BEEN BETTER WITH THE RESISTANT BIG BROTHER. HE REALLY ONLY TOOK A DAY OR TWO TO GATHER HIS WITS AND BE SUPPORTIVE. I AM SO PROUD OF HIM AND SO RELIEVED. I DON'T KNOW IF HE KNOWS HOW MUCH THAT MEANS TO ME, I TOLD HIM, BUT WORDS DON'T CUT IT. HE IS ON BOARD AND HAS EVEN EXPRESSED HIS DESIRE TO PAINT THE BABY'S ROOM (ALTHOUGH HE WAS DISAPPOINTED THAT HE DOESN'T GET TO PICK THE COLOR) WE ARE ALREADY SET ON A COLOR BUT WE WILL TAKE THE MANUAL LABOR. HE EVEN ASKED ABOUT WHEN HE IS AN ADULT AND HAS HIS OWN PLACE IF WE WILL LET HIM TAKE HIS SIBLING FOR WEEKENDS. FREE WEEKENDS??? HELL YEAH!!! HOWEVER, HE DID SAY HE WANTS A BROTHER AND THAT HE WAS WORRIED HE WOULDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH A SISTER BECAUSE THEY ARE FRAGILE AND DELICATE. WHICH IS FUNNY SINCE NOT ONE WOMAN IN HIS LIFE IS FRAGILE OR DELICATE. I TOLD HIM I WOULD NOT EXPECT HIM TO TREAT A SISTER LIKE SHE WOULD BREAK ANY MORE THAT IF HE HAD A BROTHER - I DON'T THINK HE BOUGHT IT SO I HOPE HE IS NOT DISAPPOINTED IF IT IS A GIRL. AS USUAL, OUR EASY GOING KID, HASN'T REALLY GIVEN A PREFERENCE.

I TOLD WORK - MY BOSS IS AN ASSHOLE - SHE WAS NOT TACTFUL AT ALL. SHE HAD LOTS OF INAPPROPRIATE REMARKS. SHE IS JUST THAT KIND OF PERSON SO I REALLY DIDN'T EXPECT DIFFERENT. A FEW OTHER PEOPLE AT WORK KNOW AND THEY WERE SUPPORTIVE, SOME HAD QUESTIONS ON TOP OF THEIR WELL WISHES. AS OF NOW OUR FAMILIES KNOW (MINUS SOME OF MY WIFE'S AUNTS AND UNCLES AND SOME COUSINS) THEY HAVE BEEN GOOD. IT HAS BEEN NICE TO FEEL LIKE I DON'T HAVE TO HIDE IT ANYMORE. ALTHOUGH, IT WOULDN'T BE EASY IF I TRIED SINCE I HAVE THIS LIL BIT OF BABY BELLY SHOWING ALREADY. THE EXTRA PADDING I HAD BEFORE SEEMS TO HAVE ROUNDED OUT FAIRLY QUICK AND EVEN THOUGH I AM ONLY 11 WEEKS AND 1 DAY I AM ROCKING THE HELL OUT OF THE BELLY BAND. TIME FOR SOME MATERNITY PANTS SOON THOUGH BECAUSE THE ZIPPER ON MY REGULAR JEANS ONLY HAS A LITTLE BIT LEFT BEFORE IT IS ALL THE WAY DOWN.

WE HAVE OUR 2ND APPOINTMENT WITH THE OB TOMORROW (ALTHOUGH IT IS CONSIDERED OUR 1ST PRENATAL APPOINTMENT) THE FIRST APPOINTMENT (LAST MONDAY) WAS GREAT. IT IS THE SAME DOCTORS GROUP THAT DELIVERED DAVID 17 YRS AGO AND THE AFFILIATED HOSPITALS MATERNITY WING HAS TOTALLY BEEN REVAMPED TO ONLY PRIVATE POSTPARTUM ROOMS WITH PLENTY OF ROOM FOR THE WIFE TO STAY WITH ME FOR THE DURATION. ANYWAY THE APPOINTMENT WENT WELL, THE DOC SAYS ALL LOOKS JUST THE WAY IT SHOULD. LAST MONDAY WE MEASURED 10wks 2days , 33.6 mm, HB 188bpm. THE HEARTBEAT SOUNDED SO STRONG AND FAST. I WILL NEVER GET TIRED OF IT. DAWN WAS ABLE TO SEE THE BABY MOVING AROUND DOING A LITTLE WIGGLE DANCE. HER FACE WAS PRICELESS. THE SONO WAS VERY UNCLEAR, HOPEFULLY THE NEXT ONE WILL BE BLOG WORTHY. I WILL UPDATE IN A FEW WITH THE NEWEST STATS.