Monday, October 16, 2006
The Book... and Doctors and... Yeah, I Think That's It.
I went out to the craft store today and got the supplies to get a jump start on Baby Too's pregnancy scrapbook. Those of you who have been around Tale of a Baby Human for awhile may remember "the book". Ben's pregnancy scrapbook is quite a thing to behold... inside is the one and only pregnancy test I took with him, as well as all of my blog entries from the pregnancy, doctor's appointment cards, a little electronic button you press to hear his heartbeat, the cards people sent when I found out I was pregnant and when we found out he was a boy, his ultrasound pictures... everything up until the day I delivered including the hospital discharge forms.
His first year book is another animal altogether and is so monstrously huge, I'm going to have to go get one of those giant three-ring binders for it because the flimsy scrapbook cover isn't holding everything in.
Since then, I vowed I would do a pregnancy scrapbook and first-year scrapbook for each child. It's only fair. After that, I can't guarantee anything. The family scrapbook that I started after Ben's first-year book is over a year behind and I haven't ordered any of my pictures from Shutterfly since this time last year!
The whole baby scrapbook thing is only as hard as you make it, really. I keep it simple. I just save everything in the clear sheet protectors and when I get a moment, I glue the things to pages. I don't do anything fancy or even all that pretty. Just photos, artifacts, journal entries and a sticker here and there. I just have to get a jump start on Baby Too's because I think trying to do it after he/she arrives the way I did Ben's would be near impossible.
The challenge this time will be choosing which pregnancy test to include on the front page. You know, since I took about 30 of them. ;) Oy.
In other news, I dropped by Dr. F's to pick up my most recent records... labwork results, the ultrasound analysis from a few weeks ago, and her notes from my July/August visits and phone calls. While I was there, I took the opportunity to ask her front desk chicas about the new OB I'm going to try at the end of October. They both said she is very sweet and shares the same philosophy of care as Dr. F, is also around the same age and thus has years and years of baby-catching experience. This makes me feel good about this decision so far. I'm glad I asked them because I failed to get a straight answer out of my doctor when I asked her. I guess they aren't really supposed to comment on each other or something... ? Is that a "thing" with medical professionals?
His first year book is another animal altogether and is so monstrously huge, I'm going to have to go get one of those giant three-ring binders for it because the flimsy scrapbook cover isn't holding everything in.
Since then, I vowed I would do a pregnancy scrapbook and first-year scrapbook for each child. It's only fair. After that, I can't guarantee anything. The family scrapbook that I started after Ben's first-year book is over a year behind and I haven't ordered any of my pictures from Shutterfly since this time last year!
The whole baby scrapbook thing is only as hard as you make it, really. I keep it simple. I just save everything in the clear sheet protectors and when I get a moment, I glue the things to pages. I don't do anything fancy or even all that pretty. Just photos, artifacts, journal entries and a sticker here and there. I just have to get a jump start on Baby Too's because I think trying to do it after he/she arrives the way I did Ben's would be near impossible.
The challenge this time will be choosing which pregnancy test to include on the front page. You know, since I took about 30 of them. ;) Oy.
In other news, I dropped by Dr. F's to pick up my most recent records... labwork results, the ultrasound analysis from a few weeks ago, and her notes from my July/August visits and phone calls. While I was there, I took the opportunity to ask her front desk chicas about the new OB I'm going to try at the end of October. They both said she is very sweet and shares the same philosophy of care as Dr. F, is also around the same age and thus has years and years of baby-catching experience. This makes me feel good about this decision so far. I'm glad I asked them because I failed to get a straight answer out of my doctor when I asked her. I guess they aren't really supposed to comment on each other or something... ? Is that a "thing" with medical professionals?
