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I won't even tell you how long I spent on this blog today.

Nursery Inspiration

Ava Rose Collection
Originally uploaded by Tanya Whelan

I just got my Christmas present from Jake in the mail yesterday. It was a big stack of these fat quarters. I'm planning on using fabric from this gorgeous line for the baby's room. I want this room to be super girlie, very pink and feminine.

Pregnancy update

We had our organ screening appointment last week and everything looks perfect. It is so amazing that you can look in there and see the 4 chambers of the heart, the stomach, kidneys and everything else. We were also able to see a delivery room and meet the midwife who will come to our home after the baby is born. It is typical for a woman to stay in the hospital here much longer than the States. However, there is an option in which you can leave the hospital in about 24 hours and then a midwife will come to your home and check in on you for 3-5 days consecutively, as needed. There are many advantages to staying in the hospital for several days, but here it is also typical to share a room with 2-4 other women and their new babies. Plus it will be much less expensive to have the midwife come to us. Of course, if I end up having a C-section, we'll have to stay at the hospital for the extended period of time, about 5-6 days. It has been quite a journey here with the medical system and doing most of it in German, but I feel comfortable at this point. I'll try to post ultrasound pics soon.