New Year, Old Year, and lots of updates! (updated with pics)

We had a very nice anniversary, thank you all for the well wishes and S thank you for being my other half! Lots more memories to come!

S is down and out with a cold. I hate to admit that it is probably the same cold that I’m still shaking the end of but it is. Her night has consisted of lots of restlessness. Poor thing. At least I was able to take something; it just isn’t fun to watch her try to fight it off without the support of the FDA (like they are any help anyway.) Lots of love and care is my prescription (and off duty for dog walking) for her.

To jump back a few weeks, I had a meltdown with the MW office just before we left for Christmas. I was so frustrated because they hadn’t done anything to move my lactation induction protocol along. They didn’t even read the protocol for two weeks. I was planning to start the meds on the 23rd. All of a sudden they wanted to do a complete physical on me before prescribing the meds. I was so angry I told them all about how disappointed we were in their care, how I was an afterthought, and how we had been considering leaving. I also told them why we originally picked them for the birth and how we were shocked at how different the care is from their verbal philosophy. Well, something I did got their attention because they called me back that day (the 20th). They called in the prescription for the birth control and made a full appointment to just talk about lactation induction for the 28th. They would then call in the other drug for me. Still frustrated but better because of said actions, S and I went on to MI for Christmas.

I rescheduled our appointment with the MW for the 29th due to a snowstorm on the 28th. We had a great appointment. The owner of the MBC apologized without blame, excuse, and dodging the questions. I accepted and explained that I would prefer to only work with the MW and not with the Lactation Expert (that is another story but to say the least she is a sheepish wimp that is totally unhelpful when it comes to lactation inductions, though I’m sure she is great once baby and mom are trying to get the goods to work). OMW (owner midwife) was fine with that and had great insight as to what we needed to do and recommendations about how to move forward. She skipped the annual exam part and just prescribed the drugs! So it is official, I’m on birth control for the fist time in my life at 30 and I am so pleased I don’t have to stay on it more than 5 months. I will start the other drug shortly and be well on my way to making milk! Oh, and we are back in love with the MBC, its philosophies, and are excited to have Tot in their facility!

In other Tot news, we worked all day yesterday and part of the day on the 31st on nursery stuff. I got the stencils all cut out and painted on the wall and S got the top of the quilt done! They look so awesome. I was so proud of us both that I couldn’t stop raving about our accomplishments last night!

The wall of raining letters!



The amazingly wonderful quilt top!



Together!



Happy New Year all! It is sure to be one for the books for us!!!!!!! Come on Tot….get here already!