The Night Before the Day.

Tomorrow is the big day: anatomy scan and 20w prenatal appointment. The biggest thing will be to find out we have a healthy baby on our hands - and then, if Magoo isn't modest, the gender. Then it will be onto my appointment where I can discuss my thyroid issues and how Magoo may be affected, find out if my thyroid is high and ask a bunch of other questions. It will end with DH getting his tetanus and whooping cough vaccine since he doesn't know when/if he has had either. Magoo will be born during the sickest time of the year with an immune system that will need time to strengthen (or, if like me, we will need time to find out if the baby will even have one). Because of this, I plan on baby-wearing a lot so that other people cannot sneeze, cough or get any other germs or their grimy yucky hands on my baby. I know that probably sounds rude and selfish and everyone wants the opportunity to hold the new baby. But not only do I want Magoo to have the chance to get strong to fight disease and start receiving vaccines (which won't be at 8 weeks and we will probably delay some so there are 8 different diseases pumped in there at once since many kids have reactions) and quite frankly, I am also extremely susceptible to getting sick as well and I don't want to be sick (plus then baby probably would get sick since I have every intention to breastfeed if it works out). So selfish, yes. I am not even sure what DH will say (we haven't discussed it yet). But at the end of the day, I am the mother and you are lucky I will even bring my baby over to your overcrowded, kid filled house (namely I am thinking of any family get together where all my school going nephews will be, including Christmas). I don't find the slight overprotectiveness should be a problem, I guess.

I have started having migraines again, so tomorrow my doctor will prescribe a pregnancy safe migraine medication for me. I was told earlier Vicodin was okay if not taken regularly, but apparently that may no longer be the case. I'm not sure what I will be able to take because I know the majority of them are related to a drug I have an intense reaction to and would never never take again.

DH also finally had his lunch interview with a company today. I don't think the job is as creative or exciting as he would want - it would be what he is doing now for a different company. But it would be stable and I think since they are an advertising company, there may be some variation in there that he doesn't have now. So he would at least like it, which is important. But we won't find out for a few days.

So keep your fingers crossed, knock on wood, make your puppy cross their toes, whatever it is you do for good luck, do it with us in mind please! Tomorrow is such a big day, healthy baby and maybe employment. No maybe's, definitely's. This week was meant to be good.