Getting ready for Potato...

Today has been "Get Ready for Potato Day!" at our house.  Arnie and Maggie put the crib back together and we cleaned out all the 'junk' that has collected in the unused nursery.  I cleaned out the kitchen cupboards and found new homes for all the stored away bottles, pacifiers, bibs, etc.  It's starting to look like a baby might live here someday soon. 

Maggie decided she needed to give me a lesson in putting baby Potato's pajamas on, so after baby chocolate milk had a clean diaper (because apparently she'd pooped her imaginary one) this is the lesson I got... 

 

While we're saying alot of prayers and hoping Potato keeps "cooking" for several more weeks there is a chance she'll have to be delivered earlier then we planned.  We go to Omaha Tuesday morning for an Ultrasound and some measurements and then my doctor and a perinatal specialist will make a decision.  I've been feeling good but at last check Potato wasn't growing exactly like she should be.  If she's not getting the nutrients and energy she needs in my belly, it might be best for her to be delivered and given them in an incubator.  They've assured us that her brain is developed and while she would need some special care and an extended stay in the NICU, she would likely develop/recover completely from this deficit.  Please say a few prayers for us, and maybe an extra one for Miss Maggie. She is so excited to be a big sister and to meet Potato, but this could all prove to be a little scary and very confusing for her.  I'm still holding out hope for my St Patrick's Day baby...We'll keep you posted on what we find out....