Plumbing and Packing

I had no idea when I wrote my last post that Campbell would be arriving that weekend. To tell the story of Campbell's arrival, I feel the need to recap the week. So from where we left off, the bathroom window arrived on Monday and the tile people started on Tuesday! What a crazy week... the last part of the puzzle was to finish out the plumbing. The tile guys finished a day later than expected so even though all the tiling and grouting was completed, it was recommended to wait till Monday to finish the plumbing to make sure the grout was good and dry. We did not want to take any chances though and begged that our plumber come on Friday. We did not officially have an appointment for Friday, but they were going to try and squeeze us in if other jobs finished early. Our plumber knew we were expecting any day and made it to our house on Friday afternoon.

Friday afternoons were my when my weekly check-ups were scheduled. Brad was torn between going to my doctor appointment and staying at home to meet the plumber. We decided to divide and conquer! Brad would stay at home to meet the plumber, also named Brad... who happened to have a lab and loved to duck hunt (this guy had spent a lot of time at our house redoing the bathroom and other various plumbing projects). Me being chatty, I got to know Brad the plumber pretty well. Real nice guy.

So at my doctor's appointment, the doctor noticed that my belly was not growing any more. He assured me that it was no big deal, but wanted to do a sonogram to check for fluids just as a precaution. So after my exam, I had to sit and wait for over an hour to get a sonogram. In the interim I called Brad (husband, not plumber) to tell him what's up. Apparently the medical term for "need to check your fluids" aka fluids could be low is oligohydrodranios. While I calmly waited at the doctor's office, excited to see new pictures of Campbell, Brad was in near panic mode at home. Oligohydrodranios is not good and can cause lung problems for the baby. If my fluids were low it would have meant immediately walking to L&D for a c-section. I was totally unaware and Brad was very aware. Of course, everything was fine - fluids looked great, Campbell was head down and ready to go. It was time to just wait for labor to begin.

It wasn't until I got home that I learned what all had transpired. My neatly packed suitcase was a wreck with tons more stuff thrown in to it. Brad had packed liked a maniac and was ready to jump in the car and head to the hospital. He had given the plumber instructions on how to lock up the house, assuring him that the dogs would be fine and would stay in the house when he tried to leave. By Friday night we had a "fully" packed hospital bag and finished bathroom. We were ready for Campbell's arrival.

Our beautiful finished bathroom. I love it!