Hitting the Go Button

I woke with strange pains in the middle of the night the other day. It freaked me out, but didn't feel like contractions. The Boy and I spent ages googling what it could be. For a while we toyed with the idea of whether I had the start of pre-eclampsia but quickly dismissed that.

In the end, we decided to try and call my OB to be on the safe side. Unfortunately, the office numbers just rang and rang, so we gave up and went to sleep.

It did freak us out though and we realised we were totally unprepared. If I'd have had to have gone into hospital that night, I'd have had to send Phil back later to grab me a few things.

So that little episode hit the go button for us. I have had a baby registry ready on Amazon for the last few weeks, and the day after our scare, I basically bought everything we need. $800 later and several packages later, our apartment is no longer minimalist and chic, but decidedly creche-like.

We're not completely ready, but at least we're closer.