Another D Day!

Today is Micah's Due Date! And the little critter has been bugging me with some Braxton Hicks, three yesterday, and a few today I think... nothing painful though, so I'm pretty sure he's taking his time. Today is also a D day cuz I have some big D's to talk about.... (no, I won't be discussing breastfeeding, and yes, I know I'm lame)

D1 - Doula! I had a great chat with Lyndele, who's going to be my Doula! She inspired me to write up a birth plan and has had some great suggestions about it, and I'm feeling awesome that there will be someone impartial there to help Phil feel more comfortable about the whole thing. I feel like we clicked right off the bat, she seems quirky and fun, so I'm quite looking forward to having her involved. At the very least I'm sure we'll have some laughs, and she'll make the whole experience that much more pleasant.

D2 - Driving. Driving in Ontario (well, at least, being insured to drive) is much more complicated than driving in BC. I need to get the car safety tested and then emissions tested, then I have to take the results to the government to get the car certified, then I have to take the certification to insurance to get the car insured, then I have to take the insurance back to the government to get the car plated and licensed. Plus insurance here for me is double what it was back home. *sigh* suckage. Never thought I'd miss ICBC.

so the big green van didn't pass the safety or the E-test, and it'll cost a heckuva lot to get it up to standard... lots of little things, and then whatever is up with the emissions.. so I'm looking into getting a *new* van. However, I'm also considering driving the green one back home this summer instead of flying, since it would actually save us money (I need to get seats for Rosie as well as myself) ... we'll see what mom says.

D3 - Date night. Tonight Phil and I are going on a date. I have 2 for 1 coupons to a burrito place, 2 for 1 tickets to a movie, and a free latte at a local dessert shop, so I'll be pulling all the stops! :) lol. Date-night Dutch style! I'm dropping Rosie off with the in-laws, then going to pick up Phil. We'll be parking downtown and walking together to the burrito place, then the dessert place, then the movies... we're gonna see "Hunger Games" which I read just over a year ago and really loved, not knowing they would make it into a movie. Totally psyched.

D4 - Micah's Due Date. It's hard to believe it's finally here, but at the same time I Feel like no time has passed since I found out I was pregant... this one's gone by so quickly! probably in no small way due to the changes we've been going through this year, there hasn't been much time to dwell on my state. Phil started talking to Micah more this week, we've been talking about Phil as a father and Micah's imminent arrival, and I think I've managed to calm some of Phil's fears... it's funny how raising a son has brought out so many fears in him... thank God all kids start out as babies, and how easy is it to love babies? ;) By the time Micah's really a "son", Phil will know him so well it'll just be raising Micah, not some boy.

Delighted, Delicious, Delirious.... I get to meet my boy soon!