It's the final countdown

We keep hearing that song on the radio here and thought it was appropriate seeing we only have 18 more days to go...maybe! Just when I think my belly can't possibly grow any more....it does. We had our dr.'s appt. last week and the baby is still growing like a weed. She weighs 7lbs. Thankfully, I only gained 1 pound last time so I'm still on track to keep my goal of only gaining 28 pounds. Your only suppose to gain 1 to 2 pounds in your last month (or none at all.)

I was craving cupcakes the other day so we decided to celebrate my birthday early (it's on May 16th). This way I could justify eating a batch of cupcakes. They were yummy and are already gone! Oh well if I'm a little over my weight gain goal, right?

Scott and I have experienced a lot of cultural ordeals while we've lived in Europe. We usually just laugh them off or complain briefly but accept that fact that things are different here. That being said, last night we headed off to the hospital for a labor and delivery seminar and tour. We knew ahead of time that the entire seminar and tour would be in Dutch (seeing that Dutch is their first language) but we just figured we would look at the pictures, see the rooms, and translate as much as we could. We were actually proud of ourselves because we understood the basics of everything that was said, not so much the details, but enough to get the point across. For example: "this is the bath" is what we were able to understand. She talked about it for about 5 minutes probably discussing when and why you would use it...but we didn't get that part. Another example was "you will have contractions" is what we got. But I'm sure she went on to describe how they feel and how long they should be, but again...we didn't get that. Don't worry, we've read up on everything and are educated on everything labor, delivery and baby!

It was really funny when Scott and I would understand something that we didn't think the each other knew. We'd smile at each other and whisper the translation. I was so proud when I figured out hoofpijn (headache) and he was proud of arbeid (labor) and bevalling (delivery).

Seems like will be on the move while we're in labor. First we'll start out in a labor room where we'll....labor. Then we'll move on to the delivery room for...you guessed it...delivery. Scott and I now refer to the actual delivery room as the Darma room now because it reminds us of the Darma laboratory on Lost. Very creepy with one table with leg stir-ups, a few medical carts, and two bright industrial lights aimed right over the table. We're hoping Juliet will be our nurse. For those who don't watch Lost, I've attached one picture of their lab. I swear it looks just like this. Kind of bland and kind of old. Don't worry...even though the room is a little outdated the medical staff is wonderful and the medical technology is up to date!
Until next week!