Life in Ann Arbor…Day 2

Sarah and I ‘moved’ to Ann Arbor yesterday to await the arrival of little Evan. We were planning on moving sooner but with zero pre-labor symptoms we decided to wait until yesterday. She has not had anything other than Braxton Hicks contractions so far but if you ask me, he looks like he’s getting lower.

Our hotel… well…it’s not without it’s issues. 1) it could be cleaner, especially the bedding. I understand that typically it’s only the sheets that are washed between patrons but that doesn’t mean I want to see hair from other people when I pull back the blankets. 2) A car alarm kept me awake most of last night and despite calls to the desk, they could not do anything until the morning. Morning came and the issue was not resolved until after 5pm when the owner finally showed his face at the front desk despite the staff going door to door and me calling the police hoping that they would tow it. Other than those two things the hotel is just fine especially considering the deep hospital discount we’re getting. I don’t suspect we’ll be spending much time here once Evan is born anyway.

We went to Trader Joe’s here in Ann Arbor… I didn’t know what to expect other than Birkenstock’s, granola, and Toyota Prius’. It didn’t disappoint. Oh, and I guess there were groceries too. We didn’t end up buying anything although I was pretty impressed by the store. I’ll go back when I have more time to look around. I had no idea they had their own brand. Their meats looked especially good. There’s a Whole Foods here too, have not been there yet, maybe tomorrow. 🙂

Non-stress test appointment was Monday 7/18 at 9AM. This test is very similar to the ones we had at Bronson every week. The difference here was that Sarah did not have to push a button every time she felt him move and they had an ultrasound machine in the area where they also did a quick check of how much fluid is surrounding the baby. Evan was on the low end of the range that they like to see but that’s to be expected considering he’s now two days past his due date and we think, a pretty big boy. As he continues to grow he’s been a lot more quiet, not moving around nearly as much as he has in the past. Hopefully he’s growing tired of being cramped…

After the appointment we went to a really cute baby store called Elephant Ears. I felt like the store had a ton more girl things than boys. Some of it was pretty expensive… I had no idea that such small amounts of cloth could cost so much. There was a $100 sleep sack. <shudder> We each bought a couple small things because you just can’t resist cute baby stuff. I know that Evan doesn’t need a pair of $40 Keen sandals like dads and that he’ll probably only wear them a few times, but one day… mark my words, he’ll have some, just not today. I mean come on, look how cute they are. Click

Our next appointment is on Thursday, another non-stress test and a routine OB appointment. Depending on how things look on Thursday we might decide to take some action to move things along or we might just keep waiting. Either way, the plan right now is to let it happen spontaneously unless nothing has happened by next Sunday (July 24th). At that point they would induce labor if he’s still being stubborn.

Keep us in your thoughts…We will let you know if anything changes.