Getting Ready

Had another visit with the doctors, both Monday and today. Monday was Dr. Edwards. They measured Jamie and said she was 5 lbs, 10 oz, but that did not give an accurate size on her abdomen, so she's probably around 6 lbs total. Dr. Siudmak was today, just a follow-up, and we are cleared to go for c-section on Tuesday. I have one more biophysical, which is tomorrow. I'm also going to see if I can go ahead and do all my pre-op stuff tomorrow while I'm there instead of having to go back on Monday.
I've called all the other doctors and let them know date and time, and Joe got a call from Dr. Long's office letting us know that she will be the one doing the surgery on Jamie.
We are trying to finalize everything, have our time lines down, who's going to be where, etc. We decided that Christie will go to school that day, since hanging out at the hospital would get boring for a 4 year old. Also, she wouldn't be able to see Jamie right away anyway. Either Maryann or Big Joe will pick her up and bring her down. Same with my grandmother. She's not able to drive at night, so it's better for her to get a ride.
I really miss my family in times like this. I feel bad relying on Joe's family so much. I'm a pretty self-reliant person, so it's also making me a little crazy having everyone do everything for me. Wishing my dad was here, as well as my brother and sister.
I miss my mom quite a bit right now. For those of you that don't know, she passed away almost 17 years ago from cervical cancer. I missed her when Christie was born, and really wish she was here to be with me for Jamie, too. I have the best husband in the world and we can talk about anything, but I would like to think that if my mom had lived, we would have had a relationship that would be close and, I don't know, fulfilling. I think that's the word I'm looking for. Not really sure. Maybe supportive is better. Anyway, I miss having her here. I know she's watching, but it doesn't feel like it's enough.
Maryann is going to try to get tickets to the Nutcracker ballet and take Christie tomorrow night. That way, Joe and I might score one more date night before things get nutty. I also need to go to the mall and get my semi-annual ring appraisal, re-pack my bag, get started on Jamie's stocking, and try to find another gift for Joe for Christmas. His gift for me came early, and I know what it is, but I haven't opened it. Told him to wrap it up before I do open it, since I've been wanting this thing for over a year now. Yes, it's a Cricut cake machine. I was texting back and forth with a friend of mine who has cartridges for it, she's gonna sell them to me for cheap. Can't wait to get back into cake making.
We got our insurance information straightened out too. Took a while, and after many phone calls and about 3 hours on the phone, Joe and I both understand what's going on. A huge blessing is that Jamie is 100% covered for 30 days after her birth, with no co-pays or co-insurance. That's big, since it will cover her surgery and the first part of her NICU stay. Then it's a $5000 out of pocket before Cigna covers 100% of everything else. I'm pretty sure her open-heart surgery and PICU stay after will be covered. Don't get me wrong, $5000 is a lot of money, and it's going to take a while to pay it off. But compared to what we potentially could be paying, we'll take it. Maybe I'll get mondo cake orders...
I was able to get a 3-d picture of Jamie from my doctor's appointment this past Monday. It felt like such a blessing in a pregnancy where there has been so much worry. She's beautiful, and we can't wait to meet her.