We saw Kate, our midwife on Saturday and everything is still going good. I am ready to have this baby though, lol. Not too much longer now!! Jacob's birthday is coming up soon. It is hard to believe that i will have an 8 year old!!! He is such a great kid. He is so excited for the baby to come. He told us the other day that he will still love the baby even if it's a girl. He said he really wants a boy but he will still love a girl. He cracks me up.

I have had a lot of questions from family about cribs and how we are not getting one because we plan on co-sleeping so I thought i would post some info about it. I research everything I do and discuss it with Mike and then we make out decisions together.

Click here for a great article on the benefits of co-sleeping.

Guidelines for safe co-sleeping from www.attachmentparenting.org:


Guidelines for Sleeping With Your Baby

1. Always place baby to sleep on their back.
2. Baby should sleep next to mother, rather than between mother and father.
3. Take precautions to prevent baby from rolling out of bed. Use a mesh guardrail and be sure the guardrail is flush against the mattress and fill in any crevice with a rolled-up baby blanket or towel.
4. Use a large bed with a mattress that fits snugly against the rail or is flush up against a wall. Don't use fluffy bedding or cover baby with comforters, etc.
5. Do not sleep with your baby if you are under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or sleep-inducing over-the-counter medications or if you are overly exhausted from sleep deprivation
6. Do not allow baby-sitters or older siblings to sleep with baby.
7. Don't fall asleep with baby on a couch, bean bag chair or waterbed.
8. Do not let baby sleep unattended on an adult bed.
9. Don't overly bundle baby, because they get additional warmth from the mother's body. Overheating can be dangerous to infants.