Yesterday at lunchtime, the ladies at Sugg Lab threw a little surprise baby shower for me! It was really unexpected and very much appreciated! Kay set up a blue tablecloth and some gardenias, had some butter mints in a bowl, and served cake and orange sherbet ice cream. The cake was really cute with little icing booties and safety pins in blue on a white background.

Here are the gifts we received:

- from Lisa: diapers (size 2 – this is good because they are a little larger)
- from Shonda: a cute little plaid overall outfit and a parenting prayer book
- from Pat: travel-sized baby care products, a hooded towel and washcloth set, and a stuffed/
rattle toy
- from Kay: a vibrating bouncy seat (unfortunately, we have one of these already so she is
taking it back and will trade it in for something else, possibly a Snugli baby carrier)

It really made me feel special that they would celebrate William like this! I’ve always felt very welcomed at Sugg Lab, and the people there have always shown me nothing but kindness and friendship. It’s just really, really appreciated—thanks!

Kay gave me her phone numbers in case I go into labour while Darryl is in Florida!

In other news: on Monday, I stopped taking Nexium, so that it will be out of my system by the time I breastfeed (since I don’t know when that will be, the doctor advised I could stop around 37 weeks when William was officially full-term). However, this morning my stomach hurts in what I’ve been calling a “pre-ulcer” manner. I have been taking 75mg Zantac before supper, and I hope that will work, because I would prefer to breastfeed. I suppose, though, that I should be prepared in the event that my body cannot deal without Nexium and, as a result, that I may have to bottlefeed. We’ll try this as long as it goes, however….
My tummy often feels quite tight. I don’t know if this is because of gas, and with William in there too, it’s a bit crowded! Or if it’s because William is just getting big. Or if it’s because my uterus is contracting. Sometimes it definitely feels like a hard basketball or football, and then I can tell it’s a Braxton-Hicks contraction.