A work in progress, trust me...
Ok, so I let time get the better of me… and school, games, home, work, and laziness.
35 Weeks and counting! Our family now consists of four entities: Me, Janet, Baby, and “belly”, the thing that’s not quite Janet and not quite baby, but makes its presence known whenever it gets the chance. Some out of the way object would get knocked to the ground, or I would turn/back-up/lift my arm into belly’s way, which would make (at least) me very unnerved.
I am very proud of Janet. She is so strong and has been handling this pregnancy very well, especially in these physically trying weeks. She is pretty active, constantly working around the house to prepare for baby, staying on top of her diet, and has been pretty ambulatory without having much trouble. At our last midwife visit, all of her vitals and levels were spot-on. She’s very strong, and I am proud to be with her. I know she needs rest and shouldn’t be too active, but those who honestly say she shouldn’t be doing anything don’t quite understand pregnancy or the strength of the human body.
We are slowly but surely getting the house together for baby, though there is still MUCH that needs to get done. We finished painting the crib last week, a nice combination of teal and yellow if you ask me (though there is still some touch-up work to do). Funny thing is, after we finished painting the crib we realized that we might not need the crib for another couple months. We are planning on trying co-sleeping for however long, and someone handed down a bassinet to us. As for our plans for baby, I’ll save that for the next post.
We got a great amount of stuff for baby from the baby showers (thank you!) and so the house is inundated with baby stuff. I’m pretty sure Janet spends most of the day just sorting through the stuff! If there is any indication that another person will be living in our house, this is it. I honestly thought that baby and baby’s stuff wouldn’t take up much room since all of it (including baby) should be small. However, everywhere you turn in the house there are baby clothes, diapers, crib parts, toys, books, etc. And all the storage bins are full! I hope we get it in some sort of order before baby comes, because once baby comes, things will stay as they are. I know I need to apply more effort in the cleaning process though (remember laziness?) before the nesting Janet bites my head off.
