Baby time is quickly approaching. Christmas is in less than 3 weeks! How is that possible? Sometimes it feels like the days drag on, but the weeks are flying by!! I thought I was ready for Christmas and Baby Girl, but I keep thinking of things we don't have yet. I realized this morning that we still need diapers, bottles, and a car seat cover to keep the little one warm. It never seems to end. Once I think I'm ready, I think of at least one more thing we don't have. It doesn't look like I'll be having her early though, so I guess we've got a few weeks left to be physically ready. We should probably put together a list of names too. I have less than a handful of names that I like and Brad hasn't even given an opinion yet. When he gets home, I'm going to make him sit down with me and take it seriously. Besides all the things we don't have done, I'm almost done with being pregnant. I'm starting to get a little uncomfortable. I don't sleep all that much anymore. She has dropped so my walk has turned into more of a waddle. My back is pretty sore at the end of every day. It's getting hard to stand up straight. I don't want to get dressed in the morning, I just want to hang out in my comfy jammies all day. I hate maternity pants because they don't stay up so I'm alternating days with the only 3 regular pants that fit me right now. They aren't very comfortable, but I really really HATE maternity pants...I can't say it enough. I can't stand to wear maternity dresses either, so I'm still wearing my regular skirts. I know it's silly, but I'd rather be a little uncomforable than feel like a cow....and that's how I feel in maternity dresses. I think other pregnant ladies are so cute in all their maternity stuff, but I don't feel so cute when I wear mine. I really shouldn't complain, I haven't even gained half as much as I did with Donovan. I guess I'm just my own worst critic, I always have been. The funny thing is, this baby is still measuring on the bigger side of average even with me gaining a lot less weight. Maybe that's why I'm a lot more achy and sore this time around, I don't have as much cushion! I guess Brad and I just make really big babies...not sure how. Brad was a smaller baby and I was pretty average at a little over 7 lbs, but Donovan was 8 lbs 3 oz. I really don't think my frame can handle that this time around! Anyway, as of last Wednesday, I haven't progressed at all. We'll see what the Doc says tomorrow. I'm not expecting much, I think she's going to be right on time, even with my constant Braxton Hicks contractions.
On a slightly different note, Donovan is getting really excited for baby. He loves to see the little baby widget. He told me the other day that our baby likes to do somersaults.
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
The Clock is Ticking
Posted by Bradley, DeAnna, Donovan, and Chamae at 1:04 PM
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Less than half the weight...boo on you. (That was a kindly meant boo, by the way.) Sounds like you still have plenty of time to get ready for the baby. It doesn't take too much time to buy diapers. Just be positive. I learned on Super Why today that being positive can help you do things you don't think you can do. Thanks Super Readers! I went ahead and went with the cow look at the end with Kate and wore my dresses because it was so nice to still be comfy when I had to leave the house. I hate maternity pants too, but you know that. This is becoming kind of a long comment. And don't worry. Eight pounds is not a really big baby. Thank your lucky stars that you don't have ten pound babies like a friend of mine has!
No name yet, huh? Well, there's Eulalie or Ulalume or Ligeia. Or the more traditional Lenore and Annabel Lee. Poe had a knack for girl names...
Uh, from what I'm seeing most people would think you are several weeks out from D-day.
You would look just fine!
I can work on a list of old family names for you though they are not as unusual as what your dad has offered!
Do you want me to make you one of those carseat covers? Tell me what colors you like and I'd be happy to do that. I can send it with your mom or mail it so you will have it for her to come home from the hospital. Lenna has the right idea too that it keeps people out of their faces if the whole carseat is covered. You look great and not big at all- must be all baby! Good luck discussing names with Bradley. You will probably have to have all the suggestions and he will tell you if he likes them or not.
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