Only 2 more months to go!! Hopefully that's the case, since we want me to go full-term. Nelson is supposed to be in a wedding in southern California 2 weeks before our due date and she needs to stay in there! We wouldn't even consider it, except that he was in our wedding, he's one of Nelson's best friends, and Nelson is a groomsman. The wedding is on a Saturday, so Nelson will fly out Friday and come back that Sat evening. Any time she wants to be born after that is fine! That Thurs is my last day of work and I'll stay at my parent's house and will be doing absolutely NOTHING except laying down during the time Nelson is gone. No walks, no leaving the house, careful, careful!
Since Nelson gets to go on a fun (yet brief!) trip to California, I'm going on a small trip too. Too bad David couldn't have had his wedding a few months earlier, he lives right by Disneyland and we know I'm always up for a trip there!! Anyway, out of the blue, my mom says she wants to leave for spring break and go to California as well! We would be sticking to the northern part and only for a couple of days. She wants to go visit Chico, where I grew up. Nelson can't take time off (he's saving up all vacation and extra days for baby time) and Dad isn't interested, so it looks like we are taking a road trip together! I'm going to ask our midwife at our next appt to be sure everything is okay. We plan to stop a lot so I can stretch (and pee!) and I'll probably ride in the back seat so I can lay down and stretch. The best part about this trip (besides seeing old friends!) is getting to feed my pregnant belly with foods from my all -time favorite restaurants! I haven't let myself have cravings for my favorite sandwiches, salsa and pizza and now I get to have them!! Exciting!
Week 30 finished up just fine. Still feeling good, still feeling healthy, blah, blah, blah. Why do people always ask how I'm feeling? Do they really want to know the answer if I'm not feeling great? My cousin and I were discussing this and really, do people want to hear about morning sickness, stretch marks, constipation, that kind of thing? Not that I am dealing with those now, but at some point I have or probably will!!! I figure I'm supposed to just nod, smile and say, fine! My mom and I talked about how people not only don't really want to hear your stories, they mainly want to tell their own pregnancy war-stories. I especially love people who hear I'm starting my 8th month and say things like, "Oh, you're about to get so uncomfortable." or "You're going to get so antsy and want her out of there!" I'm sure that's true, but must you remind me?! Sheesh, let me enjoy being pregnant while I can!
On that note, I've noticed that this blog (and most baby blogs) talk a lot about the negative sides of pregnancy, which of course make sense, but there are great things too! I love being pregnant!! At this point, challenges have been extremely minor and have passed quickly, especially after the first trimester. I love having a belly and wearing maternity clothes! I love that people pretty much don't doubt that I'm pregnant now! And I LOVE feeling her move around inside me. As her kicks are getting stronger (and sometimes ouch!), it reminds me that I'm growing a beautiful, healthy baby and that she's getting bigger, which is good news! I am loving getting things ready for her. I love having a crib waiting, a changing table, a bassinet and blankets ready to go! I love that I already have a bin of cloth diapers ready to go a homemade wipes (yup, that's right!! I've been testing them out and I LOVE them!) ready to wipe any and everything. I love the little outfits waiting in the closet and the toys ready to be held. I love reading my mommy-to-be-books. Nelson and I love talking to my belly and reading to her and watching her move and feel her kick. We can't wait! We start our childbirth classes tomorrow and we are soooo excited!! Being pregnant is wonderful and I can't believe it's gone by so fast!
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