I have been planning to update my blog recently, but it has been difficult. I spend all day at work on a computer and this has aggravated if not caused some pain in my arm, shoulder and back which makes it difficult for me to come home in the evening and spend more time on a computer. That being said, I am very excited to show off my baby soon! A month ago we had a 3D/4D ultrasound and I cannot wait to share the pics. Unfortunately, you’ll have to wait a little longer for that!
Today, I am feeling pretty hormonal. I am currently 31 and a half weeks pregnant. January has begun. I am due the very first days of March. I have told myself that we MUST be ready for this baby at the beginning of February.
February – that’s not too long from now. Time has already gone so fast. How can I possibly be all ready in less than a month? I am just feeling so overwhelmed!
First of all, we still have no baby names picked out. I was so excited to do this at the beginning of the pregnancy. Choosing a baby name is such a beautiful and creative responsibility. Unfortunately, I’m not the only one who has to decide on a name. Apparently, I can’t think of a single name that isn’t vetoed. This isn’t necessarily a problem. The problem lies in the fact that once vetoed, no names are offered up as another option. I just feel like this baby is going to be born without a name. I am not okay with leaving a baby without a name for its first few days of life. By the time I hold my little baby for the first time, I want him or her to have its very own name. Apparently, I’m the only one concerned about this though.
My second major frustration has to do with the baby’s room. So far, we have no nursery. We have a crib and a mattress. We have a cradle. Currently, the crib and mattress are still in their boxes in our hallway. We can’t fit them into the nursery because the nursery is currently inhabited by a double bed that takes up most of the room. Being the nice sister that I am, I offered this bed to my sister and her fiance months ago. They are going to need a bed once they get married and I didn’t want them to have to get a second hand bed from strangers. All I said was that someone (likely my parents) would need to get it from my place to the fiance’s house. I didn’t think this would be a huge undertaking. Apparently it is. So we are no closer to having anything set up yet for the baby.
We still have no change table, no dresser, no bath tub, no bedding, no blankets, no cloths, and one baby towel. Apparently many of these things aren’t huge priorities and because we are trying to be price conscious, we should wait until I have a shower before we buy everything we absolutely need. Unfortunately, I don’t know if I will even have a shower.
I am just feeling so overwhelmed. I am tired and sore and emotional and hormonal and I feel only slightly more prepared for a baby than I was before being pregnant.
Maybe feeling overwhelmed is just a natural part of trying to prepare ourselves for having a baby. I just wish I knew how to get past this point, because I’ve been trying for so long.
Hi Laura,
I know I haven't posted on your blog before and we don't really know each other that well but I just want you to know that you are not alone! I am due Feb.17th and starting to feel very overwhelmed (and we've already done this before). I understand the intense need to prepare for this baby like you're heading into a war torn country and will be unable to buy supplies for the next 10 years! haha that being said, it always has a way of coming together in the end..you end up getting gifts once the baby is born and you know the sex. The baby won't sleep in the nursery for the first few months..and to be honest, we didn't use baby towels because the material is thin and doesn't keep baby warm at all. We just used regular adult sized fluffy towels. As for a tub, you can always get one of those mesh kind of bath seats at Walmart for like $5 which are great because they aren't hard and cold like the plastic ones and usually far more comfortable for baby.
All of that aside, I'm 33 1/2 weeks now and feeling super emotional, I cried off and on all day when I couldn't reason with Lucy (as if she was old enough to get it haha) and emotions tend to run high as you get closer to your due date, there is so much to be excited and nervous for, especially the first time around. You will be great! Hope this helps :)