June 2015 Moms
Jna0407
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That "This is really happening" moment.
Jna0407
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As we all continue our journey through pregnancy and reach the "home stretch" known as the third trimester, it's probably become more visibly obvious that your expecting (not to mention the change in our energy levels, the aching, exhaustion, and constant restroom breaks). However, despite all of that, I still haven't had that moment where I was overwhelmed with excitement and some fear that my little girl will be here really soon... until today!
DH and I just got back from visiting my family in NJ (we live in California), where my mom threw a great baby shower for us. We got lots of clothes and little goodies for our girl, but today the big items that needed to be shipped starting arriving. Our nursery furniture, car seat, stroller, and other items arrived today. It suddenly hit me...I'm going to have a baby in 10 weeks. IM GOING TO BE A MOM!
So I was just wondering, when did you have that moment when it hit you that this is real and your having a baby?
DH and I just got back from visiting my family in NJ (we live in California), where my mom threw a great baby shower for us. We got lots of clothes and little goodies for our girl, but today the big items that needed to be shipped starting arriving. Our nursery furniture, car seat, stroller, and other items arrived today. It suddenly hit me...I'm going to have a baby in 10 weeks. IM GOING TO BE A MOM!
So I was just wondering, when did you have that moment when it hit you that this is real and your having a baby?
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Re: That "This is really happening" moment.
I keep having reminders, like I keep forgetting or something. The majority of our nursery furniture also came today (the crib, the changer table / dresser combo) and I stood there looking at these boxes in my front hallway like, oh, snap. I have to put these together, cause I'm gonna have a baby. I also realized I lost sight of my toes the other day (I can still see them by bending a little, but I have lost them by the casual glance down) and my thought - I cant see my toes, cause I'm gonna have a baby. When my doctor switched me from coming every 4 weeks to every 2-3 weeks. Every time I log onto the Bump actual website as opposed to using my mobile, and see my ticker at the bottom of my post. I freaked out when it went below 100 days to go. Now it's below 90 days to go. Holy sheet!
For me its just a bunch of little startlements that keep happening.
ETA - actually, the ticker is at 79 days to go, so now it's below 80. Yikes!!!
~~~ EDD for Baby #2 6/28/15~~~~
...when I started getting urges to clean everything in the house. I magic erasered every wall and baseboard in the house and just scrubbed my back porch with a dobie pad and tons of beautiful, soapy water! Nesting is happening!
And baby moving alllll the time.
Early in my pregnancy I was so caught up with work sometimes I'd forget I'm pregnant. My "this is really happening moment" was when I was at 23 weeks. I was admitted into antepartum for IC. Almost losing my baby was a reality check. That was definitely a moment of OMG sh*t is real right now. I feel blessed that I made it this far! Being present each day and counting every week that passes as a milestone!
This pregnancy had been harder physically but has also gone by pretty quickly. I haven't wrapped my head around having another child that I love as much as my daughter.
All those cheesy things they say about being a parent....don't even scratch the surface.
As far as physically being prepared.....I'm so not ready. I've been washing and assembling and every step closer I have a little moment where ei lind of panic!
Can't believe it's almost time!!
In all honesty, I've done nothing but buy a crib frame, changing table, and baby book. Work has been over consuming me, but I have to start getting myself together. Otherwise, I'm not going to have "that moment" until I'm trying to push this LO out! These last 12 weeks are going to fly.