With only about 3-5 weeks left of this pregnancy I thought I'd be freaking out a little more. As it is, I'm actually pretty calm about the whole thing. Excited for what lies ahead, but not panicking about it. Not sure if it's just because I've been through this twice or I'm just getting more calm in my ripe old age of 27. ;) Either way, things are very good.
I picked up some socks for Declan today that are oh so cute. What's even better is that they are size 0-12mo, so unless he has some giant feet, they will fit for a while. My mom is bringing over the playpen this evening for me to clean and air out so that's yet another thing to cross off the list. At this point, we are down to a car seat, baby wash, perhaps a few more bibs, some diapers, and some wash clothes. Unless I am forgetting things (which is definitely possible) I think we are almost good to go! I feel like it's just not enough stuff, but a newborn baby simply doesn't need that much, contrary to all those baby lists you find on the internet (or from a new mom..lol). I'm going to pull the pump out and get all the parts cleaned here soon, but I'm hoping breastfeeding starts out great and I won't have to deal with that until I'm ready to start storing some milk. I'm not even going to buy bottles at this point. If I find myself in a jam and need a bottle, it's only a quick trip to Walmart.
Another big step we've taken in having a newborn in our home is getting C out of our bed and into his new room he's sharing with Em. Last weekend we took a trip to Target and got them both new bedding. At the beginning, they had both agreed on a dinosaur room but at the last second Connor decided he wanted truck bedding, so it's going to be interesting to see how we incorporate that into the dino room. Maybe dinosaurs attacking cars? Or cars running over dinosaurs? Either way, it will probably be hilarious. :) We are just ending week 1 and it has went so much better than I expected. The first night he wanted nothing to do with the bed and I eventually gave up and put him in my bed. Night 2 he slept ALL night long in his own bed (I didn't, since I checked on him about every 30 minutes). Nights 3 and 4 he made it about half the night before getting in bed with us and the Night 5 he slept all night again. I'm so incredibly proud of him and don't think it could go much better than that. I sort of cheat and creep into bed with him after DH goes to work, but that's only so C doesn't try waking up ridiculously early. Probably this week I'll try seeing what time he'd get up on his own and then decide if I need to keep doing that. Emma is having a hard time being quiet when she goes to bed on the top bunk, but luckily it hasn't woken him up as of yet.
I have a post in the works coming up here soon that's important for me to write about, although I'm not really comfortable with the topic. However, if you're going to be the mother of a son, it's a topic that must be talked about and decided upon. It's not a post written to educate or change anyone's mind. It's more therapeutic for me and just a way to get all my feelings on the matter out there.
Only 5 more days until I get another sneak peak at my little man! Can't wait!
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