Okay, okay - we've done everything we can do to prepare. We have purchased way too many baby things and have been spoiled by our family and friends with even more baby things. We've taken 15 hours of labor and delivery classes and a couple breastfeeding classes, too. We have read several articles, blog posts and have started more books about parenting than we've finished. We have gone to all our doctor appointments and last night we learned infant cpr and about infant safety precautions. We have taken loads of stuff to the Goodwill to make space for baby, we have cleaned the entire house, we have installed the carseat, we have washed all the baby clothes - some of them twice and gotten the diaper bag ready.
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| Our hiking carrier. One of the amazing gifts we've received |
We have dance parties with Jette every morning - sometimes morning and night - and we tell her how eager we are to meet her and how much we love her already. It's weird - we do!
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| Getting practice with our friends babies! |
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| CPR/Infant Safety |
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| Our 5 mile walk. Trying to walk Jette out! |
We had an appointment with our midwife yesterday. She checked in - asking how we are. I told her that I am struggling with the weather - all the rain and gray days are totally bumming me out AND that I cry tears of gratitude everyday. The combination of the two contradicting feelings exhaust me. Like, I am sleeping more than Erin some days - and she is growing a freaking human! On the other hand it seems tears come whenever I look at Erin and/or her belly. I can't help it. They just come. It's like a confirmation that all my childhood and young adult dreams are about to come true at each glance. So I am in the process of dreaming up new dreams - and I'm pretty excited about what I'm coming up with AND I feel tired all the time - and baby isn't even here yet. Shit.
Point is, we are ready. And I'm an emotional tired mess. #lordhelpme
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