Happy Birthday to Me
I am really enjoying being pregnant lately. I love feeling the little baby kicks and seeing my tummy grow. It's starting to become visible that I'm expecting and I like it.
This Monday I'll officially be 20 weeks. Halfway there. I have an ultrasound scheduled and I'm looking forward to that very much.
Other than the intense love I've been feeling for this unborn child, I have also been feeling extra loving towards my husband. I mean, I always love him but I've been appreciating all of his good qualities more often lately and just enjoying him.
It's probably a good thing that I haven't made many girl friends here yet because all I ever really want to talk about is baby stuff and I'm sure that would get really annoying really fast. So instead I have my journal and my husband and I've been reading tons of books.
Tomorrow is my 29th birthday and Stephen is planning on taking me out to my favorite buffet place to eat. Then he told me not to make any other plans so there's some sort of a surprise in the works. Sunday we're probably going to the zoo with some friends and then board games in the evening. I don't really feel close enough yet to anyone here to have an official birthday party but it'll be nice to get together and hang out.
Elizabeth, my dear friend, sent me a video wishing me a happy birthday. It warmed my heart and made me feel like I'm cared about and not forgotten. It was the best gift.
Today I've been doing housework and watching Doctor Who - Season 4. I'm really just trying to get through re-watching the old episodes so I can enjoy the Amy and Rory storylines. They're my favorite. All mushy and domestic.
I walked to the local Farmers Market today and bought a few things. It was threatening to pour the whole time but I made it home with no more than a sprinkling of rain to accompany me. I bought some blueberries, cherry tomatoes and green beans. I'm thinking about signing up for a share of a local CSA but I can't decide if I want to commit or not. I think it would be good but I just never want to rush into those sorts of decisions since I'm not actually bringing in any income at the moment. I want to be a good steward of the money that we do have.
I'm kind of in a weird place with this baby registry thing. I've registered for natural/organic expensive items that I WISH I could afford but I know that for the most part, I'm going to have to settle for what's cheap. If my wedding registry is any indication, I know I won't even receive 85% of the stuff on my registry but it was fun picking it all out and researching it anyways. There's like the ideal and then there's the practical. I usually swing more towards the practical but it's been so much fun dreaming and wishing.
I'm glad I watched Elias when he was a baby because I feel like I can most likely handle bringing home a newborn. It's definitely going to be a change but I feel slightly more prepared than I would have been without that nannying experience. Watching my sister-in-laws has definitely showed me what baby stuff is just not necessary and what's impractical. Example: I would like a co-sleeper for the first 5 months and then maybe after that we'll look into a crib. Other Example: I would prefer a high chair without cloth/fabric on it because babies drop so much food that it will make my life easier to have something that's easy to wipe off.
There we go. I feel like I've gotten some of my incessant baby chatter out of the way. My husband will be relieved I've found a new outlet =p
I am so in love with this baby already.
This Monday I'll officially be 20 weeks. Halfway there. I have an ultrasound scheduled and I'm looking forward to that very much.
Other than the intense love I've been feeling for this unborn child, I have also been feeling extra loving towards my husband. I mean, I always love him but I've been appreciating all of his good qualities more often lately and just enjoying him.
It's probably a good thing that I haven't made many girl friends here yet because all I ever really want to talk about is baby stuff and I'm sure that would get really annoying really fast. So instead I have my journal and my husband and I've been reading tons of books.
Tomorrow is my 29th birthday and Stephen is planning on taking me out to my favorite buffet place to eat. Then he told me not to make any other plans so there's some sort of a surprise in the works. Sunday we're probably going to the zoo with some friends and then board games in the evening. I don't really feel close enough yet to anyone here to have an official birthday party but it'll be nice to get together and hang out.
Elizabeth, my dear friend, sent me a video wishing me a happy birthday. It warmed my heart and made me feel like I'm cared about and not forgotten. It was the best gift.
Today I've been doing housework and watching Doctor Who - Season 4. I'm really just trying to get through re-watching the old episodes so I can enjoy the Amy and Rory storylines. They're my favorite. All mushy and domestic.
I walked to the local Farmers Market today and bought a few things. It was threatening to pour the whole time but I made it home with no more than a sprinkling of rain to accompany me. I bought some blueberries, cherry tomatoes and green beans. I'm thinking about signing up for a share of a local CSA but I can't decide if I want to commit or not. I think it would be good but I just never want to rush into those sorts of decisions since I'm not actually bringing in any income at the moment. I want to be a good steward of the money that we do have.
I'm kind of in a weird place with this baby registry thing. I've registered for natural/organic expensive items that I WISH I could afford but I know that for the most part, I'm going to have to settle for what's cheap. If my wedding registry is any indication, I know I won't even receive 85% of the stuff on my registry but it was fun picking it all out and researching it anyways. There's like the ideal and then there's the practical. I usually swing more towards the practical but it's been so much fun dreaming and wishing.
I'm glad I watched Elias when he was a baby because I feel like I can most likely handle bringing home a newborn. It's definitely going to be a change but I feel slightly more prepared than I would have been without that nannying experience. Watching my sister-in-laws has definitely showed me what baby stuff is just not necessary and what's impractical. Example: I would like a co-sleeper for the first 5 months and then maybe after that we'll look into a crib. Other Example: I would prefer a high chair without cloth/fabric on it because babies drop so much food that it will make my life easier to have something that's easy to wipe off.
There we go. I feel like I've gotten some of my incessant baby chatter out of the way. My husband will be relieved I've found a new outlet =p
I am so in love with this baby already.