i’m wrapping up week 36 of my pregnancy & coming to the realization that he could literally come into the world any day now. this is all out of my control and i’m trying my best to go-with-the-flow and be open-minded for when/how labor could happen. i’m finding peace in thinking of my mama friend’s who have had kids and just reminding myself that so many other women do this…i can do this! my belly is rock hard like a bowling ball and he’s still moving around (especially in the evenings) and hiccuping every day. getting up from sitting or getting out of bed is truly a struggle, it’s just hard to maneuver this extra large bump! his nursery is ready for him, decorated and filled with necessities, even though he will most likely be sleeping in a bassinet next to our bed for the first few weeks. a bassinet came with the uppababy vista stroller we bought and we got a bassinet stand that it clips onto so he will be near me when i will need to get up for feedings around the clock. i plan to breastfeed, but ya never know! we hope to introduce baby bottles ~a month in so that dek & other family members can experience feeding time and give me a break when needed. i am, day-by-day, adding things to my hospital bag & i’m 100% sure i’m overpacking but i’d rather take too much stuff and be overprepared than need that onnneee thing i didn’t bring. i’ll share what i’m packing in another post- i’ve gotten some great recommendations from friends which i am really thankful for. we are trying our best to “prepare” the doggies for baby’s arrival by using the word “baby” a lot and being in the nursery with them, letting them sniff everything new and also playing baby crying videos from youtube, which they don’t seem to care about yet, but i’m excited to see how they react to the real thing! this could possibly be my last “baby bumpdate” post as i have been doing these every 4 weeks (see previous ones here), so the next one would technically be at 40 weeks. we’ll see – wish me luck!
