Believe it or not, there are just 7 weeks left until the due date. It feels like I still have 9 months to go. I certainly wish time would fly by faster. Some of you parents may laugh because I may possibly wish I had had more time after the baby comes, but for now... I just want Baby Williams to come. I'm so excited for our baby to get here and to meet them.
I need to find some good projects to keep me busy and preoccupied. I have a couple in mind. I'm thinking I'll make a Christmas tree skirt. We really don't have one and it'd be nice to have something besides a blanket we just wrap around. But I don't think a simple tree skirt will take too much time. So I'm thinking I may also make matching christmas stockings for the THREE of us. Yes, this year, we'll be able to hang a THIRD stocking over our unlit fireplace! Maybe if I get started on these two projects soon, they will keep me busy until the baby comes. I want to make sure I at least finish them before the baby's arrival though... otherwise, I may not finish until next year!
The baby is moving a good amount. I love it when it moves a lot, although it never lasts long once I notice it moving quite a bit more than usual. My belly continues to get bigger and I enjoy it. It makes me happy when I get a stranger asking me when I'm due. I'm grateful for those people because I feel that being pregnant in Utah... well, it's not a rare sight. So the people that do ask about our baby help me feel excited and I'm glad they seem excited too... even if we don't know each other. haha
Halloween is soon ahead. We don't really have much planned. We're going to the trunk-or-treat this Friday... I may or may not dress up a little. It depends on if I can think of anything easy on short notice. (Let me know if you have any ideas for a pregnant lady.) But I look forward to decorating our little trunk and seeing the little kids in their costumes.
Since Jon and I can't travel to spend Thanksgiving with either of our parents this year, we've decided to be a little more adventurous and try something new. We're going to brave the experience of BLACK FRIDAY! Never did I think I'd really try this... or that Jon would actually ever want to try it. I wouldn't say either of us are big shoppers. We both like to sleep in a good few hours after 4 or 5 in the morning too. But... Jon definitely loves a good deal and I do too when it's on the things I want or need. So maybe we can save some dollars on.... well we haven't quite decided yet. Probably baby stuff I guess. We still have yet to choose our battle grounds for the event... but I'm sure we'll figure it out. We may not even get much at all. I think it'll just be fun to try something new while it's easier.
Ok... so that's all I can really think of writing for now. I hope all is well!
6 comments:
I'm not surprised you are anxious to meet your little one. So am I. :)
I think some good advice for preparing for a baby is to stock up on some easy meals that you can just pop in the over or whatnot after the baby comes. So maybe you can make some good freezer meals (like lasagna or something) and that can take up some time? And then after baby comes you have less to worry about. Along with that, I loved the advice of having disposal plates and so forth around so we wouldn't have to worry about dishes. :) (though when grandmas are around, dishes weren't a problem :)
p.s. another project, take a picture of yourself and post it so we too can see your belly. :) Oh and I totally get your feelings about being pregnant in Utah.
I am in agreement with the prepared freezer meals; they come in so handy. For halloween you could get the orange pumpkin t-shirts they have and I just bet the face would go nicely around your belly so it would look like a jack-o-lantern....sorry that is all I could come up with that is quick and easy. I was very anxious the last couple of months of being pregnant with M but I was also nervous not having experienced labor and delivery before. Then on the next three it went by fast because there were other children to take up the time. We are anxious to see pictures of your belly now and cannot wait to see pictures of this baby when he/she comes. :)
Lyndsay's post got very long so she is just emailing it to Kristin...
I would never laugh at you for being anxious because you are supposed to be!!! I would be worried if you weren't. Though Abigail is only 1, and I don't have a million kids, I still don't feel like I wish she was in my belly. Even though life is busy, it's much better with them outside smiling at you!!!
Stockings are a great idea! I did that for us last year and made a cute little baby one. Definitely make that; if anything for sentimental purposes later on in life:)
I'm excited to hear how your Black Friday event goes. I have never wanted to go either, but if you enjoy it, maybe I'll risk doing it next year with you!
Okay I am sending you a picture of a pregnant woman costume idea.
I suppose you could make a sign on your belly that says 'you're expecting' in some cute way, and see if people think that you're just in a costume and not even pregnant. ha.
Glad to hear things are going well. And I LOVE Black Friday!! We go over year and there are some good deals. I go with my mom and my sisters and we can get in and out of the store in 15-20 mins, then on to the next one. Last year we did all our shopping and were eating breakfast by 9:30AM. Good luck. Oh and a tip...they start to post Black Friday ads online a week or so before the big day, just search Black Friday Ads.
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