22 Weeks, 6 Days ...
So, had a small freak out moment last night ... it was when I was laying in bed, feeling Baby Liby move, around 11:00 last night. This time, however, instead of feeling baby move in just one area -- which is how it has been in the past -- I felt baby moving all over my stomach. I felt the Baby moving up high, down low and in between ... it was crazy! While I was very excited -- even waking Tim up to tell him -- this got me thinking about how big Baby Liby is right now (not that I know specifics, (s)he just feels big), and how big Tim was when he was born (something huge like 10 pounds) and, well, sleep was hard to find after I went down that path ... breathe, Katie, just breathe ... :)
My self-talk to get out of this train of thought is something along the line of, "millions of woman have done this successfully, you can, too, Katie ..." sometimes this works, sometimes it doesn't. There are just so many unknowns. I know that labors can be different per child, but I think that as we look to have more children, there will be much less anxiety since I will have gone through one labor already, and I can have some idea of what to expect. There is just no explaining to a person who has never gone through it. I have heard all sorts of stories, but until I am there, it won't be real to me.
So, had a small freak out moment last night ... it was when I was laying in bed, feeling Baby Liby move, around 11:00 last night. This time, however, instead of feeling baby move in just one area -- which is how it has been in the past -- I felt baby moving all over my stomach. I felt the Baby moving up high, down low and in between ... it was crazy! While I was very excited -- even waking Tim up to tell him -- this got me thinking about how big Baby Liby is right now (not that I know specifics, (s)he just feels big), and how big Tim was when he was born (something huge like 10 pounds) and, well, sleep was hard to find after I went down that path ... breathe, Katie, just breathe ... :)
My self-talk to get out of this train of thought is something along the line of, "millions of woman have done this successfully, you can, too, Katie ..." sometimes this works, sometimes it doesn't. There are just so many unknowns. I know that labors can be different per child, but I think that as we look to have more children, there will be much less anxiety since I will have gone through one labor already, and I can have some idea of what to expect. There is just no explaining to a person who has never gone through it. I have heard all sorts of stories, but until I am there, it won't be real to me.
We ordered our nursery furniture last weekend. A picture ofthe crib is posted. We are getting white since the trim in the nursery room will be painted white. We ordered the crib, a 6-drawer dresser and a nightstand. We probably won't get them until September, but they are ordered ... which means that one thing can be checked off of the list ... whew! :)
By way of a masterusery project update, Tim has been working on reconstructing the windows -- this will allow us to easily open and close them, and he is replacing the glass in them. This project, like all others, is a tedious one. We haven't moved far on getting the wall put back in because he had to have some special steel braces created ... no lie, I am continually amazed at my husband, and how smart he is!
That is all for now. Hope you all are doing well.
Love,
Katie
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