(yes, I still have a thousand-year-old flip phone. Ghetto).
And one from the front, taken today:
And a dark, blurry one at 30 weeks, complete with scary devil eyes:
So anyhoo, I’m at 32 weeks now. 33 on Sunday to be exact.
And the two questions I seem to be asked constantly are “how are you feeling?”
and “are you ready?”
To the first question I can honestly say that I’m feeling
pretty good. A bit of heartburn here and there, some swollen feet on hot days, and bending over is getting more
and more difficult. But other than that things are normal.
The second question, however, elicits responses ranging from
“no, but luckily we’ve still got some time” to “Oh my hell no. Now please hold
me while I dissolve into a massive hormone-fueled anxiety attack.” Because at
this point we seriously haven’t even bought the kid so much as a pack of
diapers, and the room reserved for a nursery has only recently been emptied of its
former contents. Plus I’m slacking on
the hypnobirthing prep bigtime (mostly because I can’t listen to any of the CDs
without falling asleep after about five minutes. Did you have that problem,
Meg?)
But despite the anxiety created by my procrastination habit,
being less than 8 weeks away from Baby Butch’s due date is also quite the
thrill. One of the highlights so far was my first baby shower on Saturday,
thrown by my fabulous girlfriends. It was so fun to spend time with some of my
favorite people, including friends that I don’t see often enough, and I felt so
overwhelmed by everyone’s generosity and good wishes. Of course I forgot to
bring a camera, but luckily Megan’s iphone came to the rescue. We didn’t manage to get a pic of everyone
that came but here is one of some of the girls that attended:
So that’s what’s up these days. Mike and I are both a little
anxious about this change in our lives, yet so excited to meet this little
person and see what he’s all about. I still can’t believe we’re actually going
to be parents. It blows my mind on a regular basis.
7 comments:
first of all, I want your maternity wardrobe. second of all, it sounds like your feeling for 33 weeks week are right where they should be- excited mixed with scared shitless, and third of all, I love that Carter made the group photo- awesome. SO fun seeing you Saturday, you looked fa fabulous and really did pull in some pretty great loot! Baby Butch is going to be one stylin little guy ;)
Yay for preggo pics! You look adorable, as always! I'm excited for baby Butch to get here! He's going to be awesome. I already know it.
You look so cute! I love pregnancy pics (however, I hated my own) I swear I was five times as big as you at 32 :)
And just FYI - I still can't believe I'm a mom sometimes and it's been 6 months but it's wonderful
You look adorable! You think you are anxious now, wait until you are in labor. I will have you know I didn't prepare at all for labor and I don't regret it.
You look adorable! You think you are anxious now, wait until you are in labor. I will have you know I didn't prepare at all for labor and I don't regret it.
Dang. You look good. These last few weeks will just fly by. Not to freak you out. The good news is as long as you have boobs your baby really doesn't need anything else. :) Diapers are helpful, but whatever. I fell asleep all the time during CDs. I just said it was because I got SO RELAXED meaning I was a dominant hypnoer. Go with that. :) As long as you have decided you are going to do this natural thing, you will be fine. I still can't believe I am a parent. It still freaks me out. I hope thats normal. haha But, it is the best. You are going to love it. I am SO SO excited for you. There is nothing to be nervous about. Don't let the anxiety get the best of you. haha :)
You look great Dasha! I don't think you ever feel ready for a new baby to arrive... but you'll be just fine!
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