October has Arrived

The month has arrived & the low last night was 54!  The weather is glorious.

How bad is it that I really wanted to pull down the Christmas tree last night!?

Here's 2 bump pics side by side for fun!

16 weeks

26 weeks

I definitely did not realize how much I had changed!  It's pretty exciting.  I'm super eager to meet him, but I'm glad that I have about 3 more months to prepare.

On the preparation front:

We're registered.

We've made major progress on the conversion of the dining to office & office to nursery.

We're taking Bradley Method classes (more on this later).

We've taken two classes at the hospital: child birthing & breastfeeding.

I've started some exercises & and have become more vigilant of my diet - I want to start developing those taste buds for yummy flavors early!

I'm so glad I/we have moved from not really preparing, through crazy research, to having a plan and taking things one step at a time.  I'm sure that bouts of crazy research will happen again, but I think this time it will be a little more paced, and a lot less frantic (who knew circumcision was such a hotly debated topic!?).  But thebump.com's checklist assures me we're taking care of the things of which we need to take care, on time.

Last night I really felt like my pre-pregnancy self.  I went to see the Hubs play at The Tasting Room, and hung out at the bar and chatted with the bartenders, who I consider friends.  I even stayed till after mid-night!  What a rock star I am!  It was really fun to hang out in a chill environment and listen to Hubs rock out.  I think the cooler weather & being with friends really energized me.

There's a lot of self doubt that goes with being pregnant (and being/becoming a mother), but today I kinda feel like, "I got this, and it's gonna be awesome."