Here we are in March and there is no sign of spring. Snow, snow, snow.
Up until now we have 2 things for the baby, a pair of blue moccasins from Margaret and a book from Aunt Joyce. I start to panic and we head off to Babies R Us to get the crib. I have a coupon so am feeling good about getting a bargain on this stellar crib I spend 2 weeks researching. I am very relieved when we order the crib and dresser. My Mom is coming to visit so we keep the bed in the nursery until she leaves.
Mom arrives on the Wednesday before my family shower. Like me, she is also slowing down which is a good thing with a very boring pregnant lady playing hostess. We have a nice time watching bad TV, grocery shopping and hanging around the house. One of the best visits with my Mom! My amazing Aunt Joyce is throwing me a shower on the 12th. I am so looking forward to this shower as there is absolutely no stress or worry involved with this shower. I simply have to show up and be loved by my Rodenhiser family. It's a nice spring day and my whole family is there. Aunt Lorinda made the 12 hour ride down from Canada and brings my grandmother's rocking chair that she rocked me in. (Tear!!!, I miss my Nana). Aunt Joyce has a bunch of games planned and we open gifts early! Wahoo!!! We spend most of the day there and then head home around 7pm where we again, just hang out. Life is soo different. On a funny preggo note, it's 40 degrees out and I have a dress on but I can't wear tights and I feel they are strangling me. Most days, I wish I didn't have to wear pants but this wouldn't be appropriate at work.
Mom heads home on Sunday and Dave puts up the crib, instantly we have nursery with actual baby things in it. This is becoming real. I am superstitious so I don't want to do too much. Phrew, a rush of relief. On a great note, I have almost no spells while my Mom is in town. She has a calming effect on me this week. Thank YOU. Baby More thanks you too!
We have our first baby class (Newborn essentials). It's taught at the hospital and Dave actively participates. In true Dave fashion, he puts the diaper on the dolls head, I almost kill him but one of the other Dad's is in hysterics. Men will always be boys! We get home and he tries to swaddle our 17 pound cat. Senor More will have none of this and we think oh nelly, he is in for a surprise.
I have a super busy week at work, meetings and entertaining. My clients can't believe I am still going to games/taking them out. Well, I am not dead and the spells are subsiding so live and let live. We have Matt and Leah over for dinner, we haven't seen them in a while so it's great to see them, they are recently engaged. We watch Donald Trumps roast and Matt laughs so hard he spews whiskey all over the living room. I crack up at this. We spend St. Patty's day with the Macione's, another couple we haven't seen in a while. Gotta get this stuff in before Baby More, although I plan on taking him/her out after 2 weeks. I will not be a slave to the living room.
Sleeping is still elusive, it's so unfair when I have just weeks left to sleep through the night and my giant belly, anxiety and wicked charlie horses do not allow this. I have 1000 pillows and there is no more comfortable bed than mine yet I lie awake staring at the ceiling (and occassionaly petting the Senor More).
My friend shower is on the 19th. We receive a nice card from Dave's parents a few days before and for the first time in 7 weeks, I sleep through the night. PHREW!! My friends are incredibly supportive and the shower will now be 5 minutes from my house at Brandy's . I am so grateful, this eleviated me having to travel which has been a huge source of my anxiety. Cars and trains = me not so good. The night before the shower I also have another nights sleep - yay, thank you lord! Dave knows I may have 100 spells this day and he is a great "Dave" mood. He comes downstairs with his shirt off and holding Senor More and says, "look, skin to fur". This is something we learned in Newborn class. Its so ridiculous I almost spit out my hot chocolate. HAAAAA
I wake up this day and have not idea what to wear so I decide to put off getting dressed and go for a run. I feel sooo great running. It's only 1 mile but whatever, I am 8 months preggo and the music pumps me up. I have 20 minutes to get ready and end up putting on a black dress that is 2 sizes too small with red heels and I look like a hooker. Oh well, my friends are so complimentary and I say screw it. Some friends I haven't seen in years show up, the theme was baby animals which seems to be our theme in general. Brandy's house looks so great. Love my girlfriends. Dan also makes a surprise visit! We get a ton of loot which again, I am so thankful for. We get the "Bob" stroller. I feel a bit guilty because all I harped about to Brandy is about this damn stroller. I must have forced her to buy it.
On the Monday after the shower, we have a breastfeeding class. I did not sleep the night after my shower. Up ALL night!! The spells came back. I really wish I could make the stress go away but I have no control over others. Anywho, we go to the class which is not taught by the same teacher as the newborn class. She is all over the place. Dave almost falls asleep at the table and I want to crawl under the table and die I am so tired. We'll try this feeding thing.
Super busy at work as I am trying to cram everything in before I leave. We attend Al's 45th birthday party. Brandy hosts her 2nd party in 6 days. I manage to stand up for 4/5 hours then need to get home to rest my bones.
The last day of this month I have jury duty in Lawrence of all places. I try to have a positive outlook on this as I think its important that people uphold thier civic duties. We have freedoms that not all enjoy. I hike over to Lawrence and get to a beautiful courthouse. The judge comes in a few times. I bide my time reading In an Instant about Bob Woodward and eat donuts from a place they mention down the street. 4 hours later they dismiss all of us and say thank you for your service. Being positive gets you places I swear!
We go from having nothing for the baby to having double and triples of everything as well as having gone to classes and finding a pediatrician. We got a ton of swings for some reason, all the big things and almost no clothes which I find comical. I am so grateful and it really does take a village to prepare for the arrival. We are READY!
Month 8 Photos:
Month 8 Belly x 2
Aunt Joyce's shower
My Aunties and Mom
Champ Dave
Friend Shower
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