Nursery pictures will be coming soon! I keep waiting for us to get the last few non-baby things out of there before taking pictures. I can't wait for you to see how cute everything is!!!
-How many times per day will I have to run to the bathroom during passing period once school starts?
-Who will watch my classroom since the teacher next door to me is also pregnant and may be running for the bathroom during passing periods?
-In all those newborn photos where the baby is naked, how often is there a poop-splosion or pee incident since there is no diaper?
-If Caius is kicking this much and this often now, and it's sometimes a little uncomfortable, how awesome is it going to feel in two more months when he's doubled his weight?
-Will we be able to break ourselves from the habit of calling Caius "the grub" once he's born? (I hate it when stupid nicknames stick around! But it's so hard not to call him that sometimes! It's what we called him for months before we knew his name.)
-What if I start my maternity leave one week before my due date and I'm a week or two late? (Probably I'll go crazy.)
-What if I'm early and deliver before my maternity leave starts? (Well, I guess we'll find subs until my long-term sub can get in there.)
-How much crap is my sister-in-law going to give my husband if our baby ends up being ginger like her two kids (about which Matt gives her no end of crap to the tune of soulless gingers, etc.)?
-Will I be able to grade and plan at home at all when I'm home alone with Caius and Matt's at work, or will I have to do it all on weekends and planning periods?
-Will we like giving Caius a bath in the sink or in his bath seat in the tub?
-Will cloth diapering be great or a huge hassle?
-After Caius is born, will I have time or inclination to sew and knit anymore?
-Will I still get to go to my Weekly Fiber meetups with friends to knit and talk and drink coffee? (I'm saying yes right now because it's important to me to make time now and then to still be a person and not solely a mama.)
-Will milk actually shoot out of my breast at any point in my life? Because that's kind of freaky, but kind of amazing. (I've been reading a lot about breastfeeding lately, and it's so phenomenal that I will be making food that can sustain a human being. Wow.)
-Will Matt maintain his position on staying near my head and holding my hand while I'm pushing, or will everything suddenly change when he realizes that he truly is going to be a daddy and he's witnessing the birth of his son so he'll want to watch the baby be born? (Right now he is even adamant that under no circumstances will he want to cut the cord. Weirdo.)
-If he does, will I even want him seeing my lady business like that? Talk about scarred for life.
-How much control over my bowels and bladder will I have during labor and delivery?
-Will the midwife I've been seeing be there for my birth, or will I have another one from the practice? I've seen someone else almost as many times as I've seen "mine" because of her vacations, days off, etc. (It'd be fine to have one of the other ones, but it would be nice to have mine.)
-How long after Caius is born will I have my "normal" body back? Or if not totally pre-pregnancy, then at least something resembling that. (I want to wear all my dresses with waists again!)
-How hard will that be to get back?
-Where can I find a teeny tiny fishing hat (like this one) for pictures of Caius, Matt, and Papa Bob all in their fishing hats?
-Will I ever drop the baby?
-Rather more likely, will I ever drop my phone on him while taking a picture of him?
-Will all my friends and family want to kill me because I'll be posting 27 pictures of Caius on Facebook every day?
-Will people want to kill my mom because she will stop strangers on the street to look at photos of her grandson?
-Will either of us care? (Probably not.)
-How will I be able to stop from squishing Caius up into a little ball to keep in my pocket because I love him so much?
-How is it possible that I will love him more than I even do now once he's here and in my arms?
Can I just say a "yes" to all of those questions? Grammatically not, I know, but I'm doing it anyway.
ReplyDeleteOh Heather, this is adorable. And while it's so very YOU, I imagine most of these are the concerns of every mom-to-be. I'm certain you are not alone in this!
ReplyDeleteAs for those hats, I know they sell them at big box stores like Target and Walmart, but most certainly also at Babies-R-US and Carter's.
Oh Heather, this is adorable. And while it's so very YOU, I imagine most of these are the concerns of every mom-to-be. I'm certain you are not alone in this!
ReplyDeleteAs for those hats, I know they sell them at big box stores like Target and Walmart, but most certainly also at Babies-R-US and Carter's.
Yes to almost everything. Everything else, just go with what feels comfortable, none of these things are life or death and it's fun to discover your style as you go! You're going to have so much fun!!
ReplyDeleteYes to almost everything. Everything else, just go with what feels comfortable, none of these things are life or death and it's fun to discover your style as you go! You're going to have so much fun!!
ReplyDeleteMy-oh-my Heather.....you'd better get a REALLY B-I-G composition book for all your questions! Most have no real answer that anyone else can give you, but the answers will come to you as you need them and they'll be perfect!
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