Totally Random!

So this is a totally random post- I don’t have anything too exciting going on {well except for the growing human I have in my belly}.  It is funny it seems all I want to talk about these days is being a mom and what is going on with baby, but I have realized not everyone wants to talk baby and I get it- If I was not going through this amazing experience I would probably not want to talk about it either!  So anyway this is my place to talk about whatever I want since it is my blog and by golly I can!  A few things I have been worried about and thinking about-

1. Baby is due in 16 weeks- feels like a lifetime and super fast all at the same time!

2. Weight- it has turned into a 4 letter word! I don’t feel like I have gained a huge amount of weight and I am happish with my new size- but according to my OB’s nurse it seems I am gaining a little too much… granted my feet and legs were the size of cantaloupes when I weighed in last at the office.  According to my home scale I have only gained about 20 pounds so far…

3.  Who knew baby showers would be so stressful!  You see with the baby due in February- my end travel date is December 29th- meaning I can’t be more than about 30 miles from the hospital I am delivering at- which also means any baby shower my family is planning to throw will have to be after baby is born because Thanksgiving and Christmas are fast approaching and throwing a baby shower is kinda out of the question.  Well you might say not a big deal- have a shower after baby is born- yes great, but what are we supposed to do in the mean time for stuff for the baby- like essentials- car seat, stroller, bedding, burp cloths, dipper bag etc. all the things we would hope to be showered with before baby gets here! { Now don’t get me wrong I am NOT complaining about people wanting to throw me a shower it just never occurred to me how difficult it would be to have a baby around the holidays}

4.  This beautiful baby is going to have to come out of me and I would LOVE to have our family and out of town friends here to experience it with me… only when I moved to Atown I made myself at least 3 hours away from them! Plus with my sisters new move out state it will be hard for her to be here too… In my head I see them all sitting in the waiting room in pink or blue or whatever taking bets on if is a boy or a girl and the Hubby running out all excited saying it’s a ____! {Hello fantasy world I know I don’t live in a TV show but a girl can dream right.} 

5.  I am a little scared to have to go back to work after baby arrives- don’t get me wrong I LOVE my job and I am not ready to be finished yet, but I am worried about who is and how we are going to care for baby after I go back!

6.  Feeling the baby is AMAZING!!! I longed for the days when I could feel the baby and know that all is well- those first few months were so agonizing having to wait for a doctors appointment to hear or see the baby. Now I get a few kicks or punches every few hours and every time it makes me smile and laugh.  I love the feeling and can not seem to get enough of it!

7. Breastfeeding what to do… you see I am going to be to first in a while of my family to try this and I am a little nervous about it… Not the whole doing it I am excited about that, but the what to do when I go back to work, how long to do it and if I am going to be able to do it? 

So I guess that sums up my fears, loves and well for lack of a better word complaints, for a little while- Hope you all have a great rest of the week and weekend- we are headed to the Hill Country for the Hubby to do a bike ride on Leakey this weekend and I am pretty excited about it!