Random Pregnancy Blogging

I think that I'm going to miss being pregnant. From what I hear, in the last few weeks, you just want it all to be over, and I understand that, but I've really enjoyed being pregnant. I've had, by all accounts, the best pregnancy ever. I never once threw up--didn't even ever feel nauseous; I haven't had the moodiness or other hormonal maladies; haven't gained an extreme amount of weight; the baby is healthy and seems to be quite content where she is and what she's doing--all in all, just a really easy time. It's pretty cool to have this special time with her where she and I are sort of one person. She moves a lot and, unless I invite someone else to feel my tummy, it's our little secret when she moves and how much.

I had a baby shower over the weekend and got so much loot--it was absurd! She now has enough clothes to last at least the first few days at home (kidding). She actually has more clothes than I think she'll ever be able to wear! It's amazing! She also got a lot of the things on her registry that we really needed. This little girl is so lucky--she's loved by a lot of people already.

It's hard to say if it's my "nesting instinct" or just the usual, Weird Jenny-ness, but I'm itching so hard to decorate for Christmas. The only thing that's holding me back this week is that we have plans for friends to come over both tonight and tomorrow night and I'm not ready to share the extent of my Christmas fetish with them--even though they probably already know. I do plan to put up at least some decorations next week.

I really need to focus this weird nesting onto getting the nursery put together. I keep blaming my procrastination on Kevin and his not having put the crib together yet, but we also don't have a mattress for the crib yet either. Also, I just recently decided to take up a client's offer to paint the nursery for me, so now I'm thinking that I'd like the painting to be done before I start arranging things. I could begin the task of washing all of the little clothes in the special baby detergent that I bought (I'm bucking the system and bought the Method brand of baby detergent--supposed to be better for the environment--as opposed to Dreft). I also know that whatever soft, snuggly surface we create in the nursery (be it folded blankets, her little bouncie seat, her crib, etc) will be covered in cat hair before she comes home from the hospital, so that's hindering my desire to get everything clean and pristine.

That does it for now--I'll post more entertaining thoughts and factoids as they come to me.