It's Almost time!

I am just about 34 weeks along and baby's due date is right around the corner. In 6 weeks or less, we are about to be parents of a baby boy. How amazing!

These past few months have been very bittersweet. We are truly enjoying these last weeks with Rosalie as she continues to gain independence and develop more of a personality everyday. I sometimes wonder if all girls go through the "all I want to wear is frilly pink butterflies, flowers, and hearts" phase or if she's just EXTRA girly. I have no idea where she got it from because that is certainly not from me or her dad! My assumption is that she sees all these little princesses on TV and wants to be just like them. Either way, it's quite the debacle getting her dressed every morning because she sometimes takes forever figuring out which "beautiful dress" she wants to wear (she has a closet full!). Oh, and she's already taken the liberty of naming her little brother "Minnie" and is not happy with him being called anything else.

Our Little Princess

This pregnancy definitely started off a little rocky - mostly because I expected it to be so much like my first when it wasn't. My body has handled everything a little differently this time around and although it wasn't as smooth as the first time, I'd say I'm pretty lucky to have been this healthy thus far and mostly complication-free. I can't say that I'm scared to go back to the delivery room - maybe just a little nervous because I haven't worked out ONE BIT during this pregnancy. I mean seriously, besides walking around the mall and Disneyland, that's about all the exercise I've gotten. Last time I was so active and had so much energy that my delivery was a piece of cake. This time, I was a little more restricted because of my back pain and a bit of bleeding that I had to be careful about. I am hopeful though. A lot of moms that I've spoken to have said that 2nd time is always faster, so if my first time was just about 4 hours long, I'm hoping for the best with this one!

As of now, we are completely unprepared for baby. All of our old baby things are still up in storage and the hospital bag is not yet packed. I remember with Rosalie, we were on top of all that by the time I was 30 weeks along. Not that we're any less excited about this baby, but probably because now we know what to expect and Anthony for sure is a pro at building baby furniture. Oh, and the fact that Rosalie's toy collection grows every week doesn't help the cause much. But it's okay, after our baby showers over the next couple weekends (thanks to our wonderful family and friends who pushed us for one even though I didn't want to, love you guys!) I'm sure we'll get on top of it.

My 34 Week Belly

As each day passes, my anxiety about random things gets worse and worse. I don't know if it's a symptom of pregnancy or it's just me, but it feels like every little thing is something to worry about. And I'm not talking about "oh did I leave the kitchen light on"...I'm talking about worrying about the future of this baby and how it's going to change our lives/family once again. I worry about being a working mom and missing time out with my kids. I worry about money too much. I worry about his health - mental and physical. I worry that I will never get my old body back (My issues with my image this time around have been a real drag). All these thoughts just love to bombard my mind at night and if I wasn't so darn tired by the end of the day, surely I'd be losing a lot of sleep over it. Luckily for me, exhaustion always wins.

Anyway, this post could probably continue for quite a while, but I'll stop here. Honestly, this will probably be the last one before the long awaited birth story (yay!). So I just wanted to get on here and write about how things have been going so far. For now, I'll enjoy the remaining date nights that I have with my husband, the one-on-one play dates with my daughter, and will continue to look forward to the big day. Although I have a lot going through my mind, nothing beats the excitement of meeting our special little guy - more so this time because I can finally say "I did it!" (again) and we can begin this amazing new chapter in our lives of being mommy and daddy to our two special blessings.