I have made it to month five! The onerous months are finally over and I am half way to meeting my little monster! At first I felt as though I would never see this day. Ten months seems like a long time after first finding out! But now the time seems to be speeding by as if I weren't pregnant at all. My energy levels have been rising, my hormones have been stabilising and my excitement is invigorating!
Like most parents, I put off a lot of the preparation for baby until after I found out the sex. Ever since I heard the news I have been renovating the interior of my home like crazy! Baby needs this and baby needs that. Mommy wants this and Mommy has to have that! I couldn't help but to spoil myself several times, one of which was a new Duvet set. Once baby is here I'll be spending a lot of time in bed, so to me this is a must lol. The out with the old and in with the new is a bit of an understatement. I tend to hang on to things in a hoarder like manor. I have more then I need and more then I intend to use. So getting rid of things has been quite the task over the last couple of months. I need the room and can always use the extra spending money!
One of the awesome things about this being baby #2 is not only that I have been through this once before and know what to expect but also that I get to compare the pregnancies and the experiences. I am definitely a lot more hormonal, a lot less stressed out and far more excited. Overall I love being pregnant. Both the ups and downs of pregnancy are very exciting to me. I didn't do a lot of the things I wanted to during my pregnancy with Brooke--Nor did she have a lot of the things she should have had during that first year. One of the biggest regrets with Brooke was not being able to give her the things I wanted to. Not that toys are a must but when I compare the amount of infant toys Brooke had to the amount baby #2 already has --It's quite the shocker. It doesn't seem fair. Things are surely a lot different. I was very unknowing with B. I had no idea there was such a thing as a lactation specialist. I had never heard of baby wearing or the words attachment parenting. I most definitely needed the help from a lactation specialist and I would have loved to practice baby wearing and learn about attachment parenting! Baby wearing seems like such a beautiful experience for both baby and Mom. I am very excited to do this!
Month five brings stronger kicks, an extra set of ears that are listening and the beginning of the honeymoon stages! Yay! Still have not agreed on a name, but have strong feelings for a few. My tummy really hasn't grown much since my belly photos were taken. I'm most definitely gaining weight but no where near as much as I did with B---Thank goodness!
Like most parents, I put off a lot of the preparation for baby until after I found out the sex. Ever since I heard the news I have been renovating the interior of my home like crazy! Baby needs this and baby needs that. Mommy wants this and Mommy has to have that! I couldn't help but to spoil myself several times, one of which was a new Duvet set. Once baby is here I'll be spending a lot of time in bed, so to me this is a must lol. The out with the old and in with the new is a bit of an understatement. I tend to hang on to things in a hoarder like manor. I have more then I need and more then I intend to use. So getting rid of things has been quite the task over the last couple of months. I need the room and can always use the extra spending money!
One of the awesome things about this being baby #2 is not only that I have been through this once before and know what to expect but also that I get to compare the pregnancies and the experiences. I am definitely a lot more hormonal, a lot less stressed out and far more excited. Overall I love being pregnant. Both the ups and downs of pregnancy are very exciting to me. I didn't do a lot of the things I wanted to during my pregnancy with Brooke--Nor did she have a lot of the things she should have had during that first year. One of the biggest regrets with Brooke was not being able to give her the things I wanted to. Not that toys are a must but when I compare the amount of infant toys Brooke had to the amount baby #2 already has --It's quite the shocker. It doesn't seem fair. Things are surely a lot different. I was very unknowing with B. I had no idea there was such a thing as a lactation specialist. I had never heard of baby wearing or the words attachment parenting. I most definitely needed the help from a lactation specialist and I would have loved to practice baby wearing and learn about attachment parenting! Baby wearing seems like such a beautiful experience for both baby and Mom. I am very excited to do this!
Month five brings stronger kicks, an extra set of ears that are listening and the beginning of the honeymoon stages! Yay! Still have not agreed on a name, but have strong feelings for a few. My tummy really hasn't grown much since my belly photos were taken. I'm most definitely gaining weight but no where near as much as I did with B---Thank goodness!
