I’m sitting here, just finished folding laundry, and feeling a little sad. I just realized that some of the clothes I’m folding will only be worn for two more weeks. Some of the shirts are going to be donated or given to friends within the next month because I will have no more use for them. In the computer screen I could see my reflection and realized that I will only look this way for two more weeks and likely never again. And it makes me a little bit sad. I really liked those clothes. They were not expensive, but they were nice and fit well. I liked wearing them. I felt good wearing them. I was comfortable but also felt somewhat stylish.
We accomplished a lot in this weekend, so far, and in the last few weeks. We cleaned out a lot of Fiona’s stuff that she didn’t need or play with anymore, we re-organized her closet to make room, we did lots of laundry and sorting, labeling, putting away, preparing. We have very little left to do. Fiona’s been very helpful.
This Thanksgiving, I am so thankful to have made it this far.
This month has been a whirlwind. Work was so busy on its own in addition to preparing for a lengthy leave, and my first two days of Thanksgiving break were spent running errands, going to the doctor (for routine check-up), going to Fiona’s school for Harvest Festival (finally got to meet Stewart, the cutest alpaca ever), going to a birthday party. And that was just on Monday and Tuesday. The last couple of weekends were spent organizing the house for Baby’s imminent arrival. We got rid of a whole lot of stuff that was either basically garbage (bits of paper, little plastic things), or toys Fiona no longer plays with (went in a bin in the garage). We organized her closet and dresser to make room for bins of baby clothes and other baby things, did many loads of laundry that then had to be sorted and folded. Fiona made labels for the bins and put them on so we know what’s in them. We set up the car seat in my car and will soon do it in John’s car.
I also had a baby shower and it was surreal. Fiona was two weeks old when I had the baby shower for her, so it was a new experience to have a baby actually in the tummy this time around. I’m waiting for my friend Nicole to send me the photos. We also bought a new car. It’s the same type of car as the old car, just four doors instead of two. It’s even the same trim line, but a different color. Now John no longer has to get into the car to strap Fiona into her car seat. The old car was my first new car, so I am a little sad, but it was almost 12 years old and 99.999% of the time I drive the Subaru anyway. Now John doesn’t have switch cars with me if he has a day off and is taking Fiona somewhere, and we don’t have to worry about what car to take when we go somewhere on the weekend, because we will all be able to easily get into the new car. We have been talking about getting a new car for John for several years now, and we finally did it. Now we just need to set up the car seats.
So, we all pretty much all ready to go. Diaper pail just needs to move into the house, changing pad needs to be put in its place, bassinette needs to be assembled (just a Pack-n-Play, so assembly takes about two minutes), and we are set. Now, I hope nothing happens between now and two weeks from now.
For Thanksgiving, we went to my mom’s and it was delicious as always. Some things may have been even better than ever. I overate and sort of regretted it later, but man was it a good meal. And the desserts! I feel like all I eat lately is dessert. So much chocolate and cookies and pie and the amazing baby shower cake! I think I will give birth to a ball of sugar. With Fiona, I ate really well because the majority of my pregnancy was during winter, after the holiday season, so not much in the way of sweets, plus sugary things made me feel ill, so I avoided them. I also wasn’t worried about when to eat dinner or what to eat because I was not cooking for a little person with ever changing tastes. I was not as tired because I wasn’t as far along and the weather wasn’t as warm. This fall was warmer than any summer I’ve experienced here so I ate a lot of ice cream. Also, I crave chocolate and sugar this time around.
Here are some photos from this month:
Fiona suddenly decided she wasn’t going to sit still or eat dinner at the table, so we gave her the option of eating at her own table (because we thought it was because the seat is uncomfortable, she is too big to sit on a pillow, not big enough to sit without one):
It turned out she just didn’t like the food, so I changed it up and she now eats with us again as she did in the past.
Fiona posing with a Cabbage Patch doll:
The zip line:
Helping with the sorting and folding:
Sorry I’m just laying there. I do that a lot these days. Fiona would take an item out of the bin, read the size to me, and hand it over for me to put in the appropriate box.
Now I just have to pick a diaper bag. I’m deciding between several backpacks. They are not diaper bags exactly because I want a backpack that will baby stuff, Fiona stuff, and my stuff. I’m very indecisive and wanted to try out bags with my things in them before making a decision.
We took family photos in October. I have many favorites. I am including a link to the gallery because otherwise, I would probably post almost all of them.
Harvest Festival photos:
That’s about all for now. Here is one last photo, taken two weeks ago, of me and my big belly:
It’s much larger than that now. I don’t feel really big, but people keep asking me if Baby is due right now. I smile and try to explain that I am short and have no torso, and therefore I look larger because there is nowhere for Baby to grow but out. I tire more easily too. I keep forgetting, then I do something that shouldn’t use that much energy and I have to sit down for a long time and drink lots of water.
Cross your fingers for the next two weeks to be completely uneventful!
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