Nesty nest

So when I woke up this morning there was a email on my phone from one of the many baby/ pregnancy related newsletters I get. The opening statement on this email was, "so if you are starting to feel the urge to 'nest', be warned your baby is probably on his or her way and make sure your bags are packed!" I had to laugh, either I am totally not normal or the person who wrote this has never been pregnant!

My "nesty" thing kicked within in 3 days of finding out that I was pregnant. And no, I didn't find out at 7 months, LOL, I found out when I was just 3 weeks.

For those of you that know me, will know that I generally am a bit of a perfectionist (just a bit) and I like things clean. But my word, I have shocked and annoyed myself with how bad I have been through this pregnancy. I just cant stop cleaning and organizing things. Its driving me nuts, but the urge is so bad that I just cant ignore it. So, to narrow it all down and to make it more managable I decided a couple of weeks ago to make a "to do list" to go on our fridge, knowing my darling husband would glady help me with the things on it. Only problem is... Everytime I find that we get to the end of the list, I make a new one.... with a whole list of NEW things that suddenly need to be done!! CrAAZYYYY! 

Yesterday, I managed to get the list right down to only 3 things left on it that need doing and these are things I can't do - Being in my huge and lumpy state and all. I am determined that I WILL NOT be making another list! Once that  list is done, its done!

So with 10 days to go, I am going to try and take it easy! No promises though. I am going to try and spend more time with Emily and try not be too phased about the crazy mess that's accumulated within in 2 hours of us getting up in the morning. 

We have our last Doctors appointment on Thursday evening. I cant believe we are at the finish line already! This pregnancy has gone incredibly fast. Only these last couple of days have dragged and I have a feeling the next couple are also going to drag. Its fine though, I know whats coming and will try and appreciate the uninterrupted sleep while it lasts. 

  

                                                                 ....Our bundle is almost here!!

The final countdown

In 3 weeks time, I will be in hospital having just had my first night with our little bundle of pink :) She is due to come on the 1st of July and I am so excited and cant wait. Of course there are nerves, but they aren't about whether or not I'm going to know what to do with this little person etc. My nerves are more about how I am going to juggle my time and energy between Emily and a  new baby.  I know that sounds silly, but that really is my only worry. Having been lavishing all of our time and attention on Emily for the last, almost 3 years, it is very weird trying to think about how this will work. Admittedly in the beginning the baby will spend most of her time sleeping.... because that's what newborns do right.... So we'll see. I know that everything will change naturally and before we know it we'll look at our little growing family and be astounded and how much we've grown and changed together.

We saw the doctor on Thursday and we are both doing well. Baby is growing well.... according to the doctor I have a "good oven" as he puts it sweetly! Her head is well in place, and as we saw on the scan it is her right foot that is giving me bruised ribs! I can't wait to have that relief once shes out - that's for sure! My sugar is all fine, its amazing what a couple of daily blood sugar tablets can help accomplish! I really  am glad that I started taking them and I think I will continue to take them after the pregnancy. That is if I can take them while breastfeeding. I have put on 7kgs in total so far and am sooooo happy about this! of course I cant take all the credit - one of the side effects of the meds I am on, is weight loss, which in my case, because I am pregnant, instead of making me loose weight, has just helped to keep my weight gain at a steady pace.  So I figure with 3 weeks to go, I'll maybe put  on another 1,5kgs and that will take me to just over 8 kgs.... that's if it goes according to my plan of course... I might be sheepishly eating my words in a couple weeks :s 

That's it from me for now. Emily is sitting next to me patiently waiting for her tea and I have 
 promised to get it now now... Duty calls! 


Bye, have a great weekend everyone! Do something that's just for you!