Saturday:

We had a busy week but we’ve made a lot of progress. I didn’t study and only exercised Monday. I’ll shift gears next week. Getting the nursery (it’s so weird calling it that after it being “Lincoln’s Room” for the past four years) set up makes it seem a little more real. I’ve already stashed away some baby supplies in their new and proper home, got the diaper genie and infant car seat out of storage and wiped down, the dresser top has been converted back into a changing table and Parker’s room is officially “Link & Park’s Room” Phew! We also brought home a treadmill (woot! Woot!) And that forced us to do another sweep and re-organizing of the storage room to make room for it. We tossed a bunch of stuff we couldn’t seem to let go of last time and it’s not totally organized but it looks a lot better and open. I found a bag of Newborn/0-3 months clothes on top of a shelf down there and I started to put them into the now empty drawers in the nursery but they are all winter wear. I may donate them because I doubt Beau will be wearing fleece in August and September. Maybe I hold on to them just in case. Idk. 

One thing Brian and I revisited this week was a postpartum plan. In the past, I’ve had a time with postpartum depression/anxiety/baby blues whatever you want to call it.  We talked about how he would handle it if he notices that I am experiencing it and if I’m unaware of it. It’s something that isn’t talked about often but it’s a real thing and it’s hard to acknowledge or get help for when you’re in the thick of it because you don’t even realize you need help. It wasn’t until I was out of the storm that I looked back on my journal entries and was shocked at how depressed I was. With both of us having an understanding of what postpartum depression is and how it affects me, we can better prepare ourselves for how to approach it should it arise this go around. It’s nice to have a partner who is understanding and preparing along with me. We’ve kept to ourselves a lot this go-round and I can honestly say it’s the least stressful pregnancy that I’ve had. I hope I’m not jinxing myself by saying that now. I haven’t had any major blowups with my family but I still have 9 weeks to go so who knows. 

Monday:

Beau must be going through a growth spurt. I’ve been so hungry this morning! I’m so hungry that I don’t want to share my food haha I think food sharing is part of the parenting territory, especially when you’re a SAHM. Lincoln is so sweet but he eats a lot slower than me I’m like sitting here watching him slowly pick up my food and slowly bring it to his mouth and slowly hold it in his hand and I’m just like OH MY GOSH JUST TAKE A BITE ALREADY!! I don’t actually say that but I’m thinking it because I’m so ready to take my next bite. 

We have a sonogram scheduled for tomorrow that I’m excited about. Lincoln will be with us so he’ll get to see his baby brother in my belly. That will be kind of cool for him. 

The past couple of days I’ve had a crazy stuffy nose. Initially, I thought it was due to all the cleaning and re-organizing I’ve been doing but then I remembered I was severely congested toward the end of my pregnancy with Parker. At this point, who knows. I’ll just work on keeping hydrated and keeping it moving. 

Wednesday:

Do you ever have those days where everything in your personal life feels….right? Yesterday was one of those days. Everything I did felt like “This is life. This is where you’re supposed to be. This is right.” I fell asleep to Brian rubbing my back and I slept through the entire night without any pain.

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