Wow, I feel like March is really flying by, even though the temperature can't seem to get near the 60s or even stay in the 50s very often!
All of that snow we got on Friday (a bit over 6") is completely gone, except for some piles that the plow made. The red maples are just bursting with buds and they look like they'll open any day now. I'm curious what April will be like this year... It might be a swampy Easter!
I've had three consecutive downright delicious nights of full sleep. Last night I was asleep by 10pm and didn't wake once until 6am and dozed until 7am before getting up. It is pure heaven and I admit I'm a bit sad that I only have maybe 16 weeks left to get this kind of sleep. I've been having a lot of "what were we thinking??" moments these past few days and I wish I could just get over it. This is the first pregnancy where I've found myself plotting ways to get sleep after baby comes. I've thought of handing baby over to Dad, Nana, or siblings around 7pm and going to bed myself and then when she needs to nurse, they can bring her to me but at least I could get a few solid hours each night. This is the hard part for me about having babies - the lack of sleep, especially that first month, and ever worse, knowing the feeling of that kind of sleep deprivation is coming and there's nothing I can do about it.
My mom, sister, and niece should arrive back from Florida in less than a month. I'm both excited and not. I get used to our tiny little bubble of family over the winter and then there's suddenly more people to deal with every day and it's just something we have to adapt to.
I think I'm going to focus on building the bedroom closet like a clothing storage system so I can get rid of the dressers. This has been on my to-do list for some time and I just need something to focus on right now.
The one thing that I've been thinking I could use for baby is some place to lay her down where she'll be safe. I'm not sure how my 4 year old will be around her (when I'm not looking) so if I do find something, it'll depend on him how often I can leave her there... I'm thinking like a bassinet of some sort, or a small cradle. Something I can move from one floor to the other without too much trouble and small enough that I can keep it in the kitchen if that's where I'm working. Maybe just a small wooden cradle and I can put a sheepskin in it so I don't have to think about mattresses/pads and flame retardant chemicals.
That and diapers...that's all I think I really need.
I have a midwife appointment tomorrow morning, so that's something fun to look forward to! I'm going to ask that we try to only use the fetoscope from here on out. I feel baby moving constantly, so I don't feel like I need to hear her HB now.
What are your plans for this week? How are you passing the chilly spring days while waiting for warmth?
All of that snow we got on Friday (a bit over 6") is completely gone, except for some piles that the plow made. The red maples are just bursting with buds and they look like they'll open any day now. I'm curious what April will be like this year... It might be a swampy Easter!
I've had three consecutive downright delicious nights of full sleep. Last night I was asleep by 10pm and didn't wake once until 6am and dozed until 7am before getting up. It is pure heaven and I admit I'm a bit sad that I only have maybe 16 weeks left to get this kind of sleep. I've been having a lot of "what were we thinking??" moments these past few days and I wish I could just get over it. This is the first pregnancy where I've found myself plotting ways to get sleep after baby comes. I've thought of handing baby over to Dad, Nana, or siblings around 7pm and going to bed myself and then when she needs to nurse, they can bring her to me but at least I could get a few solid hours each night. This is the hard part for me about having babies - the lack of sleep, especially that first month, and ever worse, knowing the feeling of that kind of sleep deprivation is coming and there's nothing I can do about it.
My mom, sister, and niece should arrive back from Florida in less than a month. I'm both excited and not. I get used to our tiny little bubble of family over the winter and then there's suddenly more people to deal with every day and it's just something we have to adapt to.
I think I'm going to focus on building the bedroom closet like a clothing storage system so I can get rid of the dressers. This has been on my to-do list for some time and I just need something to focus on right now.
The one thing that I've been thinking I could use for baby is some place to lay her down where she'll be safe. I'm not sure how my 4 year old will be around her (when I'm not looking) so if I do find something, it'll depend on him how often I can leave her there... I'm thinking like a bassinet of some sort, or a small cradle. Something I can move from one floor to the other without too much trouble and small enough that I can keep it in the kitchen if that's where I'm working. Maybe just a small wooden cradle and I can put a sheepskin in it so I don't have to think about mattresses/pads and flame retardant chemicals.
That and diapers...that's all I think I really need.
I have a midwife appointment tomorrow morning, so that's something fun to look forward to! I'm going to ask that we try to only use the fetoscope from here on out. I feel baby moving constantly, so I don't feel like I need to hear her HB now.
What are your plans for this week? How are you passing the chilly spring days while waiting for warmth?