Trimester Numero Tres October 29, 2006
I seemed to have made it to 27 weeks and am now in the third trimester. I honestly have no idea how that happened, but I’m so grateful to have made it this far.
I figured it was about time to start looking at furniture for the still empty bedroom that I so hope will become the little guy’s room, so Dan and I went on a researching expedition yesterday. Oh my goodness. It was so overwhelming. I’ve spent the last few years avoiding baby stores at any and all costs. I almost didn’t know how to walk into one.
I came home totally confused. I’ve done all of the Baby Bargains reading and all of that, but actually looking at cribs and such just left my head spinning. It’s very hard to wrap my brain around the need for a crib. I mean, babies go in cribs.
I think I’m going to go back later in the week after my head stops spinning and take another look. It was just too much to take in in one day. I’m still trying to really get the fact that I’m pregnant to sink in. I think it’s going to take quite a bit for the thought of the possibility of getting an actual baby out of this, a baby who requires things like cribs, to permeate my brain.
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- Author : amanda
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sung to the tune of I am evil homer .(conga line)
amanda made the third trimesta
amanda made the third trimesta!
congratulations lovely 27 weeks is awesome, but where has the time gone? very very happy for you. repeat after me I Can do the baby stores I Can do this, I have so little time I will do this!
Awesome!!! I remember being really, really, really overwhelmed, too. I walked into Baby Something or Other, got a scanner, saw the tons of things, and walked right out, in tears.
Eventually, I got the hang of it and you will, too.
Congrats Amanda! Please let me know if the whole baby thing actually sinks in before you get to bring a live baby home. I am so very happy for you.
way to go amanda, third trimester. you are doing great. i think baby stores are scary for everyone. i was scared going in there even when i knew exactly what i was getting.
Wow only three more months!!! Congrats! Hugs!
Congrats!! That is great! Good luck with the shopping. I had difficulty buying anything during my PG, I wasn’t ready until about 32 weeks.!
Take care and good luck.
That’s awesome! You’re going to be induced a couple of weeks early right? That means in about 2 months your little guy will be here…very exciting!
Like others, I was also overwhelmed. I ended up doing a lot of shopping online in the last few weeks. You really don’t “need” much for a newborn, but it is nice to have things set up ahead of time, ‘cuz once the little dude is here, your hands will be FULL. (Not to mention you’ll be quite sleep deprived…)
I’m only sort of glad we don’t have a picture of it, but there was an evening about a week before the due date that I was lying on the floor like a beached whale, trying to put a shelving unit together for the kid’s room… really should have done that a month or so earlier!
I have a nerdy spreadsheet of things I found essential to have. Let me know if you want it!
It’s a shame the shopping can’t be more fun, but after all the ups and downs of infertility it is very understandable to be so overwhelmed by it.
Post some photos when you get the room filled, would love to see!
Yay for the 3rd trimester!!
Don’t worry if baby furniture shopping feels overwhelming for a while. Those damn stores still make me hyperventillate.
Congrats on making it to the 3rd trimester!
wow amanda! it’s so good to hear you say “i’m pregnant.” ( i know that you have a few times, but i think that you finally believe it!!)
once you get a little bit less overwhelmed with the whole “shopping” thing, try to buy a few “fun” things. (like picking out your “little guy’s” bedding)
congrats!!!!
Yay Amanda! I remember going into BRU for the first time and I felt like I was in a fog. It was the strangest feeling. You’re getting there. Once you get past the overwhelmed feeling, the shopping is one of the funnest parts. And I’m not even a big fan of shopping, normally.
I haven’t been able to go back to a baby store since we first went to register. I know we’ve got to find a crib too, but it’s almost like I can’t bring myself to do it. I totally hear where you are coming from.
This is so cute Amanda - wahoo, I love 27 weeks! I remember these feelings so well. I couldn’t go into the stores, had to do it online and that was still overwhelming. Don’t worry babe, you’ll get there eventually (and you know that’ll be when the little guy is three months or so, right? he he!)
Congrats on crossing another (very big) milestone. I did a lot of my baby shopping when we started the adoption process, but I had very similar feelings. I kept feeling like I needed to defend my right to be in the store.
Online shopping is the way to go =)
That’s funny. Remember your first IVF consult and trying to learn all the different meds and proceedures. That head spinning comment reminding me of that experience. You’ll figure it out!