There Appears to be a Crib in Our House December 4, 2006
What the heck? At least it’s still in the box so it can only freak me out so much. Yep, our furniture that we ordered for the little guy was delivered today. I hit the 32 week mark yesterday, but it still seems crazy for there to be a crib in our house.
I don’t know if the whole nesting thing is kicking in or if I’m just using retail therapy as a way to deal with heartache, but I have to admit that I’ve been buying/ordering quite a few things for the little guy recently. Dan and I even went out and bought a car seat yesterday. An actual car seat, holy crap.
It’s all still very surreal, but in a good way. I keep thinking that maybe one day all of this will really sink in. You would think that having actual baby related gear in my house would help, but it still doesn’t feel real. I guess it doesn’t really have to, though, because I’m enjoying and appreciating every second I get to live this dream.
- Posted in : Post cycle #7: Trying to stay knocked up
- Author : amanda
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I think at 32 weeks, while I know we have all heard the horror stories, it really is okay to get excited about the fact that youre going to have a baby.
I, agree with Amy. I think you can be excited, very openly excited. It’s okay. Get setting up that crib! You deserve it!
Wow, 32 weeks! You are so close! I know the surreal feeling…prepare for it to last for awhile even after the little guy gets here!
you probably won’t be able to believe he’s real even after he arrives! sometimes i still can’t believe it… :)
Congrats on hitting 32 weeks & starting to get things ready!
I’m smiling a giddy, teary, excited smile for you. You’ve definitely earned the crib, the carseat, and all that retail therapy!
Use Murphy’s Law to your advantage here - be sure to have everything totally set up, then the little guy won’t even think about making an early appearance.
Oh, and it probably won’t feel real until you’re sleep deprived and delirious, getting up every hour for feedings.
I’m so happy at the idea of there being a crib in your house. If the idea of setting it up freaks you out too much, you can always leave it in the box and set it up after he gets home. P didn’t use his crib until he was 3 months old. I had to re-wash the sheets, since they’d gotten all dusty.
How exciting!
I also love the idea that you have an actual crib for an actual baby, Amanda. This is just great!
Let yourself get excited, even if just a little bit. :) It might never seem real, but you’ve earned a good bit of reveling in the baby-ness!
My guys are four months old and I still can’t believe there is baby stuff (and babies!) in my house.
I’m so happy for you :)
Heck, Polly is 19 months and I have YET to get used to her, let alone Jack!
32 weeks. Unbelievable. But oh so very exciting!
:)
Hi, I’ve just found your blog today. I am 11wks 3 days pregnant for the first time and 38years old. Had trouble getting this far and have been so anxious and could really relate to your feelings. I’m hoping I will be able to relax soon. I have my nuchal translucency scheduled for tomorrow and also booked a CVS test for next week in anticipation of bad results from the nuchal…howz that for negative! I’m also sick of a particular friend accusing me of being negative when she just had her 4th child and is only 33years old…nothing like taking things for granted hey!?
You are almost home and I wish you the best speedy delivery and a healthy little boy to bring home and I cannot wait until I too am on the eve of having this baby. God and everything else willing…
Shelly
32 weeks - wahoooooooo! I’m so glad you’re able to enjoy it - that’s great news indeed!
Yep, you will always look at the little guy in wonderment, and you’ll never take him for granted - a pretty cool byproduct of infertility, if you ask me! Congrats on getting the c…c….crib and other stuff!
We had our crib earlier than I would have liked, but a neighbor who was moving gave it to us, so there it sat in the living room for weeks before we could make ourselves move it to the nursery. Our little guy’s 11 weeks old now, via surrogacy, and it still feels unreal that he’s here. Wow, your little guy will be here before you know it.
Congrats on 32 weeks — and a real honest to goodness crib and baby goods in the house?! Lovely news.
J is almost 18 months old and, honestly, most days it still doesn’t feel real. It’s very surreal and very wonderful. I guess I’ve got IF to thank for that :-)
Haven’t been able to check in for awhile but have been thinking of you a lot and hoping you were managing ok. Sorry about the horrible Thanksgiving dinner fiasco. Have things been patched up at all at this point…at least on the surface?
I just can’t believe you’re at 32 weeks now. It seems like only yesterday to me that I was reading your next IVF protocol description! I know it has probably not gone by quite so fast for you though with all the worrying. I’m glad you’re going shopping and getting things set up. You’re almost at the finish line!
It didn’t actually feel REALLY real until that first night with baby, when she cried most of the night and I got no sleep while my husband “miraculously” slept through all the raucous. That was one year ago today, actually! I remember, by 3:00AM, when I had barely had one hour of sleep, that at that moment the reality of the situation had sunk in. THEN, it felt real!!!!
That said, the sleepless nights and all of it are all well worth it! Congrats on the crib and on reaching 32 weeks, wow you are almost there!!!