3rd Trimester: and The Nesting Has Begun!

Today is the official first day of my 3rd trimester, and I can hardly believe it!! I swear, the first few months of pregnancy were so long, and now the weeks are just FLYING by! I cannot believe that in 12 weeks (or less) we will have our little girl at home with us. She will be ours to care for and love, and our responsibility. Scary thought? Maybe. Still working on some of our fears, but I have to believe that is 100% normal. However, the fears seem minimal compared to the excitement! I CANNOT wait to meet her!! I can't wait to see what she looks like, know her personality, and learn what she likes/dislikes, because YES, this is a real person growing inside of me! It is all too much to comprehend at times just causing us to thank the Lord daily for this little gift growing inside of me.

Which brings me to my next point: I am definitely starting to get sentimental and emotional about everything! As we get closer and closer to the due date, the reality of everything is slowly but surely starting to sink in, which means my gushy emotional side is really making it's debut. Yesterday I got my first shower invitation in the mail and as soon as I saw it, what did I do? Tears. I also received her first clothing gift in the mail yesterday from Jono's aunt. So then what happened? More tears. Just imagining her actually WEARING those clothes?!?! Too much for me!! Makes me wonder how I am going to be able to get through opening gifts at my shower without crying like a little girl. Let's hope I don't do that--too embarrassing!

Now that the Holidays are over and the New Year has come, we have moved into full-on baby mode around here. Luckily, Jono got Monday off of work so we spent the WHOLE day moving things around in the house to make room for baby. We had to turn our guest bedroom into a bedroom/office combo (since Jono works from home), and the old office will now be the new nursery. So we spent the day moving furniture into the guest bedroom, moving some out that we don't have room for, and moving the baby furniture (though still in boxes) into the nursery. So now we are ready to install the beadboard wainscot, chandelier, and paint! I am hoping this gets done sooner rather than later, because we are pretty much at a stand still until that happens. But other than that, her rug should arrive this afternoon, bedding probably won't be here until some time in February, and same for her AMAZING new glider/recliner we ordered from Baby Bliss! So beyond excited to see it all come together!

I can definitely say that I have noticed some changes in my energy level and stamina lately, which is really throwing me off! First and second trimester were relatively breezy, in my opinion, and quite enjoyable! But lately, I am noticing a big difference in my comfort level as well as my ability to do certain things. For example: my workouts at the gym--can't do the same things I was doing anymore! Bending over to pick things up--quickly becoming one of my least favorite hobbies! Standing up-- takes me a few steps of limping before I finally feel comfortable and she settles into place! I am sure these are all normal things and something everyone experiences, but it's just throwing me for a loop! It's like my body is saying, "slow down, woman!" and I really wasn't ready to yet! But alas, I think my body wins out on this one and so there are certain things I'll have to take down a few notches. Maybe I should enjoy that before my life becomes crazy mommy-life!:)

I'll make sure I take a bump pic this week too--it is growing RAPIDLY!