About A Month, Oh My!!

It's a strange feeling knowing the exact time and date of your child's birth. I'm having a hard time grasping that in less than a month we will have a new addition in our house. Maybe it's because of the whirlwind that the Holiday's bring, or the fact that Noelle just occupies most of my thoughts and time.

Tomorrow (December 12th) we head into a pediatric opthamologist to get get her eyes checked out. The constant crossing of her left eye is a good indication that I have passed on my horrible genes. I am praying that surgery is not on the menu for her as it was for me and my brother. Glasses are something that I don't want her to have, but can deal with.

Like I said Noelle occupies most of my thoughts! I was planning on having this post be all about how the pregnancy is going and my thoughts about the upcoming birth. Then, I can't help but put a paragraph in about her! I guess that is the great thing about having children, they are your life.

Anyways, I'm 34 weeks pregnant and have 29 days until Max comes along (minus 10 days from the countdown on the left hand side of this blog). A trip to the grocery store is tiring and causes some major soreness. It doesn't help that my ovarian cyst is a discomfort on a regular basis. Thankfully the cyst will come out along with the baby. The doctor has told me that traveling is now out of the picture and I need to stay around home. Of course, I can still do shopping and get out to just get out, but no traveling to visit family anymore because they are just too far away.

Surprisingly, I have more energy than I thought I would at this point. Noelle must be a big factor in this energy because I try to keep up with her and entertain her with different activities through out the day. Although, some days we watch A LOT more TV than we probably should because I just don't want to do anything! Household chores are not at the top of my list but my Wonderful Husband Tom has been helping pick up the slack there. For some odd reason cleaning products have the instantaneous reaction of me throwing up. That in turn makes a way bigger mess, so Tom does the bathrooms and I try to keep up of the other things. Emotions are another fun by-product of pregnancy and mine are in full swing!

I have a mile long list of things that need to get done as far as baby needs go that I getting together but not attempting until Christmas is over. We plan on taking down all the decorations, including the tree, the day after Christmas so that we can focus on preparing the house for the baby. I love the decorations and just want to sit back now and enjoy the Christmas Season without stressing too much about the other details right now.

One of my biggest fears while having this baby is being away from my other baby. We have never spent more than one night away from Noelle and we will have three of them to deal with. My Mom is coming down to stay with her and I know she is in very capable hands. I just have a hard time knowing that I will not be there when she wakes up in the morning and needs her "snuggle time", or the way she gives us "special kisses" through out the day. This is something that I'm sure all moms struggle with and can sympathize with me on. I am trying very hard to do a bunch of preparation with Noelle so that she is not blindsided. She understands that baby Max will be here soon and while Mommy is away Granma will stay with her. At least, I think she understands this after drilling in into her for the past few weeks. I can't wait for her to visit me in the hospital and see her face the first time she views her brother, priceless!

Well, that's it for now. Wish me luck at the doctor tomorrow!