content with life

well, we're 9 days away from our due date now and i'm feeling content with being pregnant. all i heard my whole pregnancy was just you wait, just you wait and see how you're feeling in the last couple months...well here i am and i'm still perfectly content. yes, i do have the little aches and pains, i get tired very easily, and i'm still having major difficulties sleeping...but otherwise, i'm doing just fine!

perhaps i'm lucky, perhaps it's just this one pregnancy. i guess my next baby could be an awful pregnancy. they do say they're all different.

for right now, it feels like this baby is just far too content to ever come out. i've been experiencing braxton hicks contractions for the last couple months which leaves me questioning what real contractions feel like. i'm not nervous for labour yet, but i do feel nervous that i just won't know what to look for...what signs to watch for. everyone says i'll just know, but i wish there was some big flashing sign that would tell me i'm in labour. i am still 9 days away from my due date...so i'll just be patient and relax for a while.

i began my maternity leave yesterday and it's such a huge relief. i feel totally prepared for this baby. i think we've got everything we need to get us by for a bit. we opted to spend good money of a few of our baby items, and we've never regretted it. i'm in love with our carseat and stroller; and our other "big baby items" like the highchair, swing, and bouncy seat are so super cute. everything is here, waiting for our little man's arrival now.

here's our nursery thus far:



i think we've done a really good job. i wanted a gender neutral nursery and that's what we have. the walls are painted pale avocado and our accent colour is chocolate brown. we opted for dark furniture to go with our new hardwood flooring. his bedding is absolutely gorgeous in my eyes. we ordered it online from costco.ca and it turned out to be just what we wanted. i didn't want a really babyish room, i wanted a peaceful, relaxing room that blended in with the rest of our home. i really am so happy with how this turned out. we still have a few things left to hang on the walls, but otherwise - done!

the nursery is done and the baby gear is all here and ready to go, but i've got a fairly lengthy list of things i want to accomplish while on mat leave and before the baby actually arrives:

• clean up the office (pack up books on the bookshelf & reorganize it to hold the things we use regularly)
• clean out the laundry room so it looks presentable and organized
• clean all the basement floors
• get all the dusting done
• clean the inside of my car
• sanitize all of our bottles, soothers, etc.
• bake a lasagna to keep in the freezer for an emergency dinner
• change over one bank account to be a joint account for the baby
• get some sort of curtains or drapery for the nursery
• pack my hospital bag (the baby's is done already, it's just my stuff that needs to be bundled now)

anyways, i'm sure the list goes on...but that's my start.