4/22/2008

Maternity Clothes

Not too long after my last post, my belly definitely popped out. Last Friday I woke up and my pants no longer fit, thankfully my Mom called that morning to let me know Barnesville was having an all city garage sale. So I decided to stop there on my way to Fargo to use my gift certificate to Motherhood Maternity. I found a pair of jeans, two skirts and a shirt at one garage sale for $10! So I was able to use my gift certificate for mostly tops. It was such a blessing. Not to mention that Mom bought me the cutest little bassinet that sits on the floor for downstairs.
As a side note: I tried on 3 different pairs of pants at Motherhood Maternity and they all hit about mid ankle, and I am not even that tall!! There is definitely a shortage of pants for people with long legs.
We have decided to stay at Michelle's house until after the baby is born, so Sunday night we moved all the furniture out of the room where the baby is going to sleep and my Mom is coming over today to set up the playpen with me. This weekend we will be getting a dresser from our house in the cities and I will probably spend a day next week washing and putting away clothes for the baby. I feel a little silly setting everything up since I still have 3 months to go, but I might as well get everything ready now when I have the energy. Rather than waiting until the last month when I have no interest in doing anything.
The closer I get to having the baby the more scared I get. And I am not just talking about the labor and delivery (which I am definitely nervous about) but actually taking care of the little guy is causing me all sorts of worry. What if I drop him? What if I can't make him happy? What if I put his diapers on too tight and they hurt? What if I bump the umbilical cord before it falls off? And how in the world am I supposed to give him a bath? Not to mention the weirdness of breastfeeding. I am sure all of this will become second nature to me, but it is causing me so much stress right now!

2 comments:

Molly said...

You'll be just fine! :) You're going to be a great mommy.

And I am super excited about the garage sale finds! God is good!

Anonymous said...

You will be a great mother! you have worried about people (mostly tab) for years!haha.but seriously, worrying is what moms do best!i love you rachel! you will be a wonderful mother! :)