Everything has gone well with me so far, almost 33 weeks and already dreading the heat of August to come. Baby shower is coming along nicely, having difficulties with my MIL, oh joy! But trying to bypass her and get the rest of everything finished up. Physically and mentally I'm ready for labor, emotionally I'm still trying to process everything and the fact that we're adding another child into our family. For some reason it just hasn't hit me yet! With our first I felt ready, but not so much this time around and that's been making me feel guilty. Has anyone felt like that before?
It hasn't hit me yet either. We only have the car seat and the double stroller so far, but this weekend we're pulling all the baby stuff out of storage and buying the rest of the things that we need. I think once all that stuff is set up in the house, it'll feel more real to me. Also, the fact that I'm constantly chasing around my toddler is keeping my focus off the fact that we're about to add a baby to the family. I haven't even packed a hospital bag yet...probably should do that relatively soon lol.
I definitely felt more prepared stuff wise with DS1, but I feel more mentally prepared for the newborn part this time around. Like, I already know what I'm doing (for the most part) and it's only been 2 years since I did it all before. I'm more worried about how my toddler will handle having a new baby. I think he'll be fine, but the first few weeks will be a little rough.
I'm glad your baby shower is coming along! Hopefully your MIL doesn't give you too much grief about things. I can commiserate. My MIL isn't going to know when the baby is coming, only when he's already here, because she showed up to the hospital last time when she was specifically told to stay home. Her reasoning for ignoring our instructions?
"Oh, I just HAD to see you!"
'You' being my fiancé, not me - the one who was actually in labor. The man who was sitting next to me watching TV and stuffing his face. Luckily he's amazing and he promptly sent her home.
So yeah...she doesn't get the privilege of knowing when I'm in labor this time. Or if it comes to a C-section (we find out on Tuesday), she won't know the date. Lol fun times.