Perpetual State of Flux |
After nearly 35 years into this life, I'm determined to change my point of view. Of course, this might be the direct result of these pregnancy hormones. These are the stories and observations of a recovering cynic. Just remember, I never said I was cured. |
When I first learned I was pregnant, I made a conscious decision to not get hung up on the baby’s due date - that whenever this little guy made his arrival would be fine by me. I had witnessed the frustration of more than one friend when their baby didn’t arrive on his due date.
Lately, however, I’ve been facing this overwhelming feeling that this little guy is going to make an early appearance. I’ve also hit the “nesting phase” of my pregnancy and as a result I’m left feeling like I have to make sure I have everything ready. So, I’ve been busily purchasing all those “must have” nursery items and scanning my registries to determine what items I absolutely need to buy RIGHT NOW! (As an aside, I think it’s more than a little annoying that Babies R Us and Buy Buy Baby don’t send out the registry fulfillment discounts until two weeks after your due date.)
While we’ve certainly benefited from the generosity of our friends and family, we haven’t received many of the items on our registry. And while we’ve also received a fair amount of clothes, it is so hard for me to gauge how much clothing I’m going to need for the little guy.
Newborn clothes seem silly - most are sized up to 8lbs which is also the average size of a newborn these days. I’ve got a fair amount of 0-3 months but how do I know if I have enough? And everything seems like pajamas. I get that babies sleep all the time but do you need more outfits?
I know that these sound like the dumbest questions in the world but I honestly have NO IDEA what I will need. I’m one of those fortunate New Yorkers with a home washer and dryer but I also don’t suspect that I will want to do laundry everyday. I also don’t want to overdue it - which I’m more than prone to do.
