Midnight Cravings and Foot Massages

What am I doing wrong?   I have not ONCE sent my hubby out in the middle of the night to pick up a crazy snack food treat!   Nor have I gotten a sympathy foot massage.   With my due date looming in the near future, I think I am MORE than due for a pickle and ice cream run, don't you?

Maybe it is because this is my second child that he does not feel the need....

Maybe, just maybe I should set my expectations on a different level.  Either way, this is something that I am going to plan and scheme on for a few days and get back to you!   Hehehe!  : )

Or maybe I will just be happy that I have put him in charge of getting the 3 year old off to bed each night.  

Nursery Necessities

As I was preparing for my first child, I was like most parents, I am sure.  I researched EVERYTHING that I bought, I even used the Consumer Reports book to do it!   AND I did get the best, most researched, mattress, organic, of course.  I got the least smelly diaper pail for my cloth diapers.  I got the best clothe diaper covers.  The highest rated car seat.  You name it, it was researched!

This time around, I am just trying to save a few bucks and get a couple of Bargains.  (Oh, and I read that book the first time around, since I was pinching pennies then too!)

My mission, as I discovered at my 20 week appointment was to change everything that I already own, and hardly used the first time around, from PINK to BLUE!  Oh no! 

Not, oh no, we are having a boy, but oh no, we ONLY own girl colors!  Her crib was lavender, and not a single item of clothing was gender neutral. 

'What do I do???!'  I though.  Along came etsy, one of my favorite websites before this ah-ha moment! 

Did I also mention that I had about 100 yards of baby girl fabric?  It was all so very cute, but oh so very GIRLY.   I contacted several people on etsy and made some trades, my fabric for their crafts!!   I got a car seat cover, boppy covers, and burp covers!  Not only were they original, but they were CUTE.  I love to

I love to support individual artists, as well as creative moms!  I was able to complete my nursery with just a few extra dollars and I feel great about the purchases.

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The greatest quantity of my "stuff" has been the clothes. Those have been taken care of, as well.  I took them to my local baby consignment store and have been earning a nice little bit of store credit so that I can purchase Baby Boy some new clothes.   (Along with my other interests, I LOVE consignment stores!) 

35 weeks- 3 to 5 more to go!

As my belly continues to grow and shape, I am starting to feel as though that baby will come any minute!  Luckily we finally have the crib all set-up, the baby's room is basically as ready as can be.  Maybe I should start packing my bags, and brushing up on my birthing techniques. 

This time around we are shooting for a VBAC (vaginal birth after c-section) and my doc and nurse-midwife are very much in favor of it. 

Some of my favorite times with Daisy, my 3 year old, when she was a newborn was the close times that we spent together, nursing and snuggled up to me in a wrap or Ergo. The process of  "wearing" your baby goes along the same concept that the marsupials in the animal kingdom, (think kangaroos) follow.   Your little one has spent the past 9 months warm, snugly and cozy inside of your belly, why should that change absurdly?

Read a book on attachment parenting, and you too will be sold on the concept!   I also liked to brag that I would take a baby on a walk and nurse, concurrently, doubling my calories.   Search Amazon.com for attachment parenting

For new parents, this may all seem SO overwhelming to you, at this point.  When I was pregnant with Daisy, I was recommended "The Happiest Baby on the Block" and I knew that I was now ready to be a parent!

While I read the book, (I AM a reader!), my hubby watched the DVD, both give the same advice, though the book offers more details and insight.