End of the First Trimester

So tomorrow will be officially 13 weeks...13 weeks!  That means we can breathe somewhat a sigh of relief and know that the first trimester is coming to an end.  Phew!  Now I can just lay back and relax right?!  WRONG!  Ha!

I think I was talking to my dad the other day when he made the comment that it's almost the end of the first to which I replied with elation and, "isn't that great!"  He then said, "In six months he she will be here - you're 1/3 of the way there."  That's when it sank in.  Okay, so in 6 months we'll have a baby.  So in reality, we should be ready to have the baby in 4-1/2 to 5 months, meaning, the nursery, the clothes, the stroller, the car seat, the this, that and the other thing all need to be researched, investigated, chosen (oh lord, decisions? hate those!), bought and put together in some way shape or form.  Suddenly I realized there is SO MUCH TO DO!

Really, there is a lot to do.  I mean, A LOT, but I'm not going to let it get the better of me.  Really,  yes, you can take a kid out with 6 blankets, a bag of toys, 5 types of food, 3 changes of clothes, meds, diapers and everything in between for a quick trip to Target, but really, they can go for less.  I'm not kidding myself, kids need a lot, but I do think we've been programmed to think they need everything under the sun.  Yes, I'll probably still buy my kid everything under the sun, but this thought gives me some ease.

I remember when my wedding was coming and you start to stress about everything that's not done, and my mom said, "only you will know what's not done," and it turns out she speaks the truth.  The kid isn't going to know and certainly won't care if I don't get the nursery done or baby book complete by the time he or she gets here.  Yes, I'm sure I'll still stress about getting it all done in time, but this idea helped me.

Anyway, so yeah, apparently in 6 months our lives will turn upside down and a new screaming, crying, gurgling, cuddling, little mini-person will be here to rock our worlds and probably teach us more than we ever saw coming or thought possible.  I can't wait to see who this little person becomes, their personality, their greatness, their sincerity, their smiles, their everything because no matter what he/she will be amazing.  At least to us :) god I sound like an obnoxious parent already!

Well little one, we're almost there. 3 months of me incubating you in my belly and we've decided to stick things out and see this through.  So, let's give it a few more months and see who you turn out to be, shall we?  To trimester one (I'm cheersing with milk due to this notion I can't drink wine...oh bother.)  CHEERS!