Goodness. This very day I am 26 weeks pregnant. In other words, I am 6 1/2 months pregnant with our baby girl. Just the other day Michael asked me "Are you 6 months yet?" I said, "I don't know.... we always talk in weeks, I think I'm nearing the end of 5 months." Then, I looked it up online and it said I'm 6 1/2 months pregnant. Holy cow! That puts our timeline is a very different perspective.
26 weeks still has a "half-way mark" ring to it. But 6 1/2 months is now screaming at me "She's coming and she's coming soon! Why is her room not even close to being done yet?"
There are still quite a few house projects we are attempting to finish by the time she arrives. I will post more on house updates as the finished products are more in sight so you can see better before and after shots. The projects we're working on and hope to finish before she arrives are:
- Painting new doors for the entire upstairs level
- Carving out hinges on all these new doors
- Painting door casings (trim)
- Painting floor trim
- DIY project - baby's dresser (we'll see how this turns out)
- Extending walls to make closet door openings followed by painting over mudding
- Painting new closet doors
- Making kitchen nook into a pantry
- Any probably some more things mixed in there.
By the way, all of this is taking so long because painting is not just a one step process. No no, it is sanding, wipe down, priming, sanding, wipe down, coat 1, sanding, wipe down, coat 2. Yea, it takes a long time.
My parents have been absolute rock stars and have come up twice to help with projects. Since my dad is the superman of construction and painting, he has helped Caleb get quite a bit done in a matter of 1 day or so. Ok, more on house projects later when I can post pics.
We went to our first birthing class last night. I'm glad we're going because right now labor is freaking me out. And it's the unknown of labor that is the most nerve wracking part. It's no secret that a woman's body goes through an intense amount of change during pregnancy and even more so in the hours of labor and delivery.
We focused on the stages of labor last night with some quick videos. It is quite amazing at the natural way your body is built to deliver a baby.
I learned that if a woman was in labor while in a coma, her body would give birth on its own, without her even pushing. It would take a LONG time but the body will get that baby out even if you're not physically present to push.
As far as the video goes, let's just say we haven't even gotten to the "real" labor video yet (that is next week). And let's just continue to say that I felt my body clenching and tightening as I watched this woman push out her baby, while clearly in the worst pain she had ever felt in her life.
I looked at Caleb. He looked at me. And we both knew exactly what the other was thinking. "Holy crap. My body's going to.... do that?!?!" In that moment, I thought "This little girl is just going to have to stay in me. Forever."
But the good news is every video I have watched which amounts to hours of sheer pain and misery results in the happiest mother in the world, with the memory of all that pain and tiring work becoming a distant memory. Or so it seems anyway. Well. I'll soon be finding out. And in the meantime, these birthing classes are meant to help prepare me better.
The other thing that helps calm me is knowing Caleb will be a fantastic support. I'm not worried about him at all. And I know I wouldn't be able to do this without him. I feel blessed already to have him there, ready to be by my side, walking me through every contraction until our little girl is finally here.
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