And the blogging starts...

So, I've never blogged before, but under the advice of a friend, I thought it best to start writing for me while I had the time.

I'm 32 weeks pregnant with my first baby and given all the changes that are happening now and are to come, it might be nice to have somewhere that's just for me and allows me to have a outlet for all the random and crazy thoughts that come along with this journey.

SPUD's (Special Person Under Development) bedroom is coming along. We finally got our IKEA shelves this last weekend. Now the room has places to put things and is starting to look like a room (and less like a storage room) - hooray!! We got one tall shelf that we can store diapers, baby products, etc on. We also got one tiered shelf for toys and books. The IKEA shelves don't end up being quite as cheap once you factor in getting off the island, but we were able to get a quick visit in with family, and as an extra bonus.... brought home some tasty jam from Grandma's!

The baby is squirming around all the time now, and kicking me in the ribs. I do look forward to having my body back at some point. I also look forward to being able to breath properly, which hasn't happened in a while given that there's no room for my lungs! Not to mention losing the weight I've gained. I worked hard to get down to the weight I was pre-pregnancy, and it is disheartening to weigh more now than I did at my heaviest before. I know: I'm pregnant so there's a good reason for it, but it's still frustrating so I look forward to getting the weight back off.

I'm a little nervous about having a tiny little person who counts on me for everything. There's no going back once you get that little person in your life... but then, from what I've seen, you can't imagine not having them in your life once they are there. Of course, there's no jumping in the car and running out somewhere. There's no days "off". There's no quickly planned vacations (not that we had many before). Everything will require more planning, more thought, more energy... but the thought of seeing the world through their eyes, well that's exciting!

I can't wait to meet the little dude(ette)!