Fantasies

I catch myself fantasizing during the day about things that I'm looking forward to sharing with SugarPlum. At the top of the list are breastfeeding, traveling, skiing, playing in the water at the beach, dancing without any regard around the house, going for walks with Gracie in tow (maybe by then she'll learn to walk next to me instead of 5 feet in front of me), playing with his toys, and snuggling.

I also fantasize about what he'll look like. Will he have curly hair or hair like my brothers? What shade of brown will he be? What color will his hair and eyes be? Will he be tall like his mamas (I'm 5'10" and Danielle is 6 feet)? Will he be a little chunky monkey or very skinny? Will he love to cuddle or will he be a self-soother? I'm curious about his personality. As it is right now, I'm under the impression that he's very strong willed or on the opposite end, laid back. He likes to do things on his own time, not when you want him to. He tends to give the u/s techs a run for their money when they want him to move to get a better look at him. He also doesn't respond very much to when I put a flashlight or music to my stomach or jiggle him around to get him to move. Danielle has only felt him move once. He moves around alot for me but it seems like when I call her over, he stops.

I fantasize about his birth day. How will I respond to being in labor? Will labor start while I'm at work or in the middle of the night? Will I end up using meds? Will I cry because my mother isn't there and aside from Danielle, it's the only other person I want there? Will he easily breastfeed?

In the midst of all of this I've been given a few good tips on how to manage the first week at home which I think will be the hardest. A few weeks before my due date, make a trip to Sam's club and buy prepared foods or foods that are easily to pop in the oven. Also make a few meals ahead of time and freeze. Make arrangements for Gracie to go over to MIL's for the week. Gracie demands a lot of attention and I know I will get frustrated with her. Once we get settled it will be easier to have her back home. The perk to this is that her siblings live next door to MIL so she can play with them in the backyard. Use disposable diapers for the first week or two while practicing with cloth diapers. Danielle is much better at prefolds than I am, so I can appreciate this. It's been fun to look on youtube at different ways to fold. My mom is making us a slew of diapers but it was suggested we use prefolds while I'm home on maternity leave and allow my mom to make larger sized diapers for when I return to work and he goes to daycare.

Only 11 more weeks until we meet our little guy. I'm beyond excited. I'm looking forward to week 30 only because it feels like we will be in the home stretch once we reach the 30's.

On another note to answer some questions from previous posts comments:
- My new sexy jeans came from Motherhood Maternity. They were sexy for the first wear. Now they are loose. Not as loose as my other ones but now I'm starting to think that maybe I should have bought another size smaller. My ass still looks good in them though. I can't remember the name brand but it's something like Lexy or Alexis.
- I passed my glucose screening with flying colors. My iron level is also good.
- We painted SP's room a latte color. I'll post pictures when the room is complete. Probably in another 1-2 weeks. We have all of the furniture but we are working on decorating the walls. However, here's a picture of Gracie Pooh Pants getting comfy in the nursery: