The Waiting Game

Going on 38 weeks pregnant makes life feel like it is a constant waiting game.  You know the baby could get here any second...but at the same time you know it could be (and probably will be) weeks, especially since the majority of first time moms go past their due date.  Still....I tend to hope each day that it will be NOW!  There are a lot of mixed emotions...not feeling totally ready, feeling totally ready (seems like a contradiction, but I somehow feel both at the same time), worrying about the unexpected, wanting to know what this little one will look like, act like, be like...but most of all I'm just anxious to move on with the next chapter of my life.

So, to pass the time I have been trying to keep busy.  I have gotten a few little projects done, thanks in part to nesting, I think.  I never really understood the whole "nesting instinct" thing, but let me tell you...IT IS REAL.  I have had a few days where I have had crazy bursts of energy wanting to make sure every little detail is absolutely PERFECT (to the point of insanity).  It can be a little scary at times, but on the plus side my house has stayed much cleaner than usual lately.  And, though there is always more that needs to get done, I finally feel like I'm ready for the baby whenever she decides to make her appearance.

Some of my "keeping busy" projects:

I made one of those car seat covers

 

I made some pillows for the couch in the baby's room (technically I made one of them a long time ago...and then never finished the project....so I finished it off)

I've been baking and cooking a little bit here and there

And of course I have been trying to get the baby things all ready

Now I will just keep on waiting.....