It's amazing how much more laid back we have been about baby girl number two coming! With Abigail, we had her crib within the first trimester, her room painted and had started decorating at the very beginning of the third trimester, and were taking birthing classes, watching videos/documentaries on labor, reading natural birthing articles, etc...
What have I done for baby #2? I've washed and put away a few clothing items that we have for her and started a registry. :-) Oh... and should I mention that we are in our last week of our second trimester? haha!!!
So, today I decided that it is high time for me to begin pulling my thoughts together for the arrival of this little one and for this next labor and delivery! Sure, I've been brainstorming off and on... but it's time to take action!
One blog that is a continual blessing in my life is Passionate Homemaking! No matter what season I am going through, it seems that in just about every one, Lindsey, the author of the blog, has biblical words of wisdom for me. Childbirth is no different. So as I begin delving into my preparation, I have been, once again, gleaning from her wisdom. Enjoy these following links from her site:
Scriptural Encouragement For Preparing & Giving Birth
Embracing The Pain & Letting Go Of Fear In Childbirth
Homemade Natural Postpartum Care Kit
Practical Preparation for Postpartum
Preparing My Heart For Motherhood
Adjusting To Life With Two
Entertaining Littles With A New Baby - The comments offer great tips too!
It's fun to look back at our old family blog and see posts that I was writing while being pregnant with Abigail and even prior, as a new wife. Here is a link to a Pregnancy Resource blog I did in preparation for Abigail. Now, if I could just find that labor notebook I made last time, I'd be one step ahead! ;-)
Oh my! I too am far behind this pregnancy...her crib sits in a box in Indiana! We still have to get Luke through graduation, move to a new apartment or state depending on what job comes along, and I haven't washed one item of clothing!! ...and yet I still am no more motivated after typing all of that out than I was before :)
ReplyDeleteHahaha!!! I hear ya! I watched the Business of Being Born again today with Katie and it was fun to just chat about birthing. However, it's a little overwhelming to think of things that need to be done before she arrives. Of course, we all know now that all a little baby needs at first are diapers, blankets, and Mama! I think we've all got that covered! :-)
DeleteI can identify! I feel much the same way, and I am down to about 10 weeks left! Just today, we cleaned out the baby's room so we could arrange his furniture. And furniture is ALL we have! Ahh! :)
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