The Third Trimester

So far much of what I knew of pregnancy has turned out to be true. There are a few things that have avoided me, which is both a blessing and a curse. Where is the hair growth that I was promised? I don't believe my hair has grown at all since I've been pregnant. And the big huge belly, well thankfully that has so far left me alone. The much anticipated growing fingernails, forgetfulness and hunger/nausea/heartburn have all visited me. No swelling though. I can say I've been blessed. I have also had the benefit of the advice of friends who have been there. You have no idea how comforting it is to know that I have so many people in my life that I can call when I have questions and they help me truthfully and honestly. Talk about being blessed!

With three months to go, it still seems too far away to be real. Yes, we are buying things, planning things, registering for things, but in the midst of it all seems to be a bit of disbelief that a baby will be joining our family. We are trying to prepare Benji best we can. We caught him in the baby's room sniffing at the stroller. Of course, he was probably wondering if we are going to make him ride in it. We have also read about giving lots of treats and lots of time to the pet when the baby comes home. Jon is already planning to bring a blanket home for him to get used to the baby's scent, but I anticipate that Benji will just assume he now has a new blanket! You should have see him with the pillows his grandma Alyce has made for him, we get them in the mail, set them on the bed, and he jumps on them and curls up to sleep. He knows the world is his pillow. Here is Benji and the pillow he received one Christmas.

And speaking of Alyce, Jon's mom, she would be very happy to hear that I bought a dresser for the baby's room off of craigslist for $20 today. We were having a very hard time finding a dresser we liked at a price we liked. We were finally realizing that we were going to have to spend $300 for a dresser, and we were trying to choose the right one. Well, thank goodness for craigslist.

Time for lunch. And tonight for dinner - ice cream. I am going to Maggie Moo's with Jenny, and I am very excited about it! Of course, there have been times when I wasn't pregnant that I ate ice cream for dinner, but usually there were no witnesses! -Jenni