Jon and I (and baby, of course) have all been very blessed in the past few weeks. I truly think we have been blessed beyond any idea that I had of people's generosity and caring. We have had 3 showers thrown for us in the past weeks, and each one showed us how loved this baby is going to be by so many people. We now have a nursery that is well stocked up. I was overwhelmed a few months back when I looked at the empty room and realized that we would have to spend so much money for just the basics. There are now only a few things that we need to purchase ourselves. I can't thank everyone enough. The feeling of looking around and realizing the level of generosity is humbling. I have to admit that waves of panic have been coming more often as the big day gets closer. I've experienced panic attacks for many years. I've gotten to the point that I can talk myself down by telling myself that it's only the anxiety talking and everything will be fine. That soothing mechanism doesn't work as well when it comes to baby panic attacks. I woke up in a cold sweat one night after realizing that even with all of the adorable clothing we've received, I have no idea how to dress a baby. I actually had the thought that she'd be taken away from us if I bring her out in public in the wrong clothes. Jon has been the one talking me down from this one. And I spend a lot of time googling 'what clothing do you bring baby home from the hospital in' and 'how to dress baby in layers.' I can't call this an irrational fear since it is a truth that I really don't know what to dress her in. I'm sure I'll come up with many other subjects to panic about in the future, but then again, I guess that is part of being a mom!
And I've heard from some that it is difficult to add comments to this blog. I think to sign up for a login you have to have a gmail account, and then sign up with that gmail address. I hope that helps. -Jenni
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