Becoming Reality

There is nothing like a good car seat check to let a person know that they are really on their way to being a parent. Jon and I went for one today. We basically did everything wrong. Now in our defense, there was nothing in the book that illustrated how to get the base to extend downward for our bucket like seat, so we used a towel as so many online videos suggested. Nope, not good. No one yelled at us, but we were schooled. We now have a correctly installed car seat. The person helping us suggested we take it out and re-install to practice, but we say why mess with perfection.

The last week or so have left me feeling weird. I've had minor cramp like things. I ate a whole pumpkin pie myself in less than 24 hours. (Pre-pregnant Jenni didn't like pumpkin pie.) I continue to go instantly from nesting to napping. Benji has gotten more accepting of the nursery, but he also demands that he be sitting on the ottoman to be part of the action. Tera is almost done painting the mural. We will be washing the rest of the clothes today, and getting the crib made up tomorrow. We assembled the pack and play. We finished painting and getting hardware up in our bathroom. We are 'ready,' or so we think!


This morning we were watching some history show on Einstein, and we had places to go, but were in no hurry to get there. I told Jon that next weekend we may not be able to do this. The air in the room got very thick. We are ready, but still terrified. After almost 15 years of US being Jon and I (and 12 of that with Benji), we will soon have a new definition of US, and we aren't entirely sure it won't take some getting used to!
-Jenni