The Land of Oz!

By request, I have included some nursery photos. Everything is ready, now all we need is a baby!

the crib, complete with my handmade dust ruffle.

the mobile, reminiscent of the hot air balloon scene from Wizard of Oz

original photos from the filming of Oz, courtesy of Nana

the changing table, with vintage milk bottles

Her dressers and bookshelves, filled with favorite reads from Jaime's and my childhood. She also has her own lyre chair, already and Alpha Chi in the making!

the granny bed, ready for all the grannies to visit.

thanks to granny Rose for the complete collection of limited edition Wizard of Oz barbie dolls (they even sing!)

the nook, a perfect place for snuggling and love, complete with a window seat for the dogs!

her closet is packed!!

the rubber duckie bath room

and rubber duckie soaps and towels

this girl already has more product than me!

we call this an HBA addiction!

SAHM status initiated...

It’s official; I am on maternity leave, though no baby yet to take care of. Yesterday was her official due date, she didn’t even make a wiggle. She just hung out, did her usual thing and gave me no inkling of labor. Wouldn’t it have been cool for her to come on her due date?
Today marks my first day on my own. Jaime was off yesterday so it just felt like a long weekend, but today I officially feel like a (baby-less) SAHM. I know once she is here I will be busy, but in the mean time I am looking for anything and everything to keep me busy. I have done so much nesting on the last 6 weeks or so that most of my projects are complete, now it is just maintenance. I run the vacuum everyday, I have the cleanest bathrooms in town, I do dishes, I am even crafting in the evenings. This baby better get here soon or I may start a bigger project, one that Jaime will have to participate in and that can’t be good.
The dogs seem a little confused, they are happy to be out and resting in the living room for the whole day, but I think they are probably wondering why I am not leaving them like usual. Annie seems restless. She and I have an unspoken language, I think she is picking up on my anxiety. I think she knows big change is on the way, even if she doesn’t know what it is. I wonder if dogs do know when a baby is coming. She hasn’t made any comments about my ever-growing belly, and she never judges when I eat an extra cookie. Maybe it is just the change in schedule and all of the prep work. Either way, she is in for a big surprise when Maggie shows up!

Annie & Fern

The countdown begins!

I am on the home stretch! Only 12 days left, and I find myself filled with mixed emotions. I am so anxious. I have to admit that a big part of me is just ready to get her out of there! We are running out of room on the womb and the last few weeks have been very uncomfortable. I spend most nights running back and forth to the bathroom because she has dropped and is not resting casually on my bladder. When I am not in the bathroom I am battling a serious case of heartburn; clearly I am not sleeping much.

On the other hand, I am sad to think that this part is almost over. I am sad that in just a matter of days I am going to have to let other people hold her. I will be sharing her with the world. I don't know how I will feel about that. I was just telling Jaime the other night that I can totally understand how women suffer from postpartum depression. Just the thought of her not being inside of me makes me sad. We have been so close for all this time; she has been all mine. She and I have an understanding, a language. At this rate I will never be able to let her go off to college, I'll miss her too much!

That being said; I can't wait to see her face. I am so excited to smell her neck and snuggle her. I have a good feeling we are going to have lots of time to share even once she is on the outside. I am pretty sure the bond we feel now can only get stronger.

Come on Maggie; let's get to it!
XOXO