Getting Ready for Baby

The countdown has begun. I officially have 6 weeks left, but I automatically take off one week because he WILL come at least a week early. So that leaves me 5 weeks to check off all of the things on my mental to do list. I have had this list floating around my head for many months, but I always tell myself that I have plenty of time. I still do have ample time, the problem is, it takes me twice as much time and energy to do things these days.

The past couple of weeks I have decided that I had better work on his birth announcements. I know with the internet it is so much easier just to send everyone an e-mail or post pictures on my blog, but for me that isn't quite tangible enough. I definitely will do those things, but I also like the process of creating something with my hands that I can mail out to everyone. It makes the whole upcoming birth a bit more real. Plus, I have sent out announcements with my other three, so I can't drop the ball now!

Last week I went to Archivers with some announcement ideas in hand. All I needed to do was to pick out some paper and accessories. This turned out to be more of an ordeal than I thought it would be. One of the things that has disappeared along with my waistline this pregnancy is my ability to make decisions. After looking at every piece of paper in the store at least three times I was frozen with indecision. The paper that I thought was darling a minute ago suddenly was not so cute anymore. I was completely overwhelmed and disgusted with myself that I couldn't make such a simple choice. After I was there for over an hour, having changed my mind about a dozen times I forced myself to make a decision. The good news is that I have almost finished them (minus the important facts that will be filled in after he arrives) and I am quite pleased with the result. Very slowly but surely I will continue to mark stuff off my list.