We went and got the changing table for the nursery today; a black dresser with drawers and a changing pad on the top. We wanted something that could be used for storage, and also be used as she grows so that it's not JUST a changing table. We also got the glider chair last week (thanks mom and dad!!!) and it looks SOOO cute in there. We should be getting the crib any day now. We ordered it online 6 weeks ago and have been waiting for it to arrive to complete our nursery furniture. Then we will have a few finishing touches to the nursery decoration-wise, but mostly it will be ready for Hadley's big debut.
Being pregnant is a crazy thing. Suddenly your whole world is consumed with this tiny little being that you have never even met yet. I love her so much and all I want to do is protect her and take care of her and provide everything for her that she could ever want or need. I worry about the future and how I will prevent anything bad from happening to her, and how I can raise her to be a good person and all the stresses that come with being a parent and making sure that you are doing things the right way. There is so much preparation and anticipation involved. I can't believe that a year ago the farthest thing on my mind was having a baby. In fact, if you had asked me I would have said that it was terrible timing and that it was the last thing I was looking for at that point in my life. But then, suddenly you are pregnant and the little baby inside you becomes the most important thing in the world. All you want to do is love and protect them and you can't imagine your world before them. Hadley (and Benny!) are the most precious things to me in the world and I am so excited for us to be a little family. She will be so loved and so cared for and so protected when she comes into this world. Sometimes it makes me feel sad for all the little babies that don't have that environment to come into. I just hope Hadley knows how much she is loved, everyday. Then I will know that I've done my job. Just like my parents did for me.
On a lighter note, I thought I would post a few photos of my maternity outfits, just for fun. I thought it may be fun to look back at the things I wore when I was pregnant someday. Good grief, I won't be this big for much longer (hopefully!!) so I can look back and marvel at my size when I'm back in my skinny jeans (I'm practicing the power of positive thinking)!
Apparently I wear a lot of black and white LOL. Yes, those are all 3 different tops!
