Feet. Hands. New baby smell. Reflex smiles. The blinking and adjusting to light outside the womb.
These are the things I think about as my last 9 weeks of pregnancy is about to begin.
The due date (May 7) sometimes seems a long way off, sometimes it feels right around the corner. It all depends on my current mood, how uncomfortable I am, how many baby clothes I’ve purchased that day, how much nesting I’ve accomplished. It seems an impossibly long way away whenever I go into the nursery to put away new baby stuff – clothes, bedding, registry items, hand-me-downs (that I’m so grateful for), trial packs of goodies (also items I’m so grateful for).
The due date seems close when my husband puts his ear to my stomach and talks to Max, even if it’s only to say bye before he leaves for work. It’s close when the baby rolls around inside and I see it all happening from the outside. Which is also really creepy. Both because I’m not prone to laying in bed and staring at my exposed stomach for long periods of time (which I now do) and also for the obvious (because there’s rolling in my stomach for goodness sake). (more…)