Pregnancy is just a big waiting game!

A good friend of mine is pregnant (actually, I know several people who are pregnant right now). This friend said the most insightful thing to me recently and probably didn't even know it. She said something about how being pregnant is just a big waiting game. Pregnant women are waiting for the first kick, waiting for the first ultrasound, waiting for the next doctors appointment, waiting for the each and every item ordered to come for the nursery, waiting to show as pregnant and not just look fat, waiting, waiting, waiting. Well, I am just sitting around waiting to wait. That seems ridiculous. So, I have decided to just do all of the things i have been waiting until I get pregnant to do. At least then I will be able to enjoy some of my pregnancy and just have to wait for the amazing milestones.

I have sort of started on the nursery (cleaning it out anyway) which has created entire house projects because we have NO closets in my house.  Yesterday I went and bought a pregnancy journal and a few books I have been waiting to buy until I was pregnant. I have started to look for momma groups to join. I will be ordering some of the other books I want off of Amazon. I will start researching midwives and peditricians. I began my registry and I need to do more product research and take more trips to babys r us.

A few months ago i spent a few weeks starting on all of these things but got discouraged when i didnt get pregnant right away. I stopped dead in my tracks and said "I can get all of this done when I get pregnant." But 9 months isnt that long! We have already been trying for about half of that already and it took me this long to get the baby's room closet cleaned out.

And, I am SO glad that i didnt get preggo immediately, btw, because we are getting more and more financially ready with every passing month. When the baby comes, I will hopefully be able to take about 6 months off of work if we can play our cards right. But, since pregnancy is just waiting anyway then I might as well get a jump start on everything.

I am feeling inspired again and want to just do, do, do!

Thanks good friend for re-inspiring me!