32 weeks... a crappy week, nesting and birth preparation!

I missed 31 weeks, and it's probably not a bad thing. I had a crappy, tired, depressing week. Anything I'd written would have been terribly depressing I imagine. I'm not sure why I had such a bad week. I think the previous busy weeks and late nights had finally caught up with me, and I felt completely and utterly exhausted. I was grumpy - grumpy at hubby, grumpy at the kids, grumpy at myself for not doing pregnancy the way I had wanted to. But then one morning I kicked hubby out of bed and had a sleep in. And I started going to bed earlier. Then I had another sleep in over the weekend. The kids have been waking up a little later (6.30am instead of their usual 5-5.30am). That extra bit of rest made all the difference, and now I am feeling pretty good again. Actually, I have quite a bit of energy - and I have been madly nesting for many, many days!

I have definitely been nesting. I remember getting this way in my past pregnancies - all of a sudden I had to get things ready right now! Last week we bought a tallboy to have in our bedroom to store the baby clothes in. Once I had that I washed the baby clothes I have (not many) and put them away in the new drawers.

So, now bubba has some clothes waiting for when he/she decides to arrive. I did realise after going through all those clothes that I have no socks or wraps for bubba... so I went shopping today.

A wrap for bubba, four pairs of socks, a top and three girly suits (that will obviously only be used if bubba is a girl haha). I still need a couple of things, but at least now I have the basics covered.

Apart from getting things ready for bubba, I have found myself sorting through cupboards and drawers, organising things, getting rid of junk, donating bits and pieces. Also, I have been doing a bit of cleaning here and there too. Overall, just getting on top of all the things around the house that have been bothering me. I have a to-do list for hubby, which I am hoping he will work his way through over the coming weeks. I feel much, much better for having done all of this too. A hundred times better. We'll pull the bassinet out in the coming weeks - that will really make this feel real!

I am sort of starting to try and get into the mindset to prepare myself for the birth. I have made a (very small) dent in Ina May's Guide to Childbirth. I'm planning to re-watch The Business of Being Born and The Face of Birth soon too. I finally made it to yoga again yesterday, and it was awesome! All the stuff she is talking about makes so much more sense now, and I really feel like I can apply it to my birth. She also is talking about having a couples workshop in the coming weeks, which I have put my name down for. I'm starting to get excited about the birth (just a little), and being that it will likely be a water birth, I want to look into that too. I want to start reading more and talking more with the kids about it - really prepare them, as they may be around. It's exciting - we get to meet this bubba soon!

I really need to stop with junky eating, start (properly) on all my teas, go for more walks/swims and keep up with yoga. I think I will feel better mentally as a result too. I have gained so much weight... but I am trying not to think about that too much.

Here I am - 32 weeks. It's not half obvious I hate having my photo taken...