An emotional few days...
Tuesday, November 8, 2011 - Posted by Danielle at 12:33 PM
This past Saturday at the shower was absolutley wonderful. I had such an incredible time with our great friends and family, catching up, hanging out and celebrating the fact that in a couple short months, Adie will be here with us!!! Thank you to all of you who were a part of the shower and made it such a wonderful memory. Mark and I are continually reminded of God's blessings in our lives, and we are truly blessed with great family and friends.
The past couple days have been a little tough. I tend to think its just me and the fact that I'm a hormonal basket case at this point, but regardless, it's still been a hard few days. For starters, the time change this weekend brought with it some very dark, gloomy days, reminding me that a cold, dark winter is on its way (have I mentioned I HATE winter!?)
Saturday night after the shower, we set the bassinet up in the bedroom. We were getting ready for bed and I came back to the bedroom and found Emma sitting in the bassinet. Cute? Very. A good thing to start? Not hardly. I scolded her and thus began a huge discussion for Mark and I. Emma has been a great pet and companion. Hands down, she is 100% my cat. She is my buddy. While doing anything girly, she's right there with me- whether I wrap presents, do card making, crochet, she loves it! Every morning while I get ready, she sits patiently on the toilet waiting for me to be done. She is a wonderful kitty. Our discussion ended up leading into how practical and how good of an idea it is to have a cat and a baby. Over the past 2 days we've come to the conclusion that it's just not a good idea. I am so incredibly thankful that Carol (Mark's mom) is willing to take her- Emma LOVES her...and Carol spoils her just a little! Grateful, yes, necessary, yes...but I'm still struggling. Were going to do a 30 day trial starting Saturday.
On top of this, I feel like I have transitioned from the 'how many weeks along' mindset that I had to the 'how many weeks to go' mindset. Mark and I are so enjoying our time together and really enjoying the pregnancy, but are also really ready to meet our daughter. I know this time is precious and after delivery, life will never be the same...sometimes its just hard to be patient though.
So...There's my little journal from the last few days. Emotional and hormonal? Absolutely, but still hard to get through. I've not been sleeping well...maybe it's a good night for a nap!! :)
