Enjoying The Moment

I am having a hard time with not enjoying the moment. I am so busy thinking about when my baby is going to come and planning for that. I am not stopping and realizing how amazing it is to pregnant and preparing for the baby. So you all know I am not the enjoy the moment kind of person. I always like to be thinking ahead. I like to be prepared and know what is coming next. I am going as far as planning where my baby's preschool and elementary will be. So in a world where I am already selling Christmas 2010. I made a promise to myself to enjoys the next 4 months.

I had this realization when I came from my last OB appointment. I was thinking oh my gosh at my next appointment I am going to be 6 plus months. That means that I will only have 3 months left. Instead of throwing me into a panic of all the things I need to do to get ready for the baby I found myself thinking I need to enjoy this more. I need look at my belly everyday and think how blessed I am that I even have this opportunity to be pregnant for this maybe my only chance! I need relish every single moment I have with just me and my honey before our little one comes. I just need to enjoy this time in my life more!

So here are the things that I have been enjoying now that I am slowing down:

My baby's kicks. I love to feel him jab at me from the inside. I can't tell you how amazing it is to feel him. It is making this whole experience real for me.

Each night before I take a bath I love to look at my naked belly in the mirror. It makes me so happy to rub my hands over my tummy and just think wow I really have a baby in there.

Orange juice has become my new favorite drink in the morning. I start each day with the news and and a glass of juice. Before I was pregnant I never drank anything with calories in it. So this is my little indulgence.

Talking to my baby bump on the way into work. My little guys love to kick me on my way to work. I don't know if it is cosmo radio that he likes or just the drive but he kicks me the whole way to work while I ask him questions. Like what are you doing in there?? Why don't you move to another spot now? ? What should we eat for lunch today??

My honey rubbing my tummy before he falls asleep each night. We always kiss goodnight but lately he reaches over to give my tummy a rub before we fall asleep. I love it. I makes me think he is saying goodnight to our little one.

Hearing take care of our baby from my honey every morning before he leaves for work. He kisses me goodbye and tells me to take care of our baby. I feel so blessed to be carrying our baby!

Shopping for our baby. I tell my husband all I want to do is buy things for our baby! Every weekend when I go out I like to pick up a least one little item for him. Socks, onesies, I have even bought binkys!

Picking out things for our nursery. I love going to the stores and deciding what will be in our baby's room. Each month we buy one big item for our nursery. Last month we bought a crib. This month we are buying the changing table/dresser! I can't wait to see it all put together.

There are so many more thing to my list but these are few of my favorites. I can't wait for my baby to come but I am going to try and enjoy each day that I have just being pregnant.