Today I am done with my 28th week of pregnancy, and I am definitely a lot bigger than before. The belly is really getting in the way and I am having a difficult time putting on my socks because it is hard to lift my legs up all the way. These few weeks I have been getting a bunch of blood tests done and there will be more doctor’s appointments ahead. The hubby has been able to feel the baby kick almost everyday and he talks to the baby often. The baby is quite hyper and according to my hubby when the baby kicks me at night I would spasm a little and snore with each kick. He thinks it’s funny, and I don’t remember it at all.
In terms of preparations, I am trying to document a lot of things at work about what I do before I take leave in a bit over two months. There are some things I do that are not really written down anywhere and it would be good for my coworkers to know where to find things necessary for releasing our software. It has been busy, but I am making good progress. The hubby and I also signed up for some prenatal classes offered by Kaiser that we will take in the first half of September. There are four sessions that include breastfeeding and preparation for the birth. There are also newborn care classes offered at the Kaiser health education center that we will sign up for. Hopefully we will feel a bit more prepared after these classes even though realistically I know we cannot be completely prepared to be parents. I am really just hoping that the hubby will be calm during the labor and delivery because he has repeatedly said that he will probably freak out.
In the meantime, I am also still working on my baby registry, and hopefully I will have time to go to some rummage/garage sales in the near future to scout out stuff for the baby.
As to my blogging, I am still taking the approach of writing whatever I want whenever I want to and that probably will not change when the baby comes. I guess this is why this blog feels so random. If you do not follow my other blogs, I have written some articles recently on Wise Bread that you can read. Here are some of my favorites from the past few weeks:
5 Good Reasons to Keep Your “Clunker”
Top 5 Economy Based Board Games that Make You Think
How to Conserve Water by Harvesting Rain or Snow
Tips for Avoiding a Foreclosure Prevention or Loan Modification Scam
Finally, I think I have not completely digested the fact that I am going to be a mom soon. Also I have found that researching about parenting is so much more difficult than researching about how to save and manage money because there are just too many different opinions. For example, most people agree that it is good to start a Roth IRA account while you are young, but I have found that some people actually think I am too young to have a child. It is true that many people in my social circle do not have kids yet either due to graduate school or personal choice, but I am 26 now and I think I am at a good stage in my life to have a kid. I actually wrote a post here about the financial advantages of having children at a younger age and I still believe in what I wrote. I have also found that culture and customs also influence parenting decisions so it is difficult to say who is “right” in their child rearing methods. Many people also get awfully defensive when you do not agree with their child care tactics and some folks can also get in your face when they do not agree with what you think is best for your child. (Rabidly defensive or well meaning women are both scary.) So I guess it is best to just figure out what works well for us on our own and this child will just have to be an experiment since he is our first.
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I think 26 is actually quite a good age to start having kids if you’re financially and relationshiply settled. I do recall my cousin telling me to start at that age because you’re young enough to keep up with the kids, but 7 years later, she mysteriously tells me: wait as long as you can. *dark circles under eyes*
I have to laugh. A good time is when you’re ready or you can deal with it, you can’t really put a number on that!
Hi! I found your site by accident, just surfing the web and saw a few of your baby-related posts. Congrats! When I was reading about the cost of diapers and your obvious interest in frugality, I thought I might as well mention my friend’s little business to you.
She’s a 22 year old mother of twin boys who makes “green bottoms”. She has a myspace for them and she has an etsy. She makes cloth diapers with all kinds of designs. They’re very cute and affordable. I don’t have kids, so I haven’t been able to take advantage of it, but I plan to if ever I have a child.
Just something I thought you might like. If not, sorry for the solicitation! And best wishes!
I’ll be following along. =)
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