[~Caroline~]

My ticker says I have 99 days to go before my due date! I've often heard women say how slowly their pregnancy is going but I'm definitely not one of them. Didn't I have over 200 days to go like yesterday?

I'm really looking forward to meeting my boy, but I also feel like I am soooo not ready. We have almost everything we need, but I am terrified at the thought of having to take care of a newborn. I don't know anything about babies!

[LisanAndy]

Wow, you're getting there!

I was the same way. I had never even held a newborn or even been in the presence of one until Taylor was placed in my arms... I was terrified. I held her in the hospital bed staring at her and crying because I was so afraid of hurting her LoL. It honestly took me a few days to feel comfortable picking her up! How crazy right? The fear WILL leave and it'll get much better after that

[Mars]

[JediRach]

I hadn't been around little babies for a long time when Harper was born. You'll pick it up super quick.

[Kiwi]

I know EXACTLY how you feel!! We have everything set up, we are all ready to met our boy, but I have noooo fricken idea of how to take care of a newborn!! I've never really been around babies! This is the main reason I have my Mum coming to stay with me for the first week bubs arrives, and I've even practised bathing and changing my cousins 7 week old baby just to make myself realise I 'can' do it. I'm hoping these 'natural instincts' kick in and I will know what to do... if not, I have my Mummy to help me!

[~Caroline~]

Yeah my mom is supposed to stay with us for a week too, though it will depend if she can take time off from work. But I was thinking I may prefer if she came a few weeks later, when Chris will go back to work. I think my first week alone with baby will be very scary.

[Resi]

Pregnancy does go fast! I know you will do great with your baby boy! I didn't know anything about babies and it came very easy to me. When it's your child it's natural. How is the name process going?

[~Caroline~]

Originally Posted by Resi

Pregnancy does go fast! I know you will do great with your baby boy! I didn't know anything about babies and it came very easy to me. When it's your child it's natural. How is the name process going?

I think we found the name, but I'm not 100 % sure. We haven't decided if we want to share it before the birth yet.

[~*sierra*~]

its not scary!! you will be falling in love that first week
you will do great caroline! i know it

there are days i feel my pregnancy is going fast and days i feel like it is taking forever.........i dont think we are going to share the name before the birth either, we tried doing that and every name we liked we now hate because of all the people who shot them down.....

[Resi]

Originally Posted by ~Caroline~

I think we found the name, but I'm not 100 % sure. We haven't decided if we want to share it before the birth yet.

[Kiwi]

Originally Posted by ~Caroline~

But I was thinking I may prefer if she came a few weeks later, when Chris will go back to work. I think my first week alone with baby will be very scary.

That is a good idea - knowing my mother, she'll quite happily come back a few weeks later! How long is Chris taking off work? My DF is going to take two weeks off, we think...

[~Caroline~]

He has 5 weeks of paternity leave and 4 weeks of vacation. But I think he'll take 2-3 weeks right after birth and the rest during the summer.

[~*sierra*~]

my dh might take two weeks.....but he will still probably be working from home.