Happy Spring

Happy First Day of Spring! We have enjoyed about two weeks of unseasonably warm and sunny weather. And while the majority of the country has had an especially harsh winter... the winter up here has been especially mild. And yes, today, the first day of spring, the temp has dropped and it has been snowing all day, but I am so thankful for each beautiful day we've had this March. I just cannot wait for the flowers to start blooming. I feel like I've been seeing in shades of gray and brown for way too long. Also in celebration of spring... I decided to spring-ify my blog.

I know having baby dreams is fairly common in pregnancy, but I have been having baby dreams every single night for probably the past week. The pregnancy books I have usually have a paragraph or two about what to make of these dreams. But they always assume the dreams are negative or reflect a fear or worry. But all of my dreams have been wonderful. Yes, usually a little silly, but every morning I wake up with a smile on my face. They are almost all related to labor and delivery or in the first day at the hospital. I won't bore you with the details of each dream, but I think each one has demonstrated the readiness I feel and the optimism I have. I am not anxious or worried about anything. I don't have any fears or concerns. Its all just wonderful excitement. I did have one dream where after a natural, drug free birth... I noted that I did not feel any pain or even any soreness after delivery. I couldn't figure out why all these women would have told me otherwise. Now I know that was a silly dream, and I know labor and delivery will take me to a whole new world of pain that I cannot even imagine. But... again, I like that my thoughts and dreams are positive and encouraging. Having a dream (or nightmare) about the horrific pain would only cause anxiety.

And... next weekend we will be heading to Morgantown for my baby shower! Its still just so hard to believe. There were a few days around this time last year, where I really didn't know if I'd ever get to have a baby shower. But... I try not to think about it too hard... I can choke myself up pretty quickly if I do. But we are really looking forward to this trip back home! And I'll definitely be posting pictures of the baby shower (Nathan will be there... to take pictures!)