Up until now, I have felt a lot of anxiety and nervousness of what is to come. Whether it was thinking about the actual birth or what it would be like with a newborn in our house, I was filled with some jitters. Don't get me wrong, I still felt overwhelmingly excited about all that is our future, but it felt like the nervousness was outweighing the joy at some points.
I have tried to reflect on what changed for me and there are a few things that I came up with:
1. My friend Libby and I took a breast feeding class at our hospital. It was three hours, at times overwhelming with loads of information, but overall super helpful. I left feeling like I now had the knowledge to give breast feeding a good effort!
2. Remember my post about these lovely ladies...well, there a bunch of new babies in Denver now! I went on a spree to get a visit in with all of the new mommas and cute little boys (yes, you read that right...all boys)!
First visit was with the lovely Dana and Avery.
How adorable is he?! It was great to catch up on all of the happenings since his arrival. Most of all, I left this visit thinking to myself, "They seem ok," and, "That doesn't look too hard or scary." The biggest thought that went through my head that gave me such comfort was, "I think Andy and I can actually do this."
This visit was a pivotal moment for this new feeling of confidence that I feel.
3. My next visit was to the hospital for the arrival of Henry. Libby and I did that class just in time because their little guy arrived just four days later!
Another cutie!! It was great to see this new family of three so soon after Henry's birth. I was amazed at how easy it was to visit them. It was also surreal to see the exact location that we would be at in just a few short months. It helped with the visualization process enormously!
I know that no one is perfect, but these three really seemed to have it together even after only a short time together. They definitely helped with this new confidence of mine and it continued to build me up as I left them in their cozy recovery room.
4. My last visit was with the beautiful Heather and Mr. Hudson.
Is Gizmo going to have some good looking friends or what?!
We touched base on life lately and Heather was great about asking how I was doing and talking me through some of my nerves. She didn't act like she had all of the answers and there was no judgements being made. It was the perfect finale to this new feeling of mine.
This change of confidence is no little thing in my eyes...it is a HUGE thing that will make the rest of this pregnancy so much better. Now I can focus on relaxing, enjoying life, and continuing to research what to do with a baby! Thank you to all my amazing ladies that were involved unknowingly in this transformation.
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