Blog therapy. :)

Hey again. I was just thinking to myself, "I've done a lot of complaining in the blog recently. Perhaps I should use my blogging powers for good rather than evil." So here goes:

Feeling a 5 lb. baby roll around in your belly is one of the most purely awesome feelings in the world (or, at least in my world). I will really miss feeling the baby kick and squirm inside.

I really dig having a big pregnant belly. I've always found pregnant women to be strikingly beautiful, and, fortunately, I've found a way to see myself in that same positive light.

Baby gadgets and accessories are fun! I'm going to go to the baby store today to get a warm, toasty winter suit of some kind for the little one--we need to be sure that he/she will be comfy on the way home from the hospital and on walks around Ann Arbor with us. I've been strangely attracted to baby clothes with shark motifs, but I doubt they make shark snowsuits. If only. (If you're trying to attach a gender identity to the baby due to my shark theme, it can't be done! I like odd animals--two of my favorite stuffed animals are my armadillo and wolverine.)

I've been really pleased with my medical care. Our trip to the hospital last night was so easy due to the close relationship between the doctor's office and the labor/delivery department. The nurses know my doctor, and upon leaving they reminded me of my appointment in her office next Monday morning. It's going to be the same way with the pediatrician--we'll go to the "open house" on Dec. 6, meet all of the doctors, and then just tell the hospital which one we'd like to be our primary pediatrician. The hospital makes the phone calls and does all the rest after the baby is born.

Finally, this whole pregnancy thing has reinforced what a genius move it was on my part to meet and marry Brian in the first place. :) He's been amazingly generous, thoughtful, kind, perceptive, patient, curious, involved, and comforting. I have a profound sense of peace and calm about the coming arrival of this baby (I wasn't the least bit panicked about perhaps going into labor last night, for example), and I know that a huge part of that is due to my absolute confidence in Brian as a father.