I'm not quite sure if it's that nesting instinct that's kicking in, or whether I'm just being responsible and prepared (for once!) for the next baby, but I've been trying to clean, organize, and order/buy new items for the home and for the baby. I've been buying new bedding, ironing curtains that I've been considering using, and have probably done over 12 loads of laundry this week. I've also been keen on trying to keep myself occupied despite the fact that I just want to sleep at least 20 hours of the day. (I love Ørjan so much for taking more time to look after Magnus while I try to get in some extra rest.) It's been somewhat of a struggle lately since I'm alot bigger than I was with Magnus. Not only is this baby already bigger, but the size of my stomach is larger. Trying to sleep is a nightmare because I don't have a body pillow and I tend to move around and wake up on my back, and it's not easy when you roll over and find a baby next to you. While Magnus has been very good at sleeping in his own crib, some nights are just too hard and we have to take him into our bed between 3 and 6. I also have this tendency to wake up around 4am (to pee of course) and stay up for an hour or two. After an hour of being up I tend to feel hunger pangs, eat something, and then stupidly try to sleep again. Oh well.
The Lunar New Year is almost here... well, not quite, but I'm just so excited because not only is it the year of the Rat (I'm a rat) and the beginning of the cycle, but this year it lands on Magnus' 1st birthday. I'm not quite sure what I can manage to do for his birthday because we're all afraid I might actually be in labour or have given birth at this point, but at the least we can all celebrate together the new year. For Magnus' birthday I plan to decorate the house with all the decorations we purchased during a shopping spree in Chinatown this summer, and I've already started to prepare and freeze dim sum for the little feast we'll have.
Must get back to cleaning now. Thank god Ørjan is upstairs napping with Magnus... I'm afraid I'd never get anything done.
The Lunar New Year is almost here... well, not quite, but I'm just so excited because not only is it the year of the Rat (I'm a rat) and the beginning of the cycle, but this year it lands on Magnus' 1st birthday. I'm not quite sure what I can manage to do for his birthday because we're all afraid I might actually be in labour or have given birth at this point, but at the least we can all celebrate together the new year. For Magnus' birthday I plan to decorate the house with all the decorations we purchased during a shopping spree in Chinatown this summer, and I've already started to prepare and freeze dim sum for the little feast we'll have.
Must get back to cleaning now. Thank god Ørjan is upstairs napping with Magnus... I'm afraid I'd never get anything done.
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