Where did June go? And now July?

I am officially 25 weeks along today....the last four weeks have FLOWN by....mostly due to recent travels.

We traveled to Chicago for a family wedding and to pick up baby gear that Baby Dworak's cousins no longer need. We now have a crib, a pack and play, a changing pad, a highchair, lots of baby books, and lots of other misc. things he or she will need....even a potty training seat. :) If only we could start using that right away. :)

We then traveled to Bozeman, Montana where Grandma and Grandpa Jelinek joined us (well, soon to be Grandma and Grandpa :) ) - they were very excited to see us. We did LOTS of hiking, toured Yellowstone, relaxed at home, enjoyed those mountain views....it was a great 9 day break.

And here were are at home again....I hope to post some pics of our recent trips in the next few days. :)

As for the pregnancy front, I keep reading pregnancy books and they talk about a range of emotions you may be feeling during each week and the entirety of your pregnancy. i.e. "You may be feeling excited and want to meet your baby now!" or "You may be feeling anxious and nervous, wondering what you have gotten yourself into...."

My feelings seem to be hovering more in the latter catagory. And then I feel a tinge of guilt that I am not feeling more overtly excited about all this. I mean, we are having a baby! This is a HUGE deal! I think it is not that I am not excited....I think it is more so that I feel there is so much I need to know that I don't know and so much to do that I have not done yet? And these weeks seem to be on speed mode! This is my emotional state. But, if I pause and set these emotions aside, I know that as this little baby continues to move and kick inside me - I am and will be so very very curious to see what he or she will look like and be like....and I know as the weeks fly by that I will be excited to finally meet this little life that will be our son or daughter and I know when he or she decides to make their grand debut, we will LOVE our baby to pieces. In the meantime, I am thankful for the (hopefully) additional 15 weeks or so I will have to work on all the rest. :)