24 weeks = 6 months = 3rd Trimester?!?!

So I am officially 24 weeks, 2 days along now which means... I'm in the 3rd trimester now, aren't I? Oh #&@#!

We're experiencing a lot of emotions right now as the days tick by, closer and closer to inevitable parenthood, and panic is our emotion of choice. Will we be good parents? Are we ready? Will we be ready? Will we lose our love for each other once we become parents? Can we afford this? What did we get ourselves into? Fear is creeping over me and I don't like it! I know this is a normal, typical stage that everyone goes through - I get that. But it doesn't calm the doubt in my head... ((sigh)) I guess if you guys can do it, so can we!

Oh, by the way, I'm gaining too much weight... I'm already 25 lbs more than when I started, with the average being 25-35 TOTAL pounds gained. My cravings for reubens are still high, and I'll have to work around that - salad for dinner! And I've started walking again - hopefully I can keep that up this time. And I'm trying to eat a veggie with every meal. But those darn in-laws... I'm blaming them! Cake, pie, thanksgiving leftovers, more cake, doughnuts, oh my!!

But aside from the desserts and leftovers they give us, we've been getting a lot of great support from Mom2 (as she likes to be called) and Dad. I guess they were waiting for our cue to help us get the baby's room ready. Just last weekend Dad and Brian installed the electrical for the ceiling fan in Melanie's room and Mom2 took over painting the room. She wouldn't even let me help - even when I assured her I could be just as anal-retentive as she is! I couldn't be more grateful to my in-laws and just want to give them props! They've been taking care of our needs before we realize we even had a need. Thanks Mom2 and Dad!