I am now 13 and a half weeks pregnant which to some means the beginning of the second trimester. And by “some”, I mean “me”. So yay, I’m in the second trimester!

Anyhow, this is my first child and I literally know almost nothing about newborns. I mean, I know that they are miniature humans, they poop into diapers and drink milk and sometimes they sleep; sometimes they don’t. I also know they get that gross, plant-looking thing that sticks out of their belly button (and yes, I do know that’s the umbilical cord remnants). My experience with newborns is slim to none. I watched my friend change her newborn daughter’s diaper a few times and I think I even handed her a baby wipe when she needed it. So when it comes to the prospect of bringing home the baby that is growing inside of me it, like labor, is something I have not thought much about because it seems so far in the future.

I do know that ultimately my husband and myself are going to have to venture to a baby store with one of those pricing guns and register for things. Lots of things. Little, tiny, baby things. I know the basics of what we’ll need; crib, changing table, diaper bags, diapers, pacifiers, bottles, *** pump….. Oh and it would probably be nice if the little one had clothes. Not that I’m opposed to babies running around in diapers and nothing else but my kid won’t be running for a while, and babies look awful cute in clothes. Not to mention they kind of need them to keep ‘em warm. Beyond all of these necessities, I’m stumped. I have been buying pregnancy magazines and dog-earing pages that contain neat little baby gadgets that I’d like to buy. There’s the Halo sleep sack which is supposed to help reduce the risk of SIDs, a breathable crib bumper (again, helps against SIDs) and all manners of other neat things.

Despite my inexperience I’m not really nervous about bringing my newborn baby home. Even though I have almost no clue on what this “first time mom” thing is going to be like I know that I’ll be okay. I have fair to decent instincts and I think that we’ll be fine. It’s going to be scary and new, but I think it’s also going to be very exciting and rewarding. I’m going to try my hardest to cherish those sweet moments when my child is new, because I know before I can hardly blink he or she will be tearing around the place with me desperately running after them to keep up. And I know that part will be kinda fun, too.