26 weeks pregnant: Ready or not only 98 days left until we meet our baby boy

I think you'll be fine. At first the baby blots out everything while you try to figure out how to do everything with a little person in tow, and of course the feeding and sleeping schedule takes over until they're a little bigger. Then after a few weeks things start to sort themselves out. You streamline, figure out what you need, what works, and how your baby responds to different things. Some things will change forever, but you will remain the same people you are now, only with this little person who you consider before everything else. For us it usually means just a bit of extra prep before we do things, and NEVER, EVER, forgetting my daughter's favorite bunny. Oh and I miss date nights and sleeping in, they still happen, but not nearly as often.

Forget how much you'll love your baby. That's a given. But the laundry and the amount of stuff? Now that's the overwhelming part.

Put it this way, your laundry will be neverending. The onsies, the socks, the pajamas...it's mind boggling. And also remember that they puke, pee and shit on almost everything. So sometimes you're going through 3-4 outfits in a day. And my little guy is pissing through his pajamas now on a nightly basis, which means we go through double the PJs.

And the amount of stuff is incredible. Just think of it as "sprawl" or a blurring of the edges. You'll start out with stuff in his nursery, but soon the stuff begins to pile up and eventually creep down the hall. Then you'll keep more stuff in the living room, but only in a certain area. But that area gets bigger and bigger. And then Christmas comes and people buy him 1 million toys. Not to mention the pack n play, strollers, infant carrier, etc. Pretty soon you learn to "walk lightly" as I call it, on your tip toes so you're feeling out your steps because you've stepped on blocks, sharp toys, etc so many times you've lost feeling in your feet. And pretty soon, the baby has taken over the DVD collection, the living room and there are bottles everywhere to the point you swear they're humping and multiplying while you sleep. And one day you'll say to Tarzan "Hey honey, where are my keys?" and he'll respond -- in all seriousness -- "try the fridge." And guess what? They'll be there and you won't even bat an eyelash, because your son recently learned to open the fridge and he's randomly hiding stuff everywhere.

But the best part is, you're happy about all of it because it's just so awesome!

I just did the count 89 days or 13 weekends when I told hubby he threw up last night. He has been so excited but worried that we won't be able to finish the house before the baby comes. Seems every weekend in Oklahoma it has been raining and crappy. I don't even have my garden planted yet and it won't be too long before I can't even bend over to plant anything. I have an 18 year old step son that is graduating making things even harder for hubby. One graduating and another on the way... As for me, I am with you I feel sort of unprepared but I am sure that things will work out. Have a nice weekend.

You're going to do great. Incorporating a baby into YOUR life is very hard, and you're on their schedule and on their demand. What you want really doesn't matter anymore, and it won't bother you, because you'll love that baby beyond anything else. And there is no such thing as a "quick trip" anymore. You'll have to prepare HOURS ahead to go to the store or go see family, and sometimes, it won't go as planned. But you learn to live with it.

With Stetson, I was out and about within days of having him. I took him to see his grandparents for a few days when he was barely a week old. It's difficult, but you can get out, you just have a prepare more.

It is absolutely the biggest change you can imagine... in ways that are good, great and not-so-fun. There is no use preparing, because it's just one of those things you have to experience to understand! Enjoy every moment - of your pre-baby life now, and of the post-baby excitement soon to come!

I just learned from my countdown thingy that I have 122 days left and I feel the same. I am so excited but I just can't really imagine how things will be with a baby. I just can't imagine me as a mom yet. My best friend had her first baby last week and it was very emotional for me when she told me how much she loved her son. She had a difficult birth with a unplanned C-section, but I never saw her happier and more relaxed than now. She said she was so surprised that you can love somebody so much that you only know for a couple of hours. Now, I just can't wait for my little girl. Prepared or not.

It will be a BIG adjustment, but you will do it. "Mom instinct" will kick in. And, as for the laundry thing, I would kill for only 3 to do laundry for. I have 5 to do laundry for. That is about 3 loads of laundry EVERY OTHER DAY. At first, your laundry will double because they do get messy and need to change a few times a day. As Little T gets older, the laundry will taper off some.

It will blow your mind at how much you'll love your baby. I can't even describe it. And your life does change. It's weird. I don't even think about it anymore, unless I desperately want to sleep and Adia doesn't or I need to run a "quick" errand. Nothing happens quickly anymore, it just can't. I don't carry around all the gear anymore, usually just an extra diaper. I do have wipes, diapers and a changing pad in the car though and usually some snacks and toys. Our living room looks like Toys R Us barfed in it and I'm constantly stepping on Little People. Don't even get me started on laundry. I have a load of Adia's sitting in the dryer right now and her favorite pants missed the wash! Can we say Mommy's in trouble for that? She definitely has less laundry now than she used to and I'm dreading what it will be like with twins. I thought I had to be prepared before. *gulp*