Any advice?

We are officially down to 25 days until our due date. Exciting, right?! And I know deep down that it truly is, but I’m having the hardest time feeling connected to this baby like I did with our first. From the start we decided to wait until birth to find out the gender so it would be extra exciting, but as we get to the end, I’m realizing it’s actually made it harder for me to connect with the baby. Without knowing the actual gender, I can’t bring myself to find a name that feels right, so I’m just struggling with how to connect and how to allow myself to mentally prepare for expecting this baby into our lives and home. I know 100% that once I hold him/her that everything will fall into place, but for now, there’s just no connection and I have to keep reminding myself that this baby is coming soon.

I spend hours each day just laying in bed feeling him/her move around and enjoy that special time. I just can’t actually picture having another baby in our home in the next month. 🤷🏼‍♀️