Tuesday, September 27, 2011
P.S. What About the Anniversary Times!
Oh, and PS--Cory and I had the chance to get away to celebrate our 5 year anniversary two weekends ago. We decided it would be best to stay close to home and found a fantastic B&B in LaConner called The Wild Iris. It could not have been a more perfect one-night getaway. Much needed, too. We had an amazing stay, amazing food, explored LaConner, and stopped in to see my sister and baby Julia on our way home. It's been an incredible 8 years together, and so happy to have hit our 5th year of marriage. I'm a pretty darn lucky gal!
Full Term, Baby!
Tomorrow marks my 39th week of pregnancy. I really can hardly believe that. Time is such an interesting phenomenon. How it can feel so drawn out at times, and then suddenly here I am at the end of my pregnancy.
How am I feeling, you ask? Pretty darn good, really. I am tired. Very easily tired. I'm ready for a break from work (just 3 more days to go). I'm a little nervous about going through labor. I'm very excited to meet our little girl. I'm super duper in love with my amazing husband who has been so incredibly supportive through it all, and has looked out for me since day one. I'm feeling very loved, and lucky with all the wonderful people around me. I have the most amazing support of friends and family I could ever ask for. My moods change easily...I get cranky quickly--especially with the tiredness. But I think overall I'm handling it okay. Haven't caused any heartache that I'm aware of! I really have had a relatively easy pregnancy. Sure, there has been discomfort, but I haven't had any major hiccups, and for that I am VERY grateful.
It's funny this whole idea of labor. It's strange knowing it could happen anytime. It could happen today. It could happen in 3 days, a week, or as long as 3 weeks away. (Oh please, please, please not 3 weeks away!!) If it goes to 3 weeks without signs of labor, that would mean I'd have to be induced, and I'd like to avoid that for sure! It's very strange not knowing when to expect it, or also really what to expect. You practice in birthing classes, and women share their stories, and you read about what labor will be like. But every woman is so different, and you have no real reference for it. So the unknown is strange. It's simulatneously scary and exciting. It does kind of remind me in a way of the days leading up to running my marathon. You spend a long time preparing, and waiting, and anticipating. You have some idea what it will be like, but don't know for sure. The marathon was harder than I thought in some ways. Easier in others, and also full of unexpected challenges. It will be interesting to see what my birth story will be.
In the final days leading up to the arrival of our baby girl I'll be trying to relax and focus on staying rested and in good health. Maybe take in a movie, or a dinner date with Cory, and visiting with friends. Our house is ready, the room is ready. The dogs are going to be a challenge no matter what. I'm sure things will come up that we need after baby's arrival, but we've gone over our checklists a million times and we feel as ready as I think we can be. My Mom will stay with us the first week of her arrival, and Cory's Mom will be here the week following. I will be grateful to have the help--I know we both will. Cory will take a week of vacation time when the baby arrives, and then go back to work right away. Wishing he could take more time off, but since we work at the same company we'd have to split our FMLA and we want to be sure to maximize our time at home. So he will take another week off at Christmas time so we can spend some extended time with our families. I think this will work well...still wish he could have more time off, but grateful that he does get the paid time off.
We'll keep you all posted on what comes next...and if I find myself sitting at home waiting, and waiting, and WAITING for her arrival, I'll try and keep the old blog updated more regularly.
Stay tuned...
How am I feeling, you ask? Pretty darn good, really. I am tired. Very easily tired. I'm ready for a break from work (just 3 more days to go). I'm a little nervous about going through labor. I'm very excited to meet our little girl. I'm super duper in love with my amazing husband who has been so incredibly supportive through it all, and has looked out for me since day one. I'm feeling very loved, and lucky with all the wonderful people around me. I have the most amazing support of friends and family I could ever ask for. My moods change easily...I get cranky quickly--especially with the tiredness. But I think overall I'm handling it okay. Haven't caused any heartache that I'm aware of! I really have had a relatively easy pregnancy. Sure, there has been discomfort, but I haven't had any major hiccups, and for that I am VERY grateful.
It's funny this whole idea of labor. It's strange knowing it could happen anytime. It could happen today. It could happen in 3 days, a week, or as long as 3 weeks away. (Oh please, please, please not 3 weeks away!!) If it goes to 3 weeks without signs of labor, that would mean I'd have to be induced, and I'd like to avoid that for sure! It's very strange not knowing when to expect it, or also really what to expect. You practice in birthing classes, and women share their stories, and you read about what labor will be like. But every woman is so different, and you have no real reference for it. So the unknown is strange. It's simulatneously scary and exciting. It does kind of remind me in a way of the days leading up to running my marathon. You spend a long time preparing, and waiting, and anticipating. You have some idea what it will be like, but don't know for sure. The marathon was harder than I thought in some ways. Easier in others, and also full of unexpected challenges. It will be interesting to see what my birth story will be.
In the final days leading up to the arrival of our baby girl I'll be trying to relax and focus on staying rested and in good health. Maybe take in a movie, or a dinner date with Cory, and visiting with friends. Our house is ready, the room is ready. The dogs are going to be a challenge no matter what. I'm sure things will come up that we need after baby's arrival, but we've gone over our checklists a million times and we feel as ready as I think we can be. My Mom will stay with us the first week of her arrival, and Cory's Mom will be here the week following. I will be grateful to have the help--I know we both will. Cory will take a week of vacation time when the baby arrives, and then go back to work right away. Wishing he could take more time off, but since we work at the same company we'd have to split our FMLA and we want to be sure to maximize our time at home. So he will take another week off at Christmas time so we can spend some extended time with our families. I think this will work well...still wish he could have more time off, but grateful that he does get the paid time off.
We'll keep you all posted on what comes next...and if I find myself sitting at home waiting, and waiting, and WAITING for her arrival, I'll try and keep the old blog updated more regularly.
Stay tuned...
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