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Monday, November 13 (39 weeks) I could have sworn I started a November page already. Oh well . . . So, I'm moving a lot slower these days, and a lot less. I haven't cried or been too pissy in the past couple weeks. John's mom sent me money so that I could have a little fun - a pedicure, a haircut, a massage, plus I went to a counselor and chiropractor. John is trying to do more around the house so that I don't get too worn out. It's been nice. Saturday was my baby shower and it was really nice. The decorations, food, drink, games were all great. And I got lots of adorable and useful baby gifts. But it really wore me out. The Coop fall brunch was earlier in the day. Although I just laid around in between them, I was a mess that night. I was tired and my body felt crappy and I kept hoping I wasn't about to go into labor. I was able to lay in bed, but John and Max making noise, and John (and me) yelling at them made me feel awful. I cried and freaked out for a while. But I felt better yesterday. We took all the pillows and comforters to a laundromat yesterday to wash. The cheap pillows didn't come out so great, but at least everything is clean. The house isn't in the condition I would to have it for my mom or the baby yet, but we have almost everything together that we need. But that doesn't mean we're ready yet! We still need to get the changing table, bouncy seat and car seat out of storage. Wow. Within a week I could be going through labor again. I don't think I get much of a chance to think about it, but the shower Saturday made me realize what's coming up very quickly. I'm pretty sure we can make it another three days until my mom gets here - Thursday. I remember with Max, I would go to bed wondering if I would be waking up with contractions at night. When I was laying down between the brunch and my shower Saturday it felt a lot like the afternoon I went into labor with Max - all of us napping in bed together. John just started painting our room last night - a dark lavender. I really like the color and I'm glad he has a chance to get it done. I started looking for my baby name book last week, reconsidering our name choice. I don't know if I'll change it, but I wanted to look through some more names. I forgot that I loaned it to my Bradley couple. I canceled our class for tonight. The house is a mess and I think I should not do anything I don't really have to do. I had a chiropractor appointment this morning and I have a midwife appointment tomorrow, and I think that should be it for the week. If I wear myself out during the day, I get a lot of pelvic pressure and discomfort, and can't do anything. Although I've noticed that I feel a lot better on the days I get coffee. And I've started drinking a glass of wine every evening to try to ward off labor a little while longer. I can't believe I'll be going through that again very very soon. And we'll have another little person again very very soon. It also just occurred to me that we don't know what she looks like. We don't know anything about her, except her name, maybe. John took some pictures of me with the boys last week. They're pretty cute. Well, that's all for now. |
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