My Husband Rocks: Pregnancy brain edition
Friday, May 7, 2010
35 weeks, 5 days pregnant
30 DAYS TO GO!
Dear Darling Husband,
Thank you for understanding that my brain is total mush right now.
I laughed my (huge pregnant) ass off when I saw the little note that was left on the counter, meant to “assist” me in getting out the door to work armed with everything I need.
If I may quote a passage …
- Blackberry — in charger
- Apple — in fridge
- Yogurt — in fridge
- Milk bottle — clean, in the drainer. Just add milk.
Even with your useful note, I still stood in front of the fridge for about 10 seconds — staring at the travel bottle I’d just filled with milk — thinking, “This isn’t right, is it? … Oh, yes, it is.”
Love, your wife
xoxo
Wrappin’ ‘er up
Thursday, May 6, 2010
35 weeks, 4 days pregnant
31 DAYS TO GO
Apologies for the lack of bloggy-blogging this week, dear readers. As you know, this is my last week of work before maternity leave, and it’s been a chaotic one!
As much as this job has made me stress out and ARGHHHH sometimes, I can’t deny that it is plain WEIRD to think I won’t be there for an entire 12 months. God bless Canada and its lovely year-long maternity leave policy.
The office had a lovely little farewell lunch for me today, and presented me with a card and a basket of candy — Darling Husband thanks them kindly for their contribution to his sugar habit.
I packed up my desk. I finished my list of tasks. Tomorrow, I will finish up a few things and officially pass the reins to The Replacement.
It is definitely time to stop. My brain is mush, my cankles are colossal, and sometimes it feels like a struggle to get up from a seated position. Did I mention my brain is mush? I think I get stupider by the day, which, you know, isn’t ideal for someone in a management capacity.
So after I wrap up tomorrow, I’m left with … time! Time to clean out cupboards. Time to fold and re-fold baby clothes. Time to eat Popsicles and sit around with my puffy feet/ankles above my heart, and wonder when the eff Baby Boy plans to make his debut.
I think I will be eating a lot of Popsicles.
Five things that are worrying me …
Monday, May 3, 2010
35 weeks, 1 day pregnant
34 DAYS TO GO
- I have been getting really dizzy when I stand up.
- My upper arms look really fat in this shirt.
- My brain is so mushy that I fear I will never be smart again.
- In 34 days (give or take) I will be attempting to expel a human from my body.
- I’m wearing the fat-arm shirt to work anyway. When did I stop caring???
Welcome to Week 36
Sunday, May 2, 2010
35 weeks pregnant — now in Week 36!
35 DAYS TO GO
Week 36! Week 36! Week 40 is within spitting distance, people!
No time to write much, since I’m getting ready to attend our maternity photo session this afternoon. I have no idea what kind of photos we’re going to get, but I suspect a combination of ones with me alone, and ones with me and Darling Husband. I hope we get a few nice ones!
The big “me” milestone this week, of course, is my last day of work before maternity leave. You know how I have always dreaded Sundays? Well, this is the last Sunday in a long time that I will have that “Ugh, tomorrow’s Monday” feeling. It will be interesting to see how weird it feels next Sunday, to know I won’t be going back.
Here’s what happening with Baby Boy this week:
Baby’s size: He weighs about 5.9 pounds and measures 18.6 inches (or longer!)
Development: He’s pretty much fully-cooked — just needs to beef up.
Appearance: Adorable, I suspect.
Weekly re-cap
(April 25 – May 1)
Symptoms: Swollen ankles and feet, pelvis pressure, leg pain, general “middle” pain.
Body changes: I am basically a huge stomach, with a person attached behind it.
Belly button: Still in and very small/wrinkled.
Baby movement: Pretty much just squirming and shifting, especially in the evening. Sometimes a part of him — heel, fist? — will pop out on one of my sides, and it’s enough force that it pushes my arm away from my body!
What’s new? Dr. L suggested I make Friday (April 30) my last day of work, but I am going to hang around until this Friday (May 7) if at all possible. I like the idea of being off exactly one month before the due date — more than that seems like too much.
Energy level: Low. I go to bed at 9 p.m. most nights, which means I have to watch my favourite TV shows the following evening. God bless DVRs.
Baby preparations: Went to our final prenatal class, washed/dried some hand-me-down baby clothes from Darling Husband’s sister, moved the carseat base to the car (but have yet to install it … ahem, Darling Husband?)
Cravings: Sour cream! This was actually a highlight of last week, too, but once again — pregnancy brain made me forget to blog about it.
High point: Hitting the 40-days-to-go mark. It made it sound so CLOSE!
Low point: Frustration in dealing with The Replacement, general pain/discomfort that made it really gross to suffer through the work-week. FIVE DAYS LEFT.
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