One month! One month! ONE MONTH!

Friday, May 7, 2010

35 weeks, 5 days pregnant
My due date is ONE MONTH FROM TODAY!!!
Do you know what that means? Starting tomorrow, when people ask my due date, I can say, “The seventh,” instead of saying, “June seventh.” Because May 7 will already be gone. Genius, huh?
Of course, there is the chance they will reply, “Wow, May 7 … so you’re overdue, huh?”
Ouch.

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
  1. I have been getting really dizzy when I stand up.
  2. My upper arms look really fat in this shirt.
  3. My brain is so mushy that I fear I will never be smart again.
  4. In 34 days (give or take) I will be attempting to expel a human from my body.
  5. 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.