Those who know me best, know that patience is not my strong suit. I am perhaps the least patient person in the world. I am early everywhere I go because I just can't stand waiting around to do something, I just have to jump up and do it. I hate waiting to find out what my Christmas and birthday gifts because I just can't stand the anticipation. I am a person who hates any surprise if I know its coming because I just don't like waiting.
In normal life this exaggerated level of impatience is manageable because, well there aren't that many surprises in life that I can't some how convince some one to tell me. However being 9 months pregnant and not knowing the day that I will get to meet my son is practically killing me. Now that I am 37 weeks (full term) and I have the house ready for the baby I am so ready to meet him, but all I can do is wait.
If I could choose the day that I would go into labor I would because I just can't stand the unknown. Now I know I could schedule a c-section or an induction date but honestly neither of those are apart of my birth plan because they are not good for me or the baby, so I just have to wait it out. I am trying to fill my time with nesting activities like cleaning the baseboards and doing laundry and organizing the kitchen cabinets, I have even considered taking up a new hobby to help pass the time.
All my family and friends keep telling me that I won't make it to my due date, which is a lovely thought, but honestly no one really knows. I could go into labor in 3 hours or I could go into labor 3 weeks from now. So I am taking matters into my own hands...I am going to try everything I can to get this baby out (within reason). Walking, squats, eating spicy food, climbing stairs and so on. But I am going to limit myself to things that are 100% safe for me and the baby, as much as I want the baby here I want him healthy more than that.
Wish me luck and keep your fingers crossed that this wait isn't too much longer!
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Friday, December 16, 2011
Working Mother
I am 35 weeks 3 days pregnant today!! Over the last weeks it has really hit me just how pregnant I am. Moving around has become increasingly difficult and sleeping through the night is just a funny thought. I think what is making this part of my pregnancy harder than anything else is work.
For those of you who don't know what I do.... I work an in home care agency for seniors coordinating the schedules. This week my company purchased one of our local competitors which increased our client base by about 25%. Needless to say this has been an insanely stressful time at work and I find that working at such a stressful job while 8 months pregnant is very difficult.
Don't get me wrong I love my job most days, and I love the company I work for but sometimes trying to handle this amount of work is just too much for this pregnant lady. I honestly don't know how people do it, pregnancy is a full time job of its own. Maybe this is just preparation for how busy and exhausted I am going to be one the little man arrives :)
I am really looking forward to my weekend! Just one more day!
For those of you who don't know what I do.... I work an in home care agency for seniors coordinating the schedules. This week my company purchased one of our local competitors which increased our client base by about 25%. Needless to say this has been an insanely stressful time at work and I find that working at such a stressful job while 8 months pregnant is very difficult.
Don't get me wrong I love my job most days, and I love the company I work for but sometimes trying to handle this amount of work is just too much for this pregnant lady. I honestly don't know how people do it, pregnancy is a full time job of its own. Maybe this is just preparation for how busy and exhausted I am going to be one the little man arrives :)
I am really looking forward to my weekend! Just one more day!
Friday, December 9, 2011
No One Talks about It
Every one knows that being pregnant is not always as pleasant , but the real truth is that its down right hard. Hard on your physically and emotionally, but there are so many things no one talks about but every woman should know:
1) You will not only grow in your belly, but your ass will also get huge
2) You will start to hate food because while pregnant you have to eat every 4 hours otherwise you feel sick
3) Every one knows that you ankles will swell up but for most women your hands, legs and wrists will also swell
4) You will think you have the energy to still hang out with friends through out pregnancy, but your social life will change drastically
5) If you aren't constipated then you have diarrhea
6) Hemorrhoids during the third trimester are almost universal
7) Even if you don't wake up in the night to pee you will wake yourself up when you have to roll over since its so much harder than it was pre-pregnancy
8) Fashion will become a thing of the past because you will not have the energy for it. In the third trimester you will just be trying to cover your swollen ankles anyway
9) It can be very lonely, friends with out children don't know how to act around pregnant people so they choose not to
10) you will be exhausted every day, all the time
And yet every minute of pain and frustration is totally worth it just to feel your baby wiggle from inside, I can't even imagine the joy that comes with meeting your baby the first time! I think pregnancy is just a preview of all the sacrifices that I will continue to make for my son the rest of my life, sacrifices i will be happy to make!
1) You will not only grow in your belly, but your ass will also get huge
2) You will start to hate food because while pregnant you have to eat every 4 hours otherwise you feel sick
3) Every one knows that you ankles will swell up but for most women your hands, legs and wrists will also swell
4) You will think you have the energy to still hang out with friends through out pregnancy, but your social life will change drastically
5) If you aren't constipated then you have diarrhea
6) Hemorrhoids during the third trimester are almost universal
7) Even if you don't wake up in the night to pee you will wake yourself up when you have to roll over since its so much harder than it was pre-pregnancy
8) Fashion will become a thing of the past because you will not have the energy for it. In the third trimester you will just be trying to cover your swollen ankles anyway
9) It can be very lonely, friends with out children don't know how to act around pregnant people so they choose not to
10) you will be exhausted every day, all the time
And yet every minute of pain and frustration is totally worth it just to feel your baby wiggle from inside, I can't even imagine the joy that comes with meeting your baby the first time! I think pregnancy is just a preview of all the sacrifices that I will continue to make for my son the rest of my life, sacrifices i will be happy to make!
Sunday, December 4, 2011
3 to 6 weeks
On Tuesday I will be 34 weeks pregnant!! I can't believe how quickly time has gone by, I feel like it was just yesterday that I screamed upstairs to Ted that I was pregnant after reading the positive pregnancy test. I still don't think it has hit me all the way that in just a few short weeks I am going to be a mother AAAAAHHHHH!
I am beyond excited to meet my little man, and surprisingly the closer that I get to delivery the less nervous I am about it, I mean he has to come out some how. I think the constant discomfort and ever present back pain are making labor sound pretty good these last couple weeks ha ha. Just three weeks from now I will be full term at 37 weeks, so pretty much I could go into labor any time after that.
I am just hoping that I don't go into labor on Christmas, I will be spending the weekend down in Denver with my family and I really want to deliver at my hospital with the doctor I have been seeing my whole pregnancy. I know that even if i do go into labor while in Denver that I could probably make it the one hour drive back to Fort Collins to my hospital of choice, but I just love to worry (I feel my day is incomplete if I don't worry about something).
Babies room is almost ready, still needs decorations, and I need a few other little things before he arrives but I am having my shower in two weeks so I am trying to hold off buying the last few things until after that.
Well that's pretty much the update on whats been going on... until next time.
I am beyond excited to meet my little man, and surprisingly the closer that I get to delivery the less nervous I am about it, I mean he has to come out some how. I think the constant discomfort and ever present back pain are making labor sound pretty good these last couple weeks ha ha. Just three weeks from now I will be full term at 37 weeks, so pretty much I could go into labor any time after that.
I am just hoping that I don't go into labor on Christmas, I will be spending the weekend down in Denver with my family and I really want to deliver at my hospital with the doctor I have been seeing my whole pregnancy. I know that even if i do go into labor while in Denver that I could probably make it the one hour drive back to Fort Collins to my hospital of choice, but I just love to worry (I feel my day is incomplete if I don't worry about something).
Babies room is almost ready, still needs decorations, and I need a few other little things before he arrives but I am having my shower in two weeks so I am trying to hold off buying the last few things until after that.
Well that's pretty much the update on whats been going on... until next time.
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