39 weeks going strong
one week before my due date.
it is a friday and i have been off work for a week and my belly is so massive that sometimes it feels like i will topple over.
here is how i spend my days:
float in my pool
water the garden and yard
eat
nap
read
clean up every little detail
think of new things that still need taking care of around the house.
i've been social a lot too. tonight i went to rebecca's birthday party and stayed till almost 11:30....woo hoo late night for me! both rebecca and sylvan finally got to feel the baby move as she wriggled her little rump inside me. i had the best carrot cake in the whole wide world, made from scratch by doniella, and even sipped a bit of carolann's homemade sangria.
i wore shorts under my dress so everyone could see my real belly.
it's more fun that way.
the days are warm but i like them just fine that way.
hearing doniella and carolann talk about wearing jackets in the city made me soooo grateful for my sundresses-at-night, dry-grass-all-day, riverside, poolside, golden hot summer moon foothill town.
and my july pregnancy even!
even if i do waddle like a sweaty duck and practically fall down while trying to get out of my pool these days.
i also get way cranky in traffic and find myself just slightly more irritable toward everyday annoyances, like someone at the thrift store standing too close to me or staring at me or something like that.
i am up and down and all around, a whirlwind of energy sometimes and then a total slug.
a positive glowing happy mama sometimes and sometimes a grumpy and intolerant old lady!
still loving on my kitties bigtime and concerned about upsetting routines with them when baby comes.
billy loves to snuggle me at night. he definitely thinks of himself as my baby. now what am i going to do about that? do any of you have pets who sleep in your bedroom with your baby too?
i was feeling jolly and wild today, like some big rounded green summer sprite.
maybe a little fairy dance will bring baby out into the sunlight.
our big moment approaches....thank you all for being so absolutely sweet, supportive, helpful and wise through my pregnancy here in blogland!
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so yeah. that was my experience. my pets are just fine, well loved and played with, but there was a HUGE HUGE HUGE shift and it happened instantly. i went from "omg, i hope the doggie isn't too sad with me here at the hospital" to "dog? i have a dog?"
hahaha! brigit! i love that will ferrell skit! quote it all the time :D
Ida
love and joy to you!
-mo
We are still sleeping with our 2 dogs & 2 cats in the bed, and have been since little Arlo came home. He sleeps in a bassinet next to our bed, and comes into the bed with me for night feeds but he is protected by my cuddle... I do have to agree though in the beginning things were different, I too became paranoid about hygiene and cat's bums and doggie tongues.. plus because he was premmie it was exaggerated, I was so worried about him catching something! And the cats in particular were obsessed with sleeping in the bassinet, the pram, anywhere where there was cosy baby blankets. Our burmese even comes and lays on my lap when I'm breastfeeding, she thinks she is a baby too! My hypervigilance has eased now though, and I feel reassured knowing the evidence actually encourages babies to be around animals as it strengthens their immune systems! I still love my fur babies but they definitely have had to live with a few less cuddles and pats these past few months, but they are still happy crazy little souls and very adaptable. It helps having the man around to lavish them with love while you have the babe constantly attached to your bosom!
Best of luck for your birth which I'm sure will be a beautiful experience however it works out... I still haven't managed to get back into blogland properly but I am quite active on instagram as it's much lazier ;-)
xox Gem
You shall be such a lovely Mom, and Darin too looks as if he is blooming in his ways, definitley getting some serious daddy looks about him.
Love to you xxxx E