Here I am sitting at 40 1/2 weeks pregnant waiting for baby to arrive. I have been doing my best to keep active, keep the house clean, laundry caught up and groceries in the house when what I'd really like to do is just sleep. I am tired. Getting up in the mornings is difficult because I have to get up so often during the night to pee and my body is becoming increasingly uncomfortable.
It is hard to wait for when baby will decide to arrive. I know it really won't be much longer at all but these last few weeks are a real killer. There are so many mind tricks and discouragements that happen. The anticipation and unknown is the hardest. I have tried so many things to try to encourage baby to come but nothings seems to help. Baby will come when baby is ready to come. I know this but it is still difficult to wait.
Yesterday I went on a walk with my husband and toddler. We stopped off at a play ground and I sat on the swing for a while - I can't remember the last time I did that, I quite enjoyed the exercise and fun that a swing brings. Today I went grocery shopping (left the toddler with the grandparents) and carried in all the bags in one load. I also did a 10 minute workout routine. It is supposed to be a 30 minute routine but at this stage I don't have the energy to repeat the sets 2 times after the initial set.
Tomorrow I plan to give the house a deep clean. I have done this several times in the last few weeks but it never hurts to do it again. It always amazes me how quickly things get dirty when a toddler is around. I am already caught up on laundry so that's a plus. I will need to update the budget and all that as well.
Basically, I am just trying to keep busy to keep my mind off the fact that baby is not here yet as well as stay active to hopefully encourage baby to leave his warm small nest and join us in the outside world. It won't be long now...
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