i worked a long stretch last week/the week before, and it has been so nice to finally have some downtime. i want to work as much as possible to get my hours up before i go on maternity leave (which is why i have another 8 day stretch in a couple of weeks) but i have to admit that being back to part time hours for a bit is really quite nice. speaking of maternity leave, i submitted my paperwork for it yesterday, so shit continues to get real. assuming all continues to go well with the pregnancy, and baby doesn't make an early appearance, my last day of work will be june 3rd.
my mom got phase one of the nursery painted on the weekend, so now we have to choose the yellow that will accent one wall, and she'll paint that next weekend. then the furniture all goes together, and i can sit in my glider and read a book and get excited for baby.
[for everyone asking what colour we're using in the nursery]
my friend emilia is planning my baby shower, and i am so so excited for it. part of me thinks she is going too all out, worrying too much about making it pinterest perfect, but truthfully another part of me is so honoured and happy that she's going to such trouble. it's not often that a person gets to be the guest of honour at something like this. on a smaller scale, it's like my wedding reception, except better because i don't have to do all of the planning and running around (tho i've offered to help her in any way that she needs). the shower is being held at my mom's, in mid-april, and i'm so looking forward to it, because it gives me something to focus on, beyond the fact that my baby is due in 12ish weeks (insane!). right now it's sort of the halfway point, so i'm keeping my eyes on that prize, and once it's over i'll have about 6 weeks left until baby gets here. the invitations came yesterday, so i'm sure they'll be posted to our guests today. aren't they just the cutest things?
[i'm pretty sure that there's a poem on the back encouraging guests to bring a book instead of a card, but it's supposed to be a surprise so i'm pretending i don't know about it]
baby has finally gotten active to the point where i can feel her from the outside. i'd been waiting and waiting, and would sometimes question whether i felt that kick, or just imagined it because i could feel it from the inside. well, wonder no more, as yesterday those movements were 100% obvious, and then baby started hiccupping and i could see my whole belly move. it was so cool.
aside to longtime readers/friends: thanks for bearing with me as this space has devolved into a mommy blog. apologies (but not really?). pregnancy is weird, man. |
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The nursery is looking gorgeous, and the invites are cute. 
