Sorry for being so out of touch lately ladies. I think I've been extra tired this week and a bit extra moody, plus I'm being swallowed up under all the work that needs to get done before the end of the year. I'll be working all weekend and Christmas Eve, plus as much after Christmas as I can to get it all finished up so I can clear my desk for the new year.
Jen and Kerry, those babies are sooooo adorable!!
mrspeanut, yay for almost being done even if things are manic at the moment, and so happy to hear about your sister and her baby! how are they doing?
Jess and puppy, lots of baby dust to you!!
D, how are you doing? what's the plan for this next month and how is wedding planning going?
We're doing good. I'm 30 weeks now. As I keep saying it's only another 10 weeks +/- 3 weeks! That doesn't seem long at all to be honest. I've been getting a bit more uncomfortable lately. I have a joint in my lower back/pelvis that plays up normally anyway (when I'm not pregnant) and it started to get angry a couple weeks ago, which has led to me getting some SPD. I totally don't do well being in pain for a stupid reason and not being able to do my usual activities, so it was getting me down. I was worrying that I would be like this for the next 10 weeks, not being able to walk easily, not sleeping, not being able to do things I wanted. But I started doing more pelvic and hip stretches and also saw an osteopath for it this week, and it's now much, much better. She said my silly joint that always bothers me was really stuck, so after she adjusted it, it felt much better. I also signed up for a membership at the local pool/sports centre, so I can start swimming and taking some aquanatal classes. I'm really looking forward to that and I think it will really help me. Plus, I want to start getting used to being in water, since we're hoping for a water birth. I'm not normally a pool/beach kinda person, so I think it will be nice to try it out, even if I just mostly float.
We're headed down to Devon for Christmas (even though I'm Jewish, we still do family Christmas fun with my husband's family, which I enjoy). Tim is going down tomorrow to spend some time with his brother and his partner, and then I'm going down Monday. I really couldn't fathom being away for 5 days in an uncomfortable bed when everyone else would be out late drinking and partying (all the cousins/siblings in our generation are still mostly young and single, so it's quite raucous) nor did I want to do lots of walking, which is usually what we also do. I felt like I'd be sad for myself if everyone else was doing fun stuff but I was sore and tired and trying to stay off my feet, plus I knew Tim wouldn't go out if he knew I was feeling tired and wanting to go to bed. So I'm sending him down a few days early so he can hang out with everyone without having to worry about me. Then I'll go down on Monday for Christmas Eve, Day and Boxing Day, then we'll be back Wednesday night since we both have to work on Thursday and Friday.
But I'm really looking forward to the following weekend as we have 4 days off and we're going to finish cleaning and decorating the nursery and put our cots (we have two) together and just start getting everything set up! We painted a couple weeks ago so it's starting to come together. It will be nice to have it all done and have everything in it's place. Then another month and we're on baby watch!!
What are you all doing for the holidays? Especially Jen and Kerry, what are your plans for baby's first Christmas? Anyone going out for NYE? I was making an appt to see my osteopath again for the 31st and she was like, do you really want to come then in case you are sore after and want to go out that night? I was like, um, I'll be 32 weeks pregnant! I don't think I'll be partying too hard that night, but thanks for thinking of me!
When do you get out for maternity leave?
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