Preparing for GO time !!!
I have been extremely busy on the weekends, and sleep is up and down. Last weekend was spent patching up the ceiling in the Kids room, and building another rack and more shelving in the closet for the baby clothes. I also had to clean out the garage, and straighten up the attic. Lately it seems that I work harder on the weekends then I do during the week!
Unfortunately, things have been terribly busy at work as well. I informed my boss that I was planning on taking some vacation in June to be with Rosie and the baby; and he piled on some work with deadlines to be finished before I leave. Not really the reaction I was hoping for. I have been trying to complete two different projects, and do my normal workload and I go home exhausted. Ah well, hopefully I can get some sleep and relax once I am on vacation with the baby....ha-ha!!
Rosie can't wait for the baby to get out of her body. She loved being pregnant, but being big and pregnant, and all the wonderful side-effects that come with it has just about worn out her patience. We have been preparing for baby for the last two or three weekends, and I really don't think we have much more that we need....but I know that I am probably wrong.
Rosie said that she looks like she swallowed a basketball, she feels HUGE, and watching her get in and out of bed is funny (but heaven help me if I crack a smile!!!). I would post a picture of my lovely wife, but I am sure that would only earn me a death sentence. Rosie has had intense contractions for the last three weeks, and she describes it as "someone stabbing you *down there* with something very pointy and sharp". Boy, I sure am glad to see that I am missing out on that!
Rosie "officially" went on maternity leave on May 27th, but was on doctor's bed rest for two weeks prior to that. With her impromptu vacation, she has been busying herself at home; and I have been coming home to a cooked meal, a tidy house, and nicely pressed laundry. It's nice, and I have been enjoying the perks of a "stay at home Mom". Unfortunately, it has given her a good chance to cast a critical eye at the house, and the "To Do" list will reflect that.
Needless to say, she would like to have this pregnancy OVER, immediately, and has tried almost anything to (safely) induce labor. But I am told that is "normal" and after what she has gone thru, I really can't blame her. My wife saw the doctors yesterday, and everything looks good. They said that that my wife and the baby are beginning the initial stages of labor, and are extremely confident that she will be going into labor within the next two weeks. Failing that, they plan on educing her on June 18th.
With the official nod from the Doctors, and a delivery date on the calendar, we went into baby-overdrive; and had packed, planned, prepped, and provisioned so that we can leave for the hospital at a moment's notice.
So, now the REAL waiting game begins...
Unfortunately, things have been terribly busy at work as well. I informed my boss that I was planning on taking some vacation in June to be with Rosie and the baby; and he piled on some work with deadlines to be finished before I leave. Not really the reaction I was hoping for. I have been trying to complete two different projects, and do my normal workload and I go home exhausted. Ah well, hopefully I can get some sleep and relax once I am on vacation with the baby....ha-ha!!
Rosie can't wait for the baby to get out of her body. She loved being pregnant, but being big and pregnant, and all the wonderful side-effects that come with it has just about worn out her patience. We have been preparing for baby for the last two or three weekends, and I really don't think we have much more that we need....but I know that I am probably wrong.
Rosie said that she looks like she swallowed a basketball, she feels HUGE, and watching her get in and out of bed is funny (but heaven help me if I crack a smile!!!). I would post a picture of my lovely wife, but I am sure that would only earn me a death sentence. Rosie has had intense contractions for the last three weeks, and she describes it as "someone stabbing you *down there* with something very pointy and sharp". Boy, I sure am glad to see that I am missing out on that!
Rosie "officially" went on maternity leave on May 27th, but was on doctor's bed rest for two weeks prior to that. With her impromptu vacation, she has been busying herself at home; and I have been coming home to a cooked meal, a tidy house, and nicely pressed laundry. It's nice, and I have been enjoying the perks of a "stay at home Mom". Unfortunately, it has given her a good chance to cast a critical eye at the house, and the "To Do" list will reflect that.
Needless to say, she would like to have this pregnancy OVER, immediately, and has tried almost anything to (safely) induce labor. But I am told that is "normal" and after what she has gone thru, I really can't blame her. My wife saw the doctors yesterday, and everything looks good. They said that that my wife and the baby are beginning the initial stages of labor, and are extremely confident that she will be going into labor within the next two weeks. Failing that, they plan on educing her on June 18th.
With the official nod from the Doctors, and a delivery date on the calendar, we went into baby-overdrive; and had packed, planned, prepped, and provisioned so that we can leave for the hospital at a moment's notice.
So, now the REAL waiting game begins...