It’s officially baby month! Our due date is fast approaching (today our surrogate Ashley is 38 weeks along) and we are on the edge of our seats waiting for her to call us with news. Our next appointment with our OB isn’t until the end of the week, and it’s anybody’s guess whether we’ll make it to then without labour beginning.
I’ve felt added pressure on the little things I’m doing these days. Everything I do feels like it could be the last time I do it before baby arrives. Date night with the hubby? We may not go on another date for a while, so I’d better soak it in. Laundry? Better not wait until I have a full load to do, because if baby arrives we’re going to be up to our eyeballs in dirty clothing and swaddles. Procrastination doesn’t feel like an option anymore, which has made me pretty productive.
It’s been a lot of hurry up and wait. I’m so excited for baby’s arrival, though I’m also trying to enjoy the last parts of our flexible schedule and sleep ins. I know a lot is about to shift for Zane and I, and I’m trying to be present and get out of my own head. It’s definitely a challenge, especially knowing we’re at least a two hour drive from the hospital when we get the call.
If you’ve been through this, please send me tips: what kept you calm, what do you wish you’d done with your time in the 1-2 weeks before your baby way born, and how did you handle your nerves the drive to the hospital?
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