Lisa

I had my 39 week appointment with my OB this week, and the entire thing took about 5 minutes. I mean, that’s great because it means both baby and I are looking healthy, but it seems surreal because my experiences before have been so different

We didn’t have any plans, but we hired a babysitter so that we could get things done around the house, and a friend came over with his son to help Tim hang some shelves, while I sorted newborn clothes into piles of ‘gender neutral’ and ‘very girly.’ (So now we can check quite a few things off the pre-baby list! ) I can tend to feel a bit disconnected in pregnancy (as I get lazier and less motivated to plan/do fun things), so it’s really nice when socialization manages to happen with minimal effort on my part! It’s been a wonderful way to justify relaxing at almost-38 weeks pregnant. Pregnancy doesn’t necessarily cause my skin to break out, but I do feel like it has made my sun spots / acne scars especially red.

+ I’m starting to wonder if I could possibly get labor started early to move this c-section date into March… + Sandals feel better than ‘regular’ shoes, even though my feet don’t feel swollen, necessarily. + Every time I stand up the baby seems to rest on my bladder, causing me to feel like I have to pee constantly. + I can tell (I think, at least) which little limbs are pressing outwards when the baby moves.

Last weekend on the blog I mentioned that Tim and Clara were both sick, but I’m happy to report that the flu did not end up taking our whole family down… at least not yet! Once Tim got sick I sent him right to urgent care to get Tamiflu for himself and Isabelle (I had already gotten a prescription for myself from the doctor when Clara got the flu a few days earlier) so our whole family was taking this medicine for a week, and I really think it helped the sick family members recover quickly and the healthy ones to stay healthy! I would say I’m recharged for the week ahead, but I don’t think anything about me feels recharged at any point anymore.