Maternity Leave
I started my maternity leave today. No, the baby is not here yet, but I planned to start my leave on her due date anyway. Working while 40+ weeks pregnant would just be a bit too much for me. So here I am. The baby is less that 4 hours away from being officially “late” and as there are no signs of real labor yet, it looks like she’s going to make it. I am extremely anxious for her to hurry up and get here, as is Ethan. If she is not here by 41 weeks (next week) I will be induced. I hope it doesn’t come to that, but it’s nice to know that the end is in sight, even if it might be a full week away.
Once she’s born I’m sure there will be lots of e-mails going out, and pictures thrown up on gallery.ethanet.com, and if I manage to bring my computer to the hospital I might eve get a blog post up before we get home. But no promises. Right now all I can think of is holding my little girl. It is extremely frustrating that there is nothing I can do but wait, but that’s how nature designed us crazy mammals, I guess. I’ve tried eating spicy food, taking walks (I have clocked so many miles at the Mall of America, it’s getting kind of sad), and all that stuff to no avail. I guess she just takes after her mother (I was something like 18 days late) and I will just have to be patient.
Hopefully this is my last post as a pregnant woman! Take care!