Baby Wisely #2: Week 38

How far along? 38 weeks-- holy cats! (Hitting me that Norah was born a week early!)  

Best moment this week: Finally getting to tell the rest of my coworkers my exciting post-baby plans-- After tree months, (which is a whole month longer than I had with Norah), I'm going to be working part time from home on a project basis (not with set hours). My boss/boss's boss have been amazing. I needed to keep part of my income, but didn't feel like I could be a good mom if I had to be strapped to a desk for set hours-- so they worked with me so I could truck through a list of things, while working early mornings/nights things like that, for 20 hours a week. It will be tough, but I'm so excited to take on this challenge-- and spend more time with my girls!!

Confusing pregnancy symptom of the week? Heat waves!! Whoda thought-- with Norah, in the middle of the summer, I was hot as usual-- but not unbearable. This time around-- in the middle of winter-- I'm in a tank dress with the fan on me, and I still am sweaty and swollen. What the heck?! Hormones, man.

Movement: Much more subdued, but nevertheless happy, spins. And an ever prominent foot, in my right front side. I believe her little bum is sticking up right above my belly button?? Who knows!

Food cravings:  Still loving me some juice...

Anything sounding disgusting? Hot drinks! Could possibly have to do with being in the middle of a heat wave myself... 

Sleep? Still only topping at one tinkle break a night-- and baby isn't suffocating me wen I lie down anymore, which is an improvement! (Oh yeah. She's dropped alright.)

Clothing situation? Loose dresses and no bras. Yes ma'am. 

I'm generally feeling: A little weirded out-- now that work knows my plan, and I will be cleaning out my desk and setting up a home office-- it feels a little 'officially unofficial?' When you leave your job to stay at home, you say goodbye, have a potluck and don't come back-- I will technically still be 'here, but not here;' coming in for an hour meeting every Monday, but not around anymore.... ghost designer perhaps? It's a bit strange, for sure! (Trying to wrap up my projects and predict baby is getting more and more interesting as well!)

Notable sibling moments: Norah's been having some fantastic days and some frustrating ones back to back...And the past few nights has been rough. She's been so incredibly sweet and clingy at night, which breaks my heart... and hers too. She won't let Bryan or I leave her bedroom. I think she knows life is about to be different, and is sucking up all the snuggles she can... (I can totally see how parents sleep on the floor by the crib... unfortunately, not a very comfortable or helpful option for me at the moment these days :(

House update?: Nursery is pretty much finished! We still have quite a few things that needs to find a home, but we're working on it. Now if I could only find the first newborn diaper stash I purchased?!?!? It's driving me crazy!!!

Looking forward to: Meeting our newest little lady! She can show up whenever she likes now, we're feeling a lot more ready these days. Although I'm not rushing it... I'm actually enjoying these last few weeks of pregnancy (ever), and it's been more intense, but still lots of fun. We've both been so lucky... it's always fun thinking about what the next chapter in your life will be like!