I've been home from work going on my third week and it has had it's ups and downs. It is incredibly challenging to go from working full-time and a full-time grad student to absolutely nothing and just waiting for your little one to arrive. I haven't done something like this in many, many years and it's been challenging but rewarding. The greatest thing I can say from this experience thus far has been how we are used to timelines and deadlines that we set for ourselves and have become used to this norm. We instantly get anything that we want/crave/need, set dates on everything and can pretty much predict our day to day routine. In pregnancy, the only thing that you know is that you're growing a baby - there are no definite answers and solutions. It's been an incredible faith defining experience and has shed light to the fact that I tend to trust myself to get through situations and not my Creator. I thank God for this moment and continue to struggle with this daily.
Tomorrow we go back to the birthing center for a stress-test on baby just to check in to make sure placenta, baby, etc. is still doing good along with some more additional natural labor induction techniques. OH - did acupuncture yesterday and it was...different? I'm not against the experience, just not something that I normally seek, etc. It didn't bring on too many contractions, but it did help calm my nerves a bit.
In the mean time, here are some pictures and notes about the nursery (on a budget):
1. Crib sheet/skirt made my Susan Honea (mother-in-law)
2. Curtains made by Juliet Wright (my mom :), not pictured)
3. White dresser used to be Zach's when he was a baby
4. Mobile and owl artwork made by me
5. Rocking chair bought for next to nothing
6. Bookshelf was left by previous owners - why not use it? Books include gifts from zach's childhood and my childhood.
7. Stuffed animals from my childhood
Theres a couple other things I'd like to do - but would rather wait and see if its a boy or girl!
