A New Day

I woke up this morning, the first day of my maternity leave. I have about a month to go and though it's a little earlier than I would have liked, at least I have (hopefully) a month to relax, rest and do some last minute stuff...like keep up my fitness, quilt and knit before Baby Max arrives. I'm sure I'll find a lot to do as I count down the days to Mommyhood and I'm determined to go into the delivery room fit as a fiddle and ready to push, push and push!

I'll miss my colleagues at work. We were a family and a great team. We did great work and I'm a bit sad that I won't be able to join them in the coming year. I leave knowing that when I come back, the landscape will have changed and the people that I sat and worked with over the last two years may no longer be there. That's the nature of where I work, but I love the excitement and the fact that we really make a difference.

Today marks the beginning of 35 weeks. Baby Max continues to grow. And I continue to run and exercise with gusto. Despite the fact there's less amniotic fluid and space, he continues to move around. My midwife has confirmed that he's head down now, but he still hasn't "dropped." So at least labour won't (hopefully) happen for a few more weeks, when Baby Maxity has baked a little more.

As for packing my bags, well, I've started. I bought some diapers the other day and actually brought my diaper bag out! (I must say it's a nice looking Petunia Pickle Bottom diaper bag that The B bought me for my first Mother's Day.) At the grocery store I even looked at super, absorbent maxi pads, but couldn't actually bring myself to buy them...yet. Perhaps, subconsciously, I don't want to "jinx" things and go into preterm labour. I know, it's kinda dumb.

The B is getting excited. I visited his work today and the gals are so nice. They said that The B talks about Baby Maxity all the time and continues to show off the baby room he designed. Oh B! He's so cute. He also bought a new Apple iTouch a few weeks ago. One of the new programs he bought was one that times my contractions and another that helps to record my future breastfeeding adventures.