Letter to My Baby – Gestational Age 34 Weeks

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Dear Baby

Truly in the home stretch now.  6 weeks to go.

Mummy is exhausted.  She is struggling through her last few days of work and cannot wait to be able to rest whenever she likes.

As Mummy has said before, she is really not enjoying be pregnant.  She loves feeling you move.  She loves when you kick so hard Daddy can feel you move as well.  She hates her achy bones and exhausted state of mind.  She feels totally incoherent most of the time.  And ancient.  And on the edge of tears.  Some say this is perfect practice for once you’re born.  I say that once you’re born, Daddy can stay up all night with you on occasion!!!

All this is leading to the fact that you just might be an only child.  On the one hand, Mummy has no problem with that.  There is nothing wrong with only children.

On the other hand, I’d hate for you to miss out on how great it is to have a sibling.  Your Uncle J and Mummy are very close, for example.  As are your cousins S and R.  Besides, who else can you gang up on your parents with?!? 🙂

Of course there is no decision here.  This is just Mummy complaining a bit and thinking a bit.  Everyone says I will forget how horrible I feel after you come.  Maybe they’re right?

This week you are growing like crazy.  You’re pretty much fully developed, just putting on fat and practicing breathing.  If, god forbid, you were born right now? You’d probably have very little if any problems.

Daddy and I have been attending Antenatal classes, learning about how you get out of me!  Daddy didn’t know a lot of this stuff and is wondering if he can bring his DS if this is going to take 30 hours! No, he may not!

What a long way we’ve come, my little love.  See you soon.

Love

Mummy

Piece of Advice

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If you have a photo viewing programme, that you’ve decided to not use, and delete, do so.  Do not leave it un-upgraded for over a year.  You will be hacked.

Now you know why I had no blog today.   Leyser.org was hacked.  The hosting company thought my dear brother, who is the webmaster around here, might be a phisher.  Which would have been more amusing if I hadn’t woken up to no blog or website this morning!!

All fixed now.

And Happy Mother’s Day US!

What a Difference

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a good nights sleep followed by a 2 hour nap after being awake for a few hours can make.  I am think of taking a second nap in a bit.

And this is why I am counting the seconds until maternity leave.  Having a newborn is tiring enough without going into it with weeks and weeks (or in my case, months that go back to before I was pregnant) of bad sleep behind you.

4 more days of work and I am off.  And then I planning on taking my mornings to get things done and my afternoons to rest.

Or vice versa. 🙂

Baby is being very active.  And kicked really hard when its daddy sang silly songs to it yesterday! Simon liked that.

Also having some Braxton-Hicks contractions.  Which don’t hurt, but are kind of distracting and annoying.  Nothing like your entire stomach going rock hard to break your concentration!

And speaking of concentration…somehow managed to send the Board last September’s report rather than the one for May. Um…ooops?  And no one will let me forget it, of course.

Letter to My Baby – Gestational Age 33 Weeks

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Dear Baby

Mummy’s a day late this week because she was very very busy yesterday.

You see mummy starts her maternity leave in about 7 working days, so she’s been training her replacement.  She’s trying to dump 4.5 years of knowledge into someone’s head in about 2 weeks.  Just not possible, but she’s doing her best!

Also last night mummy and daddy went to their first antenatal class.  It was very informative about normal labour and birth.  Hopefully we’ll have one of those!

Mummy also saw her OB yesterday.  You are a bit big, coming in at the top of the charts and weighing 5lbs already, but no one is concerned yet.  The doctors will keep good track of you for the next 7 weeks and make sure you don’t get too big.  And you seem to have moved head down already, which is very helpful of you! Of course, you could move back and forth a few times in the next month and a half!

Mummy’s job is to keep track of your movements and let them know if you start moving less.  So far? Not a problem!!

7 more weeks my little love.  And then you’ll be in my arms.

Love

Mummy

Final Ikea Trip Today

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Bought some organization type stuff, including a box for toys for the front room.  Now we just need to put it together.

Work is really kicking my ass.  My replacement started Friday, so its non-stop training for the next two weeks.  Have you ever tried to dump 4.5 years of knowlege into someone’s head in two weeks?  Yeah, not going to be fun.

Baby is kicking and squirming constantly.  Its nice!

Tuesday is our first antenatal class.  I hope its useful.

And that’s  your Saturday afternoon brain dump.

Letter to My Baby – Gestational Age 32 Weeks

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Dear Baby

I’m afraid Mummy is still not enjoying the third trimester.  She exhausted, achy, bloated, nauseaus and cries at everything.

But she loves feeling you move about and, your newest trick, hiccuping!

She has less than 3 weeks until she’s on leave and then she can start giving into this nesting urge she’s having!

Daddy and I put the cot up this weekend, so you have some where to sleep.

Mummy’s friend gave her your car seat today, so you can be safe in the car.

Now she just needs to set up your changing table…oh and fold the mountain of laundry that is currently residing in your room!

This week your lungs are getting stronger and you might be upside down already, but I don’t think so!  You are about 28 cms long.  And making mummy’s tummy huge!!

8 weeks to go.  Still can.not.wait.

Love

Mummy