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Thanksgiving

In honor of thanksgiving, I will list some of the many things that I am grateful for. First, I have very good health, both physical and mental. I have a job, and one that makes me feel like I am doing some good, pays well, and has a pretty decent commute. I have a wonderful family including a devoted and loving husband, generous parents, a wacky brother, considerate and helpful in-laws, an affectionate extended family, and a smart and healthy son. I have a host of fun friends. I live in the most privilege country in the world.

Sometimes when I think about it, it is almost overwhelming how lucky I am and how much good things I have in my life. I can only hope that my life continues to be this good.

When is the baby coming?

The weekend went very well. My mom is back from her extended book tour in the Midwest so we got to spend some time with my parents on Saturday. Sunday Nathan hung out with Gary's parents while we played a live session of Dungeons and Dragons in OC. The game went very well, considering that I'd prepped much less for this session than any other.

I'm feeling fine, other than the predictable heartburn, rib punching, and nightly leg cramps. I am starting to get anxious about having the baby. I really do not want another C-section and hope I go into labor on my own before I reach 40 weeks. The uncertainly of what will happen is getting to me. My due date is December 2 and all I can do is wait and see. Good thing I still have a decent list of chores and projects to do at home while I wait.

I'm so glad to finally be on maternity leave. I am looking forward to finishing up some household projects, getting things all ready for the new baby, and most importantly, to relax. My energy level is good, but my body is getting much more uncomfortable. My ribs ache and my legs cramp. However, I'd still like a couple more weeks before the kid comes. I remember all to well how exhausting a newborn can be and I can only imagine how much more draining it will be with a toddler to attend to also.

Maternity Leave

I am officially disabled and starting my maternity leave. Hurray! At my doctor's appointment today, getting my disability papers signed, baby looked good. She said he's a good size, about 6 lbs 5 oz. I'm really hoping to get in a couple weeks of rest before the baby comes, unlike last time when Nathan was born on my first day of maternity leave.

Halloween went pretty well. Nathan went trick-or-treating in our neighborhood for about two hours. He refused to visit some of the spooky houses - any house with a ghost, or skeletons or spooky music. As he will tell you "Ghosts make me nervous." He still got a huge amount of candy. We decided to avoid sugar coma with the Switch Witch. He left the bulk of his candy outside and during the night, the Switch Witch traded all that candy for a special present. It worked really well. He was very happy with his new truck and didn't even ask about the candy.

I've been feeling more slow and bulky, as to be expected. I've also been getting frequent leg twinges and cramps, mostly at night. I had a few sharp groin pains just walking around the neighborhood last night, but they only last a few seconds. The worst is when my legs start cramping in the middle of the night and keep me awake. I just keep telling myself that this is great sleep compared to when the new baby will be here.