Holy whirlwind of a month!

Despite still social distancing (and no word on when the work furlough will end), I feel like I was out and about more than I was in April.

Doctor’s appointments twice a week for monitoring, closing on our house, moving in, getting ready for Baby Waid…it was (and still is) go, go, go!

Baby Waid has had a heck of a month. He finally went back to being head down during week 34, but then was transverse for part of week 37. He is back to head down as of this post, so hopefully he stays that way.

Unfortunately, my blood pressure didn’t cooperate and after changing medication dosing twice, we will have to induce labor. Thankfully it is only about 9 days shy of his estimated due date. That’s been scheduled for June 7.

I was pretty devastated when the OB told me that, but the more I’ve thought about it, the more I am coming around to it. It’s safer for the both of us to have it done and having a plan (unless he decides to come on his own before then) is comforting.

Still, I wish I didn’t have to force him to vacate. I really wanted my body to cooperate to try this naturally for the first time. But…as long as he is safe and healthy, I’ll be ok.

Over the last couple of weeks my ailments have switched up. The muscle pain in my upper chest has gone and been replaced with occasional, though still painful, sciatic pain. Thankfully that has subsided as of this post. I’m definitely at the sore back/heavy belly stage now.

I received a really sweet Mother’s Day gift from my in-laws. I don’t ever get flowers (the Mister says they’re for apologies only, haha) so these were extra special.

In other exciting news, we closed on our house and have moved nearly everything to the new place.

The cats still haven’t been introduced here, but we need to get some more stuff put away and organized before we bring them over. Plus, the dogs are enough to handle under foot right now.

My parents and in-laws have been over helping get things moved and working on projects since the Mister went back to normal hours at work. I honestly could not imagine not having their help right now. I’d probably still have nothing here.

Dad had to go back home for recruiting stuff, but Mom is staying to help get things put away and ready for Baby. (Gosh I can’t believe he’ll be here in less than a week!). Dad’ll be back a few days after Baby is born so that will be awesome.

I’m (not so) secretly thrilled to have Mom able to stay here until just after Baby comes. I am feeling so overwhelmed with everything and my hormones have been raging. I think I have cried multiple times a day for a solid two-ish weeks for reasons ranging from moments of panic to watching the Disney sing-along special to absolutely nothing. For that alone, I am ready to have my body back…just in time to have a brand new reason to cry all the time. LOL!

Other than all the fun we’re having with the move and doctor’s appointments, May brought the Mister and my 7th anniversary. We were so busy, we didn’t celebrate. He was home, so that is an improvement of most years.

June is going to be a very different, exciting month. Lots of new adventures to be had!

Until then…

Cheers!

–A. xoxo