Yes it was a struggle for a few months trying to get pregnant and when it finally happened I was filled with so much joy that finally it had happened. I was working full-time while pregnant with Emma so I didn't really pay attention to how the time went by.
And this time around I'm NOT working out of the home, I'm working from home or as most people would say "Stay-at-home-mom" and my job of course is endless. I'm up early daily to get Emma ready for school and once she gets on the school bus, I'm back at home to have some quiet time however that only lasts for a little bit.
I tidy up the house, empty the dishwasher, do the laundry, run the vacuum and plan dinner. I run out to go and run errands and usually they are all house related errands and then I get back home to start prepping up for dinner before I have to head out again to go and get Emma from the school bus. Before you know it my day is gone and I wonder what did I accomplish seriously?
Back to my mixed emotions about this pregnancy, I'm a bit sad that this will be my last pregnancy.....:-(. A part of me wishes I had started having children earlier in life and then I would have been able to have one more child. I'm an only CHILD and I recall being lonely. I always wanted a sibling, someone I could go to and talk to about stuff.
I imagined being married with lots of kids running around the house, and now I will ONLY have two kids that will call me "Mom' and two kids that I will love unconditionally. Who knew that this "whole biological clock stuff" needs to be taken seriously. Ooh gosh there I was thinking I could enjoy life in my younger years and then think about having kids later.
Well I guess I took my later in life to the word.....I had Emma when I was 36 which of course is considered way too old in the medical field. And at 41 I'm having my second child....and of course I have to have additional tests done due to having a higher risk of everything on this planet.
Well I guess I must have defied the odds of being an older Mom, the tests I have had done so far have all been NEGATIVE and I'm totally happy about it. My other very good choice I made was entrusting my pregnancy care to midwives. I did my research after Emma was born and I swore to myself that I would NEVER EVER GO back to an OB.
Someone up there must be looking out for me, because it's really difficult to get on the list for being with a midwife. Whatever you want to call it, I lucked out and they accepted me at hello. I'm so happy and content under their care and they really do know their stuff....I had no idea that internal exams are NOT NECESSARY until I go into labor.....WTF?
All along I thought it was the norm.......ooh man, what the heck was going on back in 2007 with all the probing from the OB here and there. Ooh well now I know and hopefully by the time Emma decides to start having children it will be the NORM everywhere to be under the care of a midwife.
And more exciting news is I signed up for Aqua bellies.....mainly known as water aerobics.....Woot, Woot. Went to my first class on Thursday and it was INCREDIBLE. Thank goodness there was NO Kumbaya at the beginning of the class as that would have been a turn off for me, the instructor went through some basic water safety stuff and we were ready to start exercising.
Here is a link Aqua Bellies
It was a great class, I was sweating while in water and it felt so good. Came back home and when I went to bed it was honestly the best night sleep I have had in months. I went to bed and didn't wake up until 7:00am the next day. It was amazing, I felt like all my stiffness and tightness had disappeared overnight. Looking forward to going back next Thursday.
Thanks for reading and have a great weekend!
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