Less than 1 month

It's May long weekend at last! I love my long weekends even more than I love regular weekends! E is over at the house working away on our renovations. I'm here at our apartmetn pacing myself for a day of cleaning, laundry, baking, and putting my thesis proposal presentation together.

I have finally completed my thesis proposal, my committee is meeting to hopefully approve it on May 27th when I have to do a 20-25 minute presentation on it. My fingers are crossed & I'm knocking on wood because if they don't approve it, I am unlikely to be able to get anything more done until sometime after the baby comes (August most likely). I'd prefer to have my project ready to start as soon as I feel ready to start it.

I had been planning to work right up until June 6th but am now pretty sure that I'd like to start my maternity leave on May 30th instead. I'm just too tired by the time I get home from work to really do anything in the evenings and I don't want to be completely exhausted before the baby even comes.

Plus we aren't quite ready for our little tyke yet. We haven't made baby space in the office, we don't have bed yet, no diapers, no sheets, none of the clothes are washed and ready, I don't have my 'hostpital bag' packed. If this baby comes early we'll really be scrambling!

89 days and counting

I am so tired these days. Apparently this is a normal feature of the third trimester of pregnancy. I just can't seem to get focused, everything goes slowly, and I keep zoning out in the middle of things. I really hope this doesn't last for the entire next 89 days or so.

Ultrasound

Last week I went for my ultrasound appointment. Did you know that you have to go with a full bladder? That part is agonizing... the rest of it is really cool.

E&I could see the baby's arms and legs, and face, and everything. We could see it moving around and moving its mouth. It was amazing.

We were hoping that the technician would tell us if it was a boy or a girl, but she wouldn't say for sure. However, from our view of the baby, we are guessing that it is going to be a boy. We can't be completely sure though, since we're not really experts at reading ultrasounds! So at this point we're just speculating.

No matter what the baby turns out to be, it was exciting to have our first look at him/her. There's a real human in there, it's not just a growing blob making my belly get bigger and bigger!

Is it wierd that I really like my baby belly? The only belly worry I have is whether or not my warm winter ski pants and winter jacket will continue to fit for the duration of our frigid Winnipeg winter... Here's hoping!

Heartbeat

Yesterday E & I heard the baby's heartbeat for the first time. It was very cool!

Oh, if you didn't already know... I'm pregnant! The due date is June 10, but even I know that baby's don't work according to our preferred schedules.

I finally informed my work colleagues this week. So now it's public knowledge.

Sigh, plus my pants don't fit, some of my shirts don't fit, but I'm not quite big enough for mat clothing. And I have to go to the bathroom, again!