And so a new life begins

Those who follow me on twitter (@Mssburns) may have seen my news….

 

A little ahead of due date my baby boy  made hisarrival into the world on 24 October, at 05:55am, weighing in at 5lb9.

 

I’ll make a seperate post when things have settled down, but I’d ended up being in hospital for a the week leading up to his arrival, and was finally discharged yesterday (Saturday).

 

Thanks for everyone’s well wishes.

PS: he is, as yet, unnamed.

An abundance of time

I’m halfway through my second week off work (I have six weeks of annual leave before my due date and maternity leave)… and I feel that, for once, I have a real abundance of time.

It’s wonderful to be able to sit up at night and chat with my husband without looking at the clock and thinking I have to head to bed, otherwise I’ll be in no fit state the following day!

It’s lovely to potter around and just stop, have a coffee and watch the world pass by. All too often we’re in a rush, and rarely stop to enjoy the simple things. Yesterday I spent the afternoon with my mum. We didn’t do anything, just sat and passed the time. Neither of us had anywhere to be, and no pressing deadlines – it was nice and restful.

I’m trying to relish this time to myself as I know that in the not too distant future five minutes on my own will be a rare treat. I’ve managed to shake off the cough and cold I had last week and that in turn has meant I’ve been able to stay awake all day – a not insignificant achievement!

There’s lots to do, well, not really, but I want to sort through things in the house, and get things nice and neat. Tomorrow I’m planning to have a day in and to make a quilt for the baby. I might take a short walk to the local greengrocer for some fresh veg, but a day in, with my sewing machine, is calling.

I’m not really planning too much. My husband if off work next week, and Tuesday sees me have a meeting at the local hospital with the consultant to get sign off for a home birth (long story but basically the NHS doing some major (and pointless) back-covering). I’m hopeful that the baby will be in the right position and my blood tests look ‘normal’ and that all is signed off. We’re then heading into town for lunch and I plan to pick up a couple of bath treats from Lush whilst we’re there.

We’re also planning a night or two away, conscious of the fact that it’s the final opportunity before the new addition is here…. not too sure where we will head to yet but it will be a nice break where ever we end up.

Despite not feeling big, I am feeling the extra weight now and other people have commented that I am looking big – I thought I’d be much bigger and much more uncomfortable at this stage, but thankfully I’m not…. Although I’m sure as the final few weeks come along I’ll wonder just how much bigger I’m going to get!

 

 

Finishing Work

On Friday last week, I finished work until January 2014.  Scary. I’ve never not been studying or working full time; so it seems strange to not have a job to go to for the next few weeks. I have six weeks until the due date and the scary thing is that, NEXT MONTH, I will have a baby, and with it a whole new set of jobs.

 

We’re more or less sorted now; just need to get some bedding for the cot and moses basket and a couple of warm items of clothing. But it still doesn’t feel real. Maybe it will sink in as the date gets closer… but I can’t quite equate my ever expanding ‘bump’ to a baby.

 

The next few weeks will be taken up with reading and resting and I hope to get a few crafty items done too. There are some things I’d like to make ahead of the baby’s arrival, and I finally now have access to my sewing machine after the past few months of house renovations.

 

I’m planning to go swimming a couple of times a week to try and keep my fitness up as much as I can, and to give me body a bit of a respite from carrying the extra weight!

 

I have an appointment at the midwife tomorrow, and then, hopefully at the next one I’ll be given the go ahead for a home birth, assuming that the little makes their arrival around about on time!

 

I’ll also of course be reading and reviewing, and I have plenty of books to keep my Kindle stocked up.