TGIF!!!

I am so looking forward to the weekend; it has been a long week! I’ve been so busy in the evenings that the last few nights I’ve gone to bed about an hour later than I normally do, so I woke up feeling really tired this morning. Luckily, I get to sleep in tomorrow morning and Sunday morning – yay!

I got approved for my 4 days off in December, so I am stoked about that! I’m taking Wed, Dec 3rd off as a relaxing/do nothing day for me. I am also taking Dec 29th to 31st off, which means my last day of work before Christmas is December 23rd and then I won’t be back until January 5th (our office is closed on Dec 24th and Jan 2nd in addition to the stat holidays). I am so looking forward to the time off between Christmas and New Years because I want to get my house in order! It needs some serious cleaning and de-cluttering. So, I will break it down into some manageable chunks and tackle one task her day. I have been feeling the ‘nesting’ instinct lately, so I am really looking forward to getting my house clean. I need to do things like clean the inside of my fridge and cupboards and things like that which always seem to be forgotten. And I am saving my banked overtime to use in my last 2 weeks (Jan 5 to 16) if I need an afternoon off here and there. I will be within a month of my due date by then, so I figure I may need a couple hours off here and there to make myself more comfortable since sitting at my desk for 40 hours a week has been a bit difficult lately.

Last night, the topic of our prenatal class was breastfeeding and we got LOTS of good info. I really want to breastfeed because of all the amazing benefits, so I am glad I have the support of my midwives. They will come to me on days 1, 2, 3, 5, and between 7 and 10 to help with any issues I have and to check on me and the baby. I have heard from other people that breastfeeding can be difficult/frustrating in the beginning, so I am so lucky to have the amazing support of my midwives! I got lots of good tips at my class last night, so I think I am well equipped to give it a try! I am determined to breastfeed for as long as I can (Canadian Pediatric Society recommends 1 year).

My plans for the weekend include lots of fun stuff! Tonight, I am having dinner with friends. Tomorrow afternoon, I am getting together with an old friend who just had a baby in August. She also used the midwives, so I want to get the inside scoop on what the birth experience and the weeks after were like with the midwives. On Sunday, I am having my birthday celebration with my family. My mom is flying out to Alberta early in the morning on the 29th, so we are having my birthday dinner on Sunday. Which is fine by me; more time to celebrate!

EDIT 2:50pm

I just got the email from Sears saying that our crib is in and ready to be picked up - yay! We'll be picking it up tomorrow!!!