Wednesday, December 1, 2010

What's Left to Do as Week 39 Approaches?

There is nothing left to do - aside from the maddening nesting - except sleep and eat.  Braving the December 1st NYC thunderstorm today for, perhaps, my last doctor's appointment, I crossed off the last of the few errands by buying a large supply of baby diapers at Babies R Us.  Here's what's left between now and my due date next week:
-Get a base for the infant car seat
-Buy a breast pump on Craigslist
(Baby daddy can do those above two items)
-Purchase a Christmas tree from a Manhattan sidewalk vendor (reminiscent of a scene in When Harry Met Sally) and decorate it with the family over hot chocolate and Christmas cookies (the latter of which - though would be fantastic to spend the evening baking them - I will buy. Just so you know, daughter and I did bake cookies a couple nights ago and topped with homemade purple frosting. That counts as my seasonal home baking, doesn't it, even though the cookies came out sort-of ice hockey pucky??).
-Decide what to do with cat while basking in a glorious hospital stay for baby's birth. Dad and daughter will be staying with friends.
-Get in some fun and relaxation!!

Is the last item really going to occur? How much fun can a 39-week old pregnant lady have? For that matter, is sleep going to happen? Insomnia? I have it, thus, along with the myriad of bathroom trips I make, my body is on auto pilot. It must be because I don't really feel that tired.

Relaxation? Yeah, right. It ain't gonna happen because a pregnant mommy doesn't slow my daughter down.  And the apartment doesn't cook dinner or clean for us.  There's no such thing as relaxation for a pregnant person unless you're Queen Victoria with nine children. Plus, the above list will grow as I come up with more chores, as I inherently will.

Eating? I plan to let myself eat for two until the big day, when reality strikes me in a moment of panic when I realize I have gained 45 pounds and a box marked "skinny jeans" will be staring me in the face when I get home from the hospital.  But I have a week left to luxuriate in Godiva chocolates from Macy's. The dieting bridge can be crossed later. At least I didn't gain weight in the last week as I've not been to the grocery store to load up on impulse snacks.  I just ate a mug of Grape-Nuts.  Hmmm...it's fun to eat cereal at night. Late night healthy snacking I'll do. That will be my fun and relaxation.

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