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internet confessional 3.0
by girlsetsfire

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and sugar we're going down swinging. [photos]

03/08/2016

i worked a long stretch last week/the week before, and it has been so nice to finally have some downtime. i want to work as much as possible to get my hours up before i go on maternity leave (which is why i have another 8 day stretch in a couple of weeks) but i have to admit that being back to part time hours for a bit is really quite nice. speaking of maternity leave, i submitted my paperwork for it yesterday, so shit continues to get real. assuming all continues to go well with the pregnancy, and baby doesn't make an early appearance, my last day of work will be june 3rd.
my mom got phase one of the nursery painted on the weekend, so now we have to choose the yellow that will accent one wall, and she'll paint that next weekend. then the furniture all goes together, and i can sit in my glider and read a book and get excited for baby.


[for everyone asking what colour we're using in the nursery]

my friend emilia is planning my baby shower, and i am so so excited for it. part of me thinks she is going too all out, worrying too much about making it pinterest perfect, but truthfully another part of me is so honoured and happy that she's going to such trouble. it's not often that a person gets to be the guest of honour at something like this. on a smaller scale, it's like my wedding reception, except better because i don't have to do all of the planning and running around (tho i've offered to help her in any way that she needs). the shower is being held at my mom's, in mid-april, and i'm so looking forward to it, because it gives me something to focus on, beyond the fact that my baby is due in 12ish weeks (insane!). right now it's sort of the halfway point, so i'm keeping my eyes on that prize, and once it's over i'll have about 6 weeks left until baby gets here. the invitations came yesterday, so i'm sure they'll be posted to our guests today. aren't they just the cutest things?


[i'm pretty sure that there's a poem on the back encouraging guests to bring a book instead of a card, but it's supposed to be a surprise so i'm pretending i don't know about it]

baby has finally gotten active to the point where i can feel her from the outside. i'd been waiting and waiting, and would sometimes question whether i felt that kick, or just imagined it because i could feel it from the inside. well, wonder no more, as yesterday those movements were 100% obvious, and then baby started hiccupping and i could see my whole belly move. it was so cool.
aside to longtime readers/friends: thanks for bearing with me as this space has devolved into a mommy blog. apologies (but not really?). pregnancy is weird, man.

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YAY BABYYYY!

[♥ jesStar|0 likes] [|reply]

Sounds like it will be a lovely baby shower. It's so awesome that you have a friend who wants to put in so much effort. Party planning can be rough! I've always wondered how people pull off such nice gatherings from a distance, like your destination wedding and that of our friends who were married in Hawaii.

How is Josh doing through all of this? Is he getting excited? Has he felt the baby move?

[Tuesday's ChildStar|0 likes] [|reply]

the party planning is rough because so many of my friends are in different cities. the girl planning the party is actually hosting it at my mom's place, because she lives quite a ways away, and with her parents. i know that it will be awesome no matter what [i really just want to see people and eat some snacks!] but i hope that she doesn't get bummed out if it's not 110% perfect. it's just a party, and i'm just happy to celebrate with friends.
josh still hasn't felt a true movement yet, more of a *was it or wasn't it?* nudge. i'm really mad that josh had gone to bed before the hiccups started last night. i know he would have loved to witness that. he puts his head against my tummy sometimes and *swears* he can hear baby in there, which is just silly but adorable.

[girlsetsfire|0 likes] [|reply]

I like that gray! I can't wait to see how the yellow looks with it and see how the whole room comes together!

I put in the paperwork for my maternity leave the other day too. Yay! I plan on working up until he comes. I am so nervous my water will break at work. I hope it doesn't. I'd be embarrassed.

Isn't feeling the movements the coolest!? I am just so in love with it. I will usually stop whatever I am doing to pay attention to it and feel it.

[*Pixie*Star|0 likes] [|reply]

i'm due on a tuesday, and my last day of work is going to be the friday before. i assume i'll go over my due date anyway, but the early arrival of my coworker's kiddo has that possibility on my mind. i mean, if baby comes early, it comes early, but i hope my plan to work till june 3 works.

[girlsetsfire|0 likes] [|reply]

The nursery is looking gorgeous, and the invites are cute.

It's exciting how close you are to popping! Also, not long before you'll clearly see baby move from the outside, that's lots of fun! When your whole belly totally changes shape because baby decides to spin round and find a new comfy spot.

[amyStar|0 likes] [|reply]

Ryc: glad u feel the same as I do. I'm planning to paint my nursery gray also.

[holleighreneaStar|0 likes] [|reply]

ryc: yeah, that one is definitely my work in progress. That's being brought up with my therapist tomorrow. I'm also going to be having a conversation with Pax, because he drinks a moderate amount, and while he never pressures me and is cautious with drinking around me, it's something that we as a couple need to discuss as far as what I need from him throughout all of it. <3

[head.above.water.Star|0 likes] [|reply]

ryc: yeah, they do. I know it will have some sort of affect on something, and as much as I care for him, I also know in my heart that right now his support is heavily needed and if I can't receive it, I will re-evaluate things. <3

[head.above.water.Star|0 likes] [|reply]

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