Planning & Preparation

So, I'm sitting here seemingly bored to death! Maternity leave has kicked in, and I'm just waiting for baby to make her grand entrance into the world. I went to the doctor yesterday, and although my due date is Friday, there is no action people! NO ACTION. OMG, that hurt my feelings to hear, but I am taking it one day at a time, and trying not to rush her.

I'm sure she is enjoying being on her own time, for the LAST time, in her life. LOL.

So, in the meantime, my brain is going a mile a minute! I'm thinking about all the things I have completed in preparation for her, but of course my mind is being plagued with all the things I "hear" or "imagine" I must do in the near future. So, instead of sitting here bored, I've decided to do a few things to make my life a bit easier after her arrival.

1) Making prepared meals and freezing them: I'm actually pretty excited to spend my entire day tomorrow cooking! I was just thinking about how my veggies will go bad if I don't cook them soon. So, here's a way I can kill 2 birds with one stone, and save myself some hunger pains later. Yes, yes, my mom will be here the first couple of weeks to cook for me, but when she leaves...then what?

2) Practicing taking naps: Ha! This is a no-brainer, but actually something I haven't done in years! Taking a nap actually seems like a waste of time to me; I'd rather stay up past when I feel tired, and go to bed at night. However, I realize baby won't be on my normal sleeping schedule for a while, so I better get used to sleeping when she does. So, when my body says it's tired, I'm sleeping! It's not like I have work to do...sigh.

3) Picking up each time I mess up: Now, for those of you living alone, you know that you can pick up when ya want to; isn't it grand!?! My apartment can no longer be maintained like this, since I'll have extra to clean up. So, I'm practicing picking up, throwing away, washing/rinsing...doing anything in the form of cleaning immediately, instead of saving it for a "cleaning day." I'm sure this will come in handy, according to all the recent mommies I know.

Last, but not least...

4) Not sweating the small stuff: Anyone who's been around me for a lil bit will tell you, I'm a little OCD about the weirdest things; and it irks me to no end when I can't control things. Well, my first lesson in being a mom is  understood, even if not completely accepted yet. I just can't worry about things beyond my control. So what she's not here on my schedule, gotta get over it. Can't get mad when she doesn't sleep when I want her to, or she ruins a cute outfit by spitting up, or she goes through 15 diapers in a day. C'est la vie, as the french say it, and this life is all mine.

Number 4, especially, is a challenge, but I believe this is the time in my life where I'll either learn patience, or never get a grasp on it. No in between there. For my child's sake, I pray I learn patience! :-)

Until next time, remember the glass is half full, rather than half empty. Don't drink too fast, and before you know it, your refill will have arrived!