Yep! I’m about four months along now, and definitely have the baby bump, though depending on what I’m wearing, I can hide it.
j is, we think, pretty excited about a new brother or sister, though he’s talking a lot about how when he “was in mama’s belly” and pretty much every picture he draws now is a picture of me with a little j inside me. Most of these pictures show me as a big head with arms and legs coming out of it, and a little sack under my chin with a tiny version of the head-with-arms inside. The first time I saw a variation on this theme, I thought he had given me a penis until I noticed the little person inside.
We’re working on moving j to the bigger room to make room for the baby in his room. Initially he said he didn’t want to move. So in an effort to get him more involved with what will be a big transition, we told him he could pick the colors of the room. That got him excited. His preference? “Green, white, black, and brown.” Um, ok. So we’ve got some bright green walls for him, P is working on the trim, and he’ll have some black and brown furniture in there. I think the room will look fun, though it means reorganizing the entire house (office stuff goes downstairs, baby stuff goes in his old room, all things j go in the “big boy” room). It’s a process, but we thankfully have some time to work on it this summer.
I’m still rowing on the water about 2-3 times a week, which has been awesome. I’d like to add a few more workouts on the rowing machine each week, too. I’m more active this pregnancy than I was, and I’m going to try to keep it that way for many reasons, one of which being that I might be more likely to have a VBAC with this one. VBACs are very difficult to get around here since many doctors won’t do them, so I'm going to midwives who work with a doctor out of a hospital that’s known for being more natural-birth-friendly. Unfortunately, they are an hour away and in a different state. Driving that far for each checkup is a bit exhausting, but I’m trying to give myself the best chance for a VBAC. It’s pretty sad that I can’t find a closer practice to give me a realistic shot at it, but that’s a vent for a different day.
And now that the semester is over, I can finally blog again. I still have to work the first summer session, but it’s part time. And as of June 30, I will be free, free, free from administrative work for the foreseeable future. Hooray!
