*** I wrote this the day before I went into labor with Sawyer. I wasn't able to do a lot of the things I planned on doing, but I still wanted to share!***
Count downs are the best. Counting down to vacation. Counting down to our wedding. Counting down to summer. Counting down to Christmas.
Counting down to a baby is INTENSE. Way more serious than counting down to anything else in my life. I would compare the excitement to how I felt before our wedding. The joy and anticipation is unreal. The butterflies in my stomach is a baby though instead of just excitement. I have this overwhelming feeling that she could be here tomorrow, but I know that realistically it could be a two more weeks. Everyday I wonder "Is this the day?" "Is this her birthday?".
I have been having crazy pelvic pressure since 36 weeks, and my Braxton Hicks contractions have been increasing in consistency. People are starting to ask me "you're still pregnant?" and "you're still working?". My students are seriously wondering when they finally get a substitute, instead of this boring pregnant lady that sits on her yoga ball chair all day. I'm pretty sure they were all surprised that I came back after Spring Break and will be even more surprised when I'm back after Easter! If other people are ready for me to finally have this baby, imagine how I feel! Instead of just sitting around waiting on Sawyer to make her appearance. I'm spending my time wisely. I'm still working and coaching so that takes up most of my time, but I also want to fill my time when I'm not at work.
These last few weeks have me craving more time for myself and more time with Daniel. I know that adult time will be really inconsistent/nonexistent once Sawyer is here so I've got some fun stuff planned for the last few weeks while she is still baking!
I'm getting a pedicure on Monday. I never do this. I've had two manicures and maybe one pedicure in the past three years... I honestly hate spending our hard earned money on something so temporary, but I deserve it! That's super hard to tell myself. I've carried a baby for 9 months which is hard work, so in the words of Tom from Parks and Rec "treat yo self".
I'm having a reflexology foot massage! Daniel got me a gift card early in my pregnancy without realizing that a foot massage was not a great idea for a pregnant lady before 37 weeks, but now I get to finally enjoy his gift. Hopefully this will help me relax and kickstart labor.
Also, I'm going to make sure to get adjusted by the chiropractor every week, and then the day of labor as well. I had never been to a chiropractor before pregnancy, and now I'm a full supporter of it! I have heard it will make delivery so much smoother if everything is in the right place. My chiropractor (New Beginnings Chiropractor in Keller) offers induction massage that I will be taking advantage of too! I'm having mine on Saturday, so about a week before her due date.
So all that stuff is for me. I want to spoil myself before I completely lose all my personal time, but I also want to spend a ton of time with Daniel. It's crazy to think that it will NEVER be just the two of us again. We will forever be mom and dad instead of just Daniel and Kelsey. Daniel and I love seeing movies, and going to dinner together. We go to the movies at least once a week, sometimes even more if there are a ton of new releases. We even have a movie club membership with Cinemark.... because we go that often. Which honestly it's worth it even if you only go to the movies once a month. The point is that we have seen a lot of movies in these last few weeks. I hope we still make date nights a priority, and I imagine our first date night will be to go see Avengers Infinity War at the end of April.
We are thrilled to meet this sweet girl in two weeks (hopefully less), but I'm enjoying every single moment until she makes her arrival!
We are thrilled to meet this sweet girl in two weeks (hopefully less), but I'm enjoying every single moment until she makes her arrival!
xoxo,
kelsey
Photography // Jennifer Morrison @jenmor94
