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| Emma at 2 months old |
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| Emma at 10 months old |
Yesterday was my last day of work as a nanny. Emma is going into daycare next week, and I am now free until August to rest and prepare for our little bundle of joy! I have a lot of projects in mind for the house and nursery and I am excited to have time to do them, but I will miss my Emma girl! She is a delight. I gained lots of practical experience with this job and I am feeling much more prepared for taking care of an infant, though I know that every baby is different. I at least have the basics down!
I am now 25 weeks and feeling very big. And I still have 15 weeks to get bigger, yikes! Things I never used to think twice about, like getting off the floor, or getting dressed, take effort now. My biggest complaint is my back has been hurting me recently. I bought a pregnancy pillow, a prenatal yoga DVD, and I plan to start walking a little every day now that the weather is nicer, so hopefully I can keep it from getting too much worse. Not repeatedly lifting a very active, wiggly, 20 lb baby every day will probably help too. I have so much respect for moms of multiple small children; it's hard and exhausting!
Aside from the back pain, everything is going pretty swimmingly! I really am very blessed, so far I've had no complications other than a low thyroid, which is easily fixed with medication. Xander is growing just as he should be. He likes to kick me at night especially, and right when I'm waking up in the morning. Yesterday I think he had the hiccups! And sometimes I think I can tell when he rolls around, it's a weird feeling! He's kicking hard enough that James can feel it, at least when he cooperates. I can't wait to meet him and see what he looks like!
I am having fun with the nursery. We bought a dresser and James has been putting it together. I've got a little collection of clothes and cloth diapers waiting to be washed and put away. Next up is painting! I am excited. I'll post pictures when it looks a little more put together, right now it's just a mess. I can't believe in just three and a half short months, we will have a baby! So exciting!
Pelvic rocks/tilts made my back feel SO much better when I was pregnant. I did a set of 40 every night and would do a set of 20 during the day if my back started to hurt. I upped it to 80 at night at the end because it also encourages the baby to be in a good position (another awesome perk). If you do them on a bed you won't have to get up off the floor, either. :-)
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