This past week or so has been a flurry of activity. Last Wednesday we had the inspection for the house, which went far better than either of us dreamed. Since then it’s been a haze of transferring money between accounts, getting our taxes in order (something we tend to put off until, you know, April 15) and starting to look at home repair things. I’d like a new floor in the kitchen. There’s some painting that should be done, and one of the bedrooms needs a new door as it looks like someone may have rage quit on it. Both toilets need some repair work. The entire house needs a scrubbing. Oh, and the oven doesn’t work, so we’ll need a new one of those. All this while I’m 8 months pregnant. I do not envy Joe. He’s going to have so very much to deal with as well. The house, baby, AND his work is moving offices IN March. This will be a very trying time for both of us. But at the end we’ll be parents, and be in a lovely new house where we will start the next chapter of our lives.
Speaking of that next chapter, Joe and I met with three different Doulas over the last few days, searching for one that would be a good fit. We liked them all, so it was a hard choice. The one we did choose we felt we clicked with the fastest, and she was the one we felt shared some of our same goals in childbirth. It was a weird process, and I am so glad Joe was there with me, as I don’t think I would have been able to make the decision as well on my own. I’d have hired them all! We’re meeting with her again on Monday, and then she’s accompanying me to my OBGYN appointment on Tuesday to meet my awesome doctor and probably go over a birth plan. I am 35 weeks pregnant this week. Five-ish weeks to go… and in the middle of it all packing and moving. We did buy a bassinet and some small emergency things in case the baby decides to come early, and to have a place for baby to sleep in the apartment, as there’s no way we’ll be settled in the house before he arrives. I’m going to be doing some light work in the bedroom today to get it ready. Joe will be doing the heavy lifting and furniture moving, of course. No sense in me risking making this all much more interesting by rushing labor!
