Brenda’s Pregnancy Journal

Yep,  until Elliot arrives I’m a Stay At Home Wife, soon to be SAHM!

First thing I do in the mornings is make my bed - I’m used to leaving it before Charlie does so it’s never been made on a daily basis before - funny how something so quick & simple can make one so satisified. Then I go downstairs & fill up my 5CD player w/ the music I’ll listen to all day - next I make breafast & eat it while I read my Bible and pray. Then I start my day!

Monday I thourougly cleaned the whole house. I took some breaks to eat & nap, but I got most everything nice and clean. I didn’t have to make dinner since we had leftover Spaggetti, but it was very special to have Charlie come home to me, we were both excited to be living our dream, something we’ve worked towards since we’ve been married.

Tuesday after my morning routine I went to my mom’s house and we spent the day making meals that I can freeze. We’re blessed with friends & family who will be bringing us dinner during the first few weeks after Elliot arrives, but I know the frozen meals will come in handy after that. It was a fun day, but lots of work and we ended up jumping into the pool when it was over - it felt sooo good - and it was quite lovely to feel weightless!! Tuesday night we had our weekly dinner at Charlie’s parents house so again, I got out of cooking dinner!

Wednesday began with our weekly Doctors appointment - the NonStressTest went well & Elliot seems perfectly healthy. Like the appointments before when the Doctor checks me he said: “Wow his head is right there!” he says it in a way that sounds like he is very impressed, and said I am 1+ centimeters dilated & that my pregnancy is going perfectly. So that was that!  I did a little organizing when I got home, but then I rested while reading Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth - I intend to do as much reading on that these last 2 weeks as I can to prepare. I met Charlie and another couple at APU for lunch & they were having a sale & we got Elliot a little APU outfit for only $5!

I made steak soft tacos for dinner & then we went to hub group. Once again it was a great experience, good deep discussion and prayer time, but then just a great time of fellowship. I find it easy to talk w/ the other women there, and with a baby on the way it’s easy to find things to talk about. I got invited to a mom’s group that meets the first 3 Wednesdays of each month - beginning next fall - I can’t wait! We’re also going to dinner at the home of the leaders next week. I was glad to find out that most of them breastfeed/fed and it sounds like there are a variety of parenting styles between them all & I think we’ll fit somewhere in the middle - but it was good to see that.

Our prayer request for the night was that Elliot will wait for his due date to arrive. Things are so hectic at Charlie’s work right now that it would just be tough for him to leave. A co-worker quit this week and it’s the busiest season, and it’s so import to us that Charlie can get some good time off w/out the stress of work. I came home and as I was going to sleep I had several contractions - made me wonder if our prayer wouldn’t be answered, but I fell asleep and  they  went away.

Friday afternoon brought a nice suprise - the Hutch had finally arrived at Baby Depot. We called & confirmed & they said everything was ready - of course when we got down there we were there for over an hour, as they couldn’t find it right away & it was mis-tagged, and every other annoying thing that could happen did - once again I swore to NEVER enter a Burlington Coat Factory again - and to tell everyone I know to avoid it also! However, when we got home & put up the hutch to complete the nusery it was wonderful - it is just perfect in there - now all we need is a little boy to live there!

As the stress of working has been removed from me, and the sole breadwinner becomes Charlie it must’ve had a bit of an impact Friday night. At 3:00 A.M. I heard him go downstairs so I followed. He could’nt sleep so we ended up going to Winchells to get me a Donut & then to Wal-Mart to do a bit of shopping, then to a mexican food 24 hour restaurant to get Charlie some food, finally we came home & Charlie watched Lemony Snickets while I slept on the couch! It was just too funny b/c I’m sure it looked like crazy pregnant lady craving night or something, but it had nothing to do with me! It was kinda fun to do something a little crazy & silly before we become parents. Charlie has slept just fine since - I know he feels good about being his families provider.

On Saturday I attended one more shower on Saturday for a friend. She’s having her 2nd Child - due May 30 with a girl. It’s so neat that Elliot will grow up with lots of little friends so close in age. The shower games are getting funny b/c some of them are repeats so they’re getting rather easy to win!

Sunday we went to church  & afterward Charlie went to basketball & I did stuff around the house. We had his parents over for a Spaggetti Dinner so we could show them the room. It was a neat feeling going to sleep knowing I didn’t have to get up & catch the bus to work in the morning.