now that I have entered the “baby could arrive any day now” phase of pregnancy, I have suddenly lost my former inclincation towards procrastination. Everything seems incredibly urgent. Baby quilt? Finish it, stat. Cleaning the bathroom? Better do it today. I don’t want to look at my own dirty bathroom while I’m in labour. Grocery [...]
normally I’m delighted with hot weather, but this past week has made me decide that if there is going to be a baby #2, it will certainly be born in the winter instead of the hottest part of the summer. hot hot hot. and some unpleasant preggo complaints, like swollen fingers and a sore back, [...]
do you enjoy spending time in solitude? usually I do. I sink deeply into books, reading for hours on end. I bury myself in projects, happily working away until I realise I’ve forgotten to eat lunch and dinner. I go walking for hours. I just sit and think. but when tom went away on sunday [...]
phew, I think I have entered into the ‘exhausted’ phase of pregnancy. I could sleep anytime. I get up after an eight hour sleep, eat breakfast, and within an hour I’m ready for a nap again. I eat lunch, then sleep for an hour or two. yesterday I woke up from my nap feeling refreshed [...]
