The 40 week mark has come and gone and I am now officially on maternity leave. I had initially planned to just work until labor started, but as time went on it became more obvious that I had to give my clients and co-workers a date I'd be leaving. It was unfair to have clients with open-ended issues and timelines and one day I'd just not be there, and probably even more unfair to have things unfinished that my co-workers would have to clean up if I suddently just did not show up one day. Rob also pointed out that if I'm hoping to have an unmedicated, easy labor, I would start out at a disadvantage if I kept working and then went into labor one night after a long day on my job.
So I left Friday. I finished up most of my work, there are a few things I'd like to have done but it is what it is. If I have no baby or labor by tomorrow, I am going to put in an appearance at work and this will mean I don't have to go back until the Monday after Thanksgiving. If I have a baby today (!!) I will have to go back the Monday of Thanksgiving week since that will be a 12 week leave, the maximum allowed by my agency policy, even though its just a 3 day week AND I have ample sick and vacation time to take it and get paid for it.
At this point, it would be worth it to not have a baby today for that extra week off! Maybe later tomorrow?
I'm so ready. Yesterday was a day of walking and little household items. I have a list, slowly working through it but they are small things that don't really have to be done before baby comes. The "must dos" were done last week.
My OB predicted last Thursday that I'd have a baby on the weekend- LAST weekend. She knows what's up, so I must be ready. But my body has not cooperated so far. It is 5 days later and there are no signs of impending labor.
So today is a day with gorgeous cool weather and I have a plan for walking, walking, and walking. I am also going to make some overripe bananas into banana cake, vacuum the living room and pay some bills. Good times. Come on, baby.
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