Well, the big day is almost here. And frankly, I'm ready to not be "big" anymore as you'll see in the pictures my co-worker Brittian took of me this morning. Another co-worker of mine, Shane, asked me the other day if I was ready to "drop it like it's hot." I slapped him.
I'm scheduled for my C-Section the morning of Tuesday, May 20th.My husband Joey and I are ready to meet our new son or daughter! Please keep me in your prayers that everything goes well. I have faith that it will.
On that subject, I tried to get my doctor to "guess" the baby's gender yesterday, just for fun (no ultrasound or anything, just a guess) -- and he wouldn't go for it. He jokingly replied "How about I guess on Tuesday?"
I even said "I'm not going to go home and paint the room pink or blue depending on what you say..." but he wouldn't budge. Maybe people have sued over that in the past???
I'll be on maternity leave for a while. I am definitely ready for a break from work -- but I know this won't be a vacation by any means. There will be plenty to keep me busy at home! My colleague, Tonarius Gooden, will fill in on web duties during my absence. Take it easy on him! There's a lot that goes into maintaining WHNT.com on a daily basis.
Our daughter Elena is really excited about the new baby. My Mom is also here to help for a few weeks, then my sister will come up for another week.
I have to say comparing this delivery to my first, I'm much more excited about it. Yes, it won't be fun to recover, or lose sleep for a while, but I am so blessed to be able to have children. I have a few friends who are struggling right now with getting pregnant.
And frankly, I'm not worried because I've been through it already. I was so scared before I had Elena -- scared about the C-section (I was crying as the nurses wheeled me in to the operating room), scared I'd feel the 'cut'...
And moreso, scared that I wouldn't know what to do with a baby -- I wouldn't know how to react when she cried, or got sick, basically, how to take care of her.
I honestly learned -- and this is the advice I give to all new parents, (if they ask) -- that all you need is love. Yeah, it's a Beatles song - but it's the truth. If you just take time to love the precious gift you're given, the rest comes with instinct. All my worries cleared up the moment I held Elena for the first time. Yes, there were certainly some challenges - nursing, crying (me and her), but it all worked out!
I have to say I said more special prayers to Mary that week than any other of my life, for support with nursing. As a mother, I knew she'd understand my frustrations and worries. Mary definitely came through!
Anyway, I don't want to gross any of you out. No more talk about that subject, at least on this blog.
My only worry this time is how to afford the cost of two kids in daycare. GEEZ!!!
