We are moving tomorrow! I, however, will be going to work because I'm useless in that situation. I've been doing lots of packing, though, and will be doing a lot of unpacking, so I'm not getting a free pass or anything. We are just moving down the street.
Today I am 35 weeks along, with 35 days to go until my due date. Liam is still doing really well as far as I know. I think he's content where he is and has given me no indication that he's going to want to come out early. He squirms all the time, but he's quite limited on where he can go. He's been in a head down position for a while, and I really hope he stays that way. He does, however, shift from side to side. Two appointments ago, his heartbeat was on my right side. At the next appointment, it was on the left, and at the most recent appointment it was back on the right side. As long he stays head down, I don't care what he does!
Since we are moving, we are not currently prepared for Liam's arrival if it were to happen sooner than we expect. The crib is still at the store waiting to be picked up. (If you recall, we bought an IKEA crib a few months ago. However, my mom was generous enough to buy us a different one and we took the IKEA one back). We need to buy a crib mattress soon. That's not such a big deal, though, because he will be sleeping in our room for a while in a bassinet in a pack and play which has yet to be acquired. Hopefully, we'll get that soon. I feel like he has enough clothes and various things, but I feel like we still need so much more stuff to be adequately prepared. We are planning on cloth diapering him, but we'll transition into that about 3-4 weeks after he is born. That means we will need enough regular diapers to get us to that point. We have some, but not enough. I don't have any cloth diapers yet, either. I'm afraid of buying a bunch of one kind and then finding they don't work well for Liam. My plan is to get one of several different kinds from a local cloth diaper store and experiment to see what works, then buy our supply of them. We have no changing pad, but we do have a changing table! That's a start. I don't have any bottles in case I need them. I'm hoping to strictly breastfeed, though, so hopefully it will be a while before I need some. But if I do end up needing to use them shortly after his birth, I am not prepared. I don't have a diaper bag yet. We do have the stroller and car seat, but they are still in the box. We will finally take them out this week after the move. I'm not sure when we need to install the car seat in the car, though. Soon I'm guessing. I don't have any nursing clothes or bras or anything like that yet. I definitely have not packed any bags for the hospital. I need to get some nursing gear before I do that. Once we move, we will gather together the items to use during labor and have them in one spot with our hospital bags. I need to finish preregistering online for the birth. I'm sure this is not all I'm lacking. I try not to think about it too much because my lack of preparedness kind of stresses me out. I know it will all work itself out somehow, though. It always does.
Next weekend, we're traveling to Louisiana for the last time before Liam is born. It will be a pretty quick trip. My friends are hosting a baby shower for me, and I'm so excited about it! I can't wait to see all the people I don't get to see very often...or ever. I'm hoping that Liam is chill for the whole trip and all those bumps on I-20 don't make him want to come join us.
I have three more weeks of work left, which will put me working until 2 weeks before my due date. I will not be going back to work after Liam is born which makes me extremely happy! I get to be a stay at home mommy...well, technically a work from home mommy. I will still need to do some data entry work from home part time to make some money. I have one gig that I do now from home, but I'm looking for a better opportunity. Please let me know if you have any info on part-time work from home jobs.
Well, it's back to packing for me.
