Waterworks

1. My husband is starting a new job (probably) May 19th. At the same company where I have worked for 13 years. Completely different area, but still, it's strange.

2. We have an old home. It needs new windows. We are trying to move little man from baby's room to the spare room we don't use and haven't touched since we bought the place. Somehow we've gone from a simple "let's repaint in here" to the entire upstairs needs new windows and must be repainted. By people other than us. For which we will shell out many dollars. Because of possible lead paint, etc. I may have to sleep in my living room for awhile. I am not sure how this happened. 

3. There is a baby coming in nine weeks

4. I have a new OB that I'm not entirely comfortable with

5. I have to decide VBAC or C Section and the choice feels monumental. No matter what good (or bad) advice anyone gives me, it's up to me and I am equally as torn

6. I have gained 40 pounds

7. I want to kick that hairdresser who cut my hair last time. I went (somewhere new) for a touch up and realized it's going to take me nine months to grow these god damned layers out

8. I have a cold

I started crying on Sunday and haven't stopped since.

The end.

   

Comments

[Kelly]

The third trimester certainly has its ups and downs, right?

I can't give you any advice on the VBAC, even having been there myself. It's hard to choose. Ultimately, I put myself in my midwife's hands, went for it, and still needed a section. Is there a route that seems more comfortable to you? Do you know if your new OB supports VBACs, because that can make such a difference if you're supported by your medical staff.

[Kate]

1. My husband and I work for the same company. I LOVE it. We commute together often, and we have lunch together a couple times a month, which is the only one-on-one time we get with each other anymore.
2. Yikes. That sucks big time. But you will be happy when it's over.
3. Exciting and scary at the same time. I've shed many tears over this exact subject in my last trimester.
4. Oh man, I am sorry about this. I hope you get more comfortable with her/him in the next nine weeks. Although if it makes you feel any better, OBs seem to be even less involved in second birth than in first. So let's hope you have great L&D nurse.
5. That's a really tough decision, and I have no assvice to offer.
6. So what. This is the only time in your life where you actually have an excuse to.
7. Tell me where she is--I will take care of her for you.
8. Me, too. Sucks when you can't take anything for it. You poor girl.

Hang in there. I will be thinking of you.

[In the Trenches of Mommyhood]

Hang in there!
I had 3 C-sections. The first was emergency, the next two were scheduled. I just felt more comfortable knowing what to expect. But that's me.
Good luck with your decision.

[Binky]

I went the VBAC route. I really had to fight for it (hired a doula, ended up changing hospitals, didn't use any pain medication, etc.) but it was worth it because I finally got the birth I wanted the first time. Had I been more ambivalent and not taken all the steps I did to try to ensure the VBAC, I feel like the "trial of labor" the hospital said it would give me would have ended up in another c-section. It's the definite default command in this medical climate.

It's definitely a huge issue. Good luck with your decision. You'll come to the right conclusion for you, no doubt.

[mayberry]

I prescribe ice cream, screw the 40 lbs.

I also went through the VBAC decision, if you ever want to hear yet another perspective.

[nonlineargirl]

Sounds like you have a lot on your mind, and with a lot in your belly, it makes perfect sense that the tears are flowing.

You might feel better if you got your coworkers to tell your husband that it is a company tradition that when a spouse joins his spouse at the company that he must give her foot rubs and flowers.

[amanda]

honey when i found out how much new windows cost, i too could not stop crying!!

hugs :)

[Amanda]

Oh, sweetums, so sorry. I struggled with whether to be induced or not, ultimately the decision was made for me, but I feel your pain. Our house is 120 years old, find a 12 months no interest deal on the windows, it'll be worth it. Quieter, warmer and brighter! Try not to worry. Screw the weight, it'll come off. Curse the layers and the hairdresser, buy a cute cap. Can you find a different OB? Not liking the one you have sucks.

Sorry, I know a shitload of advice is just kind of annoying, but on the other side of pregnancy and weepiness, I wish I could help you shake it all off, it's just the last thing you need.

[Shannanb aka Mommy Bits]

Bless your heart. I am sure it will all work out. Do you have any pringles? They always made me feel better when I was stressed and pregnant.

[dude]

some may call the need for windows "man nesting".