35 weeks?! When did we get here?
Now that I’m in my final month (!!!) of pregnancy, I constantly feel torn with wanting pregnancy to be done (everything is growing uncomfortable - sleep, sitting, lying down, walking…) but also wanting to embrace this season and soak in it a bit more (especially with the kids in daycare and my own free time during the day).
This week was a jam-packed week - a baby shower (!!! more on this in another post), a doctor’s visit, thrifting, the start of nesting and crossing things off my “pre-baby bucket list”.
The doctor’s appointment was meaningful in and of itself because I switched to a new doctor, which honestly felt odd to do so late into my pregnancy. But if I’ve learned anything from my previous pregnancies, it’s to trust my instincts and to do what I feel comfortable with. And as soon as I switched and sat down to meet the new doctor, I felt good about my decision.
The appointment went as usual, with the normal checking of my blood pressure, weight and urine. But there were additional tests this week, a 20-minute fetal monitoring, a group B strep test (a swab down there), and some bloodwork. (Thankfully, everything came back normal.)
My doctor went above and beyond and asked me if I was experiencing swelling. And yes indeed have I been! He said that Korean women with national insurance are all given compression socks and arm sleeves (included with insurance) but because we have international insurance, he wanted to know if I wanted them. I asked if they help and he said many women say they do quite a bit. Thanks to his bringing it up, I now rock these compression socks and sleeves whenever I can and I must say, they have been helping!
Besides my appointment, we were able to go thrifting over the weekend - scoring some great deals including a pair of cleats for J, some clothes for the kiddos and some big, comfy tees for me. Other than that, I believe I have begun “nesting” because I’ve been busy decluttering, doing baby laundry, organizing, and buying this and that to prepare for baby’s arrival.
I was even able to take a candle-making class! A few weeks back, I started preparing for O to enter daycare and made a list of things I wanted to do once both kids were in daycare and before baby would be born. Some of the things on the list were:
lunch dates with husband
read at a cafe
get my hair done
binge-watch a drama
get a manicure/pedicure
take a class
And this week, I was able to cross off a few of these things, including “take a class”! Thanks to one of the beautiful ladies that threw me a baby shower, I was able to learn candle-making with her. It was
The finished products! 2 wax tablets, a woodwick candle & a bouquet candle
There was something so life-giving doing something I’ve been wanting to do. I enjoyed the process of choosing dried flowers, exploring the varied colors and textures and arranging them. I enjoyed it so much I hope to go back again with my mom. :)