My last day in the office was yesterday. I still have way too much work to do, but I will be working at home until our little grrl decides to make her appearance. I'm hoping to make it to my due date since the upcoming week is insanely busy for my husband. I need some more time to prepare, since I've been procrastinating on a few things. I'm about 90% ready, but it's funny how prepared I was with Dexter even a month ahead of time. I just now finished my birth plan and got together my packing list for the hospital. I am regretting not having time to chill before she gets here, but that's what happens when you run a business. It's flexible, sure, but there are no boundaries when it comes to project deadlines.
I'm hoping that it will be easier this time. We have a lot more help in place and our expectations are different. I'm not really planning on taking much time off, just working when I can. Our fabulous nanny will be enabling me to nap, take care of myself, and work a bit - a big improvement over last time when I went through periods where I could do none of those.
Tonight I told Dexter that I loved this alone time with him, but it was going to change soon. I told him that, after his sister is born, I won't be able to spend much time with him because his baby sister will need a lot of attention and she'll be a lot of work for me. He asked me if daddy was going to take care of him instead - which is of course what we will be doing. Divide and conquer!
Dexter seems genuinely excited about meeting his sister. He felt her move around in my belly today. He tried showing her a toy he had that has different colored lights by putting it on my bare tummy so she could see. She was moving around, so he put his hands where I showed him to, and she moved around enough for him to feel. He smiled so big! He calls her "his baby". We recently asked him what he would name her and he replied "Joan Jett!" Jett was on our name list for about 24 hours before I realized I couldn't yell for an airplane at the playground.
