high expectations

I am 40 weeks pregnant now! Or ‘40 and 1 today’ is how they say it.

Oh I started so well. Now I am going to try and finish well! You hear that baby?  That means you start well OK? We all want to be good at what we do. I wonder if this is felt more keenly than the desire to be a good parent. This starts right at conception. There are new rules on what to eat, what not to eat, how much to eat, how to look after yourself, stretches and exercises to do, what sports not to take up. Also babies recognize rhymes and songs from the womb so you can grow their brains more while they are in there. Sheesh! This baby is keeping me busy and providing opportunities for guilt already!

It has been discovered that an exercising mother makes a healthier baby. Makes sense. Like I said I started well; baby yoga, walking, stretching and those annoying pelvic floors. In the past few weeks when I haven’t been in a classroom I have been aiming to walk about 40 minutes everyday. Does it sound impressive or lame? I don’t walk particularly far in 40 minutes. Also once I fell over. Balance is challenging with loose ligaments and a bowling ball between your legs. Well almost. I haven’t done too badly actually and the walking really improved the weird leg cramps I was getting. I thought about cutting down on sugar too but I have been rather enjoying my new sweet tooth.  It doesn’t seem too detrimental at the moment, apart from the baby developing a sweet tooth, I hear that is pretty likely with children. The question is will I be able to curb my sweet appetite later?

We have completely finished our to do list for the baby, including the little touches decorating the baby room. Even to the point that nobody knows the name we have chosen but we have bought some letters to put up in her room after the big arrival. We felt pretty sneaky trying these out then hiding them away again. I'd say we are ready! Waaaaaah! It is a good feeling.  My to do list is now filled with slightly silly items but that are no problem, I should still do those wee annoying things. Something to pass the time while waiting!

Dropping a bowling ball anyone?