Pregnancy Progress

So I'm working really hard to get a literacy course I'm teaching in Toronto next week organized, collated, tight and effective. Today I found out a Ministry representative will be visiting on the second day which will definitely force me to review my second day plans. Nothing like a little pressure to improve your delivery (no labour pun intended)! I'm hoping that, in spite of my pregnancy brain, I will deliver the goods and everyone will be happy and better equipped to implement great literacy programs this fall. I love my job :)

I am absolutely positively looking prego now. My belly is rounded and sticks out and I'm just barely able to squeeze into some size six skirts my sister donated to me. Thanks Sandra! Pretty soon they will be going the way of all of my other petite clothes...into storage. I may someday see them again...?

As much as I've been reading about prenatal events and happenings I now have this sort of compulsion to begin learning about WHAT TO DO WHEN THE BABY COMES. I can already hear you saying, "one step at a time!" but I have a real fear that all of this pregnancy stuff is going to be a piece of cake compared to actually raising a child out of the womb. And I know I am right to be a little scared ;) I have nephews and a niece.

As the weeks progress I am becoming more settled into pregnancy. The second trimester has definitely been much easier than the first trimester at this point. I'm less tired, have less uncomfortable gas and my appetite has tapered to a dull roar rather than a full blown howl. Maybe not working every day has something to do with this...:)

As a final note I am also really starting to wonder how great of a Mom I can be as a multi-tasking Mom. At work I tend to give 100%, at least, and that's been a successful strategy for me. If my brain is divided into 1/4 work and 3/4 childrearing I wonder how I will fare in both arenas: childrearing and work? I'd like to be 100% effective in both. That's why I'm considering (JUST CONSIDERING) staying home after baby turns one. This will depend a lot on our finances and our ability to keep our current lifestyle on one income.

Lots to think about!