Last Tuesday my sister had her baby, and I have a niece. It sucks that I am living on the other side of the country and will have to wait a few months to meet my new family member! She looks adorable in the pictures though, and we have been able to skype a few times. It makes me so anxious to have my little one arrive!!!
I am officially starting maternity leave at the end of this week. I will only be 32 weeks, and still feel entirely capable of working, but I have gotten next to no hours (0 last week, half a day this week) and every week I go without working reduces the amount I will get in maternity leave pay. It sucks that when I feel like working (now!) there aren't any hours, but taking leave early means I will also have to go back to work early. I have been throwing myself a little pity party over this. I want to spend the whole first year with my child and not have to go back at 10 months! I am starting to feel ok about it though. I am very thankful that I live in Canada where a 12 month maternity leave with some pay is standard. When I was complaining to my Mom about it she reminded me that in the States it is 6 weeks or sometimes 12 weeks. When she had us almost 30 years ago it was only 3 months in Canada. So I guess I have to realize that 10 months with my baby is really fabulous considering what you get in some other countries.
Of course, with very little work and starting mat leave I am suffering from a bad case of cabin fever. Seriously, I feel like I never leave this house! I don't have the energy or motivation to be the perfect little housewife right now, so it's not like I am spending my days cleaning and cooking! lol! Everytime I leave the house to run errands I end up spending money, I mean financially we are fine, but I feel guilty spending money when I am not really bringing much in. My dog is pretty happy though as she is getting twice as mnay walks as usual!!! I have done a few crafts and even made homemade bread. Maybe in a few weeks once I am closer to the due date I will be content to sit on my ass at home lol!
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