#33 weeks

Look who is finally confident enough to do some wobble board work 😊

For as much as I was dreading this past week, it really went as well as possible.  

My week included the following:  

A first time in-home daycare visit

An 18 month pediatrician appointment

A first time daycare drop-off

32 week OB appointment.  

Girlfriend hangout / pedicure / all the errands. 

So much driving and socializing! 

On Tuesday, erp and I went and spent 40 minutes at the in-house daycare getting to know the woman and see her space.  There were about four other kids there, all various ages, and after 10 minutes of erp being shy she actually started coming out of her bubble and playing with the kids! Maybe she’s not as shy as I thought!  So so encouraging to see my little covid babe interacting with others.  She actually seemed bummed to leave!  

Wednesday, erp and I drove the hour into Norfolk for her pediatrician appointment which went overall well!  For as vocal and communicative as erp is, she still hasn’t said any words yet so we’ll be starting speech therapy soon.  Not concerned at all and happy to get the assistance! 

Thursday was my OB appointment to which I had to find the childcare coverage for.  Tuesday’s initial daycare visit made going into this drop-off so much less anxiety riddled.  Sure, I still didn’t love leaving my child somewhere but I trusted she’d be fine.  And she was!  My appointment was a success too!  This new OB office (because I moved) has such a nicer team of professionals working there.  I was honestly expecting someone to say something about my weight since it’s exploded due to my eating like a jerk (even though I vowed this pregnancy not to. Wrong!) but all she said was that my “numbers looked good!”  AMAZING.  She even checked to see if I was dilated due to my request after convincing myself I was thanks to @shaketheduust :) (I am not dilated and am “as closed as closed can be!”)  

When my appointment was over I texted the daycare lady to let her know I’d be back in 15 minutes and she told me to take my time, run an errand or get some alone time.  I replied that I didn’t know how to do that.  So I did the only thing I could think of, went through the Starbucks drive-through and called my mom to give her a low-down of the appointments.  Half an hour later I was on my way to get my girl and she looked like she was having such a great time! Though, once she saw me she immediately ran up to me, asked to be picked up and was ready to go.  I received tons of pictures and videos throughout the two-hour stint giving me a play-by-play of her experience there.  So so grateful to have found such a great resource!  

At the OB office I was able to schedule my next 9 weeks of appointments (once every two weeks for the next four weeks then weekly after that) so I was able to book them on days that either Kevin has off or my mom will be here to watch erp.  Despite having childcare lined up I asked the daycare lady if we could find time for erp to start going to her one or two+ days a week to help her continue to socialize and integrate with others.  It feels strange to do this knowing I don’t need the childcare, but I need to remember that this isn’t about what I need, it’s about what’s best for erp.  And right now, having time outside the house and with others will be really good for her.  

Friday was blissfully spent at home, though I did spend 3 hours on video calls chatting/hanging with co-workers which is always a great time!  Love that my work day can include so much @zerocarb time.  

Saturday morning I was out the door by 7:45 a.m. to drive to Norfolk to hang out with friendbor! (even though we’re not neighbors anymore, that’s forever how she will be referred).  We got Starbucks breakfast before our 10 a.m. pedicure appointment and enjoyed our final 1:1 hangout before she and her family move to Norway next month!  It was so so good to spend time with her and catch up on all the things!  I then took advantage of the solo afternoon by running all the errands (returning Amazon products, going grocery shopping, getting gas, grabbing lunch from two different spots, running to the post office).  I was exhausted by the time I got home and spent the rest of the day trying to recover from all the activity.