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Maternity Leave – Day 29

kellytirman — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:07:06 +0000

195 pounds and 1 day (OMG) until my due date.

Does she have any idea she is supposed to be born tomorrow? Am I prepared? I think I am prepared (as I triple check my baby to do list). What am I missing? What is she waiting for?

I seriously hope this little girl is born with more patience than her mother.

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Kelly Tirman is the mom behind kellytirman.com and serves as Sr. Manager of Operations for Walmart’s Global eCommerce User Experience, Insights & Analytics teams. Kelly’s blog focuses on sharing ideas on urban living; including general lifestyle, raising multilingual children and organic beauty.

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Maternity Leave – Day 28

kellytirman — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 03:06:35 +0000

194.5 pounds (a result of the walking or the vomiting?) and 2 days until my due date.

I popped out of bed at 7:20am, feeling 100% better and ready for the day. I cleaned myself up bypassing all domestic activities and headed out the door to once again “walk this baby out.”

My mom had been worried about me (I could tell) and had taken the day off work to in order to attend my weekly OBGYN appointment.

At the appointment I was informed that my cervix had not yet dilated and I was only about 40% effaced. I appeared to be having a high level of anxiety (no really?) and they suggested we scheduled an induction for 8/21 (as a backup) while all along reassuring me that the baby could come at “anytime.” What they seemed to fail to understand, however, is that not knowing when this baby is going to show up is precisely what is causing the anxiety.

After my appointment my mom and I shared a large salad at Pluto’s where I convinced her, that instead of yet another walk, what I really needed was a trip to the movie theater for a double dose of chick flicks. As it turns out The Proposal and The Ugly Truth provided me exactly the distraction I needed and I left the movie theater utterly gleeful.

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Maternity Leave – Day 27

kellytirman — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 04:08:29 +0000

195 pounds and 3 days until my due date.

I woke up naturally at 8:00am yet I was anything but well rested. I sipped a small cup of coffee while I made the bed, swiffered the floors and got myself ready.

Although my original intent for the day was to “walk the baby out” I felt like I had the flu and I had the vomit to prove it. I guess I will have to chalk this up to proof that morning sickness can extend well beyond the first trimester?

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Maternity Leave – Day 26

kellytirman — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 04:45:33 +0000

195.5 pounds and 4 days until my due date.

I woke up at 9:00am, tired since I had spent a majority of last night obsessively reading from my Kindle (thanks to my new handy dandy light).

Having not swiffered the day prior the house felt filthy. Not only did I complete my normal morning routine (swiffering/straightening) I then spent the rest of the day burning through two dozen Mr. Clean Magic Erasers as I scrubbed every wall and baseboard in our loft. I compensated for this manic behavior, which is not good for the baby, by playing classical music (nonstop) which will hopefully improve the chances of this baby being smarter than her mother.

My day ended with even more excitement when the UPS driver showed up with my Eames – Style Rocker by Modernica, which happens to be the final (and most expensive) piece of furniture for the nursery.

Eames - Style Rocker by Modernica

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Maternity Leave – Day 25

kellytirman — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 05:45:23 +0000

196 pounds and 5 days until my due date.

I was pulled out of bed 9:00am, after being unable to sleep most of the night, by my mom mother declaring that it was time to “walk this baby out.” She could tell that I had been moping around the house like a boat without a rudder and in true “personal trainer” style she was hell bent on kicking my butt back in gear.

I quickly pulled myself together and we were out the door before I could even attempt to start my normal yet mildly obsessive-compulsive morning routine (swiffering included).

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