I am overwhelmed-Part 2

As I was driving to my mid-wife appointment last week, I realized that I am in a unique situation. You see, most women have either Christmas (and all that is involved with this holiday, from shopping to baking to everything in between) or a baby to worry about. They usually don't have both at the same time. 

Some women are able to plan out their pregnancy timing so the birth doesn't occur at the busiest time of the year. Other's, like me, are not so fortunate. Side note: When we first started trying, I can't believe I thought it would take only one time and I actually thought we would have the baby in July when nothing is going on and everything would be happy-clappy. I mean, that's how it worked for a lot of friends and family members. So funny that over a hundred attempts later we're having our baby at Christmas. 

Anyway, driving to mid-wife appointment, overwhelmed at all there is to do with both events. As I was sharing this with my mid-wife, I brought up how I don't know how I'm going to be able to get my Christmas cards out this year. And then the planets aligned and the entire reason why I chose this mid-wife occurred: she said "why bother doing Christmas cards when you'll be sending out birth announcements a few weeks later and you can wish everyone a merry Christmas then?" BOINK! How come this didn't occur to me? She's absolutely right! So no Christmas cards this year. No cookie exchange either, and maybe my family will get Christmas gifts before Christmas this year and maybe not. I'm not going to stress it. I've decided I need to be ready for Pat and that's where I'm putting my focus. We'll put up a tree and decorate the house, drink some eggnog while I bake A FEW Christmas cookies, but only after I get most of my to-do list for Pat done.

And I can honestly say that epiphany that my mid-wife shared with me was the most refreshing thing to happen to me in so long. That and the fact that I actually slept for 8 hours the other night for the first time since the beginning of August. I'm feeling great and am looking forward to what the next 5+ weeks bring.

So if you're expecting another Christmas card like 2 years ago when we dressed up like elves, think again. We'd still love to receive Christmas cards from our friends and family, just don't expect anything in your mailbox until late January from the Hancocks. 

Feeling far less overwhelmed than I did 4 days ago.