Due in 1 week!

No baby yet - due in one week though! I thought I might be going into labor this past weekend, but obviously, since I am writing this email, that was not the case. I just felt so crampy and not great - couldn't sit down and relax, had to keep moving......but then I went to bed and I woke up Sunday and was fine. Mostly I start feeling crampy at night - read on a website that crampiness can be an indication of labor onset, but seeing that I am due in one week, I would assume that labor will be starting soon anyway (well anytime in the next three weeks!).

Started reading a very interesting book called, "The Feminine Mistake" - all about working/not working and mothering. Not really like the book, "Mommy Wars" but more about how are society puts a higher status on women that can stay home but does not take into consideration a lot of the benefits women get from working, regardless of their financial situation. Personally, I am glad that I am going to keep working - not only because of the financial benefits, but the retirement benefits, health benefits, the upward mobility, the adult interaction, the mental stimulation. In no way do I think that everyone should do that or do I want this to be seen as bashing for those who choose not to work after children, but for our family, I know this is the best thing (and lets be honest here, it is also a financial thing in our family!). I am sure it will be very hard when I return to work a few months after BBM arrives, but after reading just a portion of this book and after really looking at all the options, I am comfortable with my decision (and have been for quite a while)!