The Juxtaposition.
Moving around is becoming increasingly difficult with a protruding bump,as lovely as it is. Everyday life takes on a new shade, as the most simple of things become that much more difficult, bending down, driving, walking and even sleeping! By the end of a long week at work it feels like I have climbed several mountains and the weekend is more welcome than ever before.
It’s Friday afternoon and the baby is moving constantly and feels at his biggest. He’s really making himself known and the exhaustion is overwhelming. The end of work is in sight – 6 weeks to go before maternity leave starts and I feel a shift in focus happening. I’ve always been someone who is terribly conscientious and focused, on work, however I’m finding that in the later stages of pregnancy my priorities are changing. As the baby kicks inside of me, my boss approaches and fires a few instructions my way, as it the norm. But today this feels wrong for me, I want to be protecting and nurturing this helpless baby inside of me, not obeying orders and asking “how high?” when someone says jump….I’m a Mum.
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