DISTRACTIONS

When I found out I was pregnant months ago, I promised myself that I would not let this blog turn into another obsessive baby blog. I can't stand those.. I can't help but wonder how healthy it is to have your entire universe revolve around a baby and not have any personal interests, hobbies, or activities of your own.

Now a few months into it, I get how the whole baby process can be all emcompassing (and he isn't even here yet) particularly for me right now based on my physical condition- there is very little else I can do.

But literally, all I really think about these days is either baby related or work project related. I don't have anything else going on to distract me. That's why I haven't had much to say over the past few months too.

I am 33 weeks now. 7 weeks til my due date. My gut tells me he's going to come early, but that very well might be wishful thinking. I am uncomfortable and exhausted pretty much all the time.

Thank God for work, it keeps me moving and busy from the minute I get there until the minute I leave. That's exactly the kind of distraction I need.

I'm in the beginning of a massive project that is gaining momentum by the day. The timing is great, because I should have all the details done and the conceptual design locked down before I go out on maternity. If all goes according the plan, the lull in the project will occur while I am out while the initial build is going on. By the time things start really getting put together I should be back.

My project's actually pretty exciting, I love a design challenge. If I can pull this off, I should be able to save the company more than 650K per year in labor costs. The hard part is going to be to convince the that the initial investment is worth it.

I'm going to be disappointed if this all dies on the vine. Like most companies, I have to fight through that "this is the way we've always done it" mentality.

In the meantime, at least it keeps me challenged and distracted. Otherwise, I think I would just feel like a giant semi-mobile incubator and probably spend my days couting down the days.