My life with my fiancé is soon to change as we are expecting the arrival of our daughter any day now. After 40 weeks of pregnancy I am ready to have my body and my bladder back to myself. I’m so excited, nervous and scared shitless as I am a first time parent. This is his 3rd child so I’m looking forward to learning as much as possible about this thing called parenting from my fiancé. He’s a great father to 2 beautiful children whom I’m grateful to call my “step” children.
I’ve worked full time (if not more than) essentially since I graduated highschool so taking a month off of work gives me a new kind of anxiety. I’m hoping to at least make ends meet using this wonderful platform #steemit. Working for a small business really limits the ability for any kind of paid leave or even FMLA. (I’m lucky I even get to keep my position!)
Although taking a month off seems like a long time to me, I also wish I could take advantage of a 6 or even 8 week leave to adjust to my new life as a mother. I’m confident I’ll adjust to the change regardless of the time I am on leave, but what new parent doesn’t want a little extra time with their babies while they are babies?
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