Through thick and thin...

After spending the last few days with my husband, I am struck but how much we have weathered together. It sometimes feels like it is hard to remember a time when he wasn't in my life. I am completely comfortable admitting that our relationship has not been without it's struggles but I will say in spite of it all we are intensely committed to one another and our family. Watching his transformation over the past 17 years has been amazing but none quite as amazing as watching him become a father. Nothing makes me more weak in the knees than seeing him snuggling with our son. And last night, I was touched as he kissed my belly without a second thought.  To top it off, he smiled as he relayed to me of how the night before as I was sleeping he snuggled with me after coming to bed that as he held my belly our baby girl was moving and kicking. He refers to her by her name, "L", he talks to E about her arrival, lets me show him all the clothes coming into the house, and teases me about my royalty status since I am carrying the princess. Yes, I think we are just are just about ready for this baby girl's arrival.

Leaving work at work

Why is this phrase so much easier said than done? Let me be honest and say my job is not overly stressful but is certainly annoying and frustrating at times. Oddly enough if I remember correctly, I went through a similar stage in the months before I had E. Anyway, as I am about to leave work for the day I can feel the tension in my shoulders about the day's events.  On a normal day, it is exhausting but partner that with being nearly 28 weeks pregnant along Braxton Hicks contractions and I am downright cranky. Luckily for my family, I have a long enough commute that I can simmer down before I get home but of course then I get to deal with traffic. So how do you give your family, in particular my son, your best when you feel irritated and tired? It is not an easy task but I am finding new ways to cope. Here is what I have come up with.

1) Do not talk about work on the commute home. My carpool tends to vent about the day and while it can be theraputic, these days it just gets my blood boiling. So to combat this, I plan to bring my Kindle, listen to my trusty MP3 player, or take a nap.

2) Do not talk on my cell phone while in the car. It can be fun to chat on the way home but these days my prego brain needs no more distractions! Instead, I will listen to music I enjoy (not the new) or listen to nothing at all. My quiet will surely end when I hit the door!

So there it is just a couple of ways I want to resume my separation between work and home life.