Mommy's Last Day at Work

24 February 2010

Wee! It's Mommy's last day at work tomorrow and then she goes for her maternity leave to take care of me =) She won't go back to work until 2nd of May =)

She's already done her handover list today but still have lots to finalise tomorrow. Poor Mommy, working till the last minute. But I guess, it's better than having been laid off. She spoke to one of her colleagues who got sacked a few weeks back (Monina - she will also be one of my godmothers). Tita Monina has not found work to date... poor Tita Monina. Mommy says she's a hardworker and good at what she does. It's just the times are really hard to find work for the same salary they were previously getting....

Today, Mommy went to see her midwife, Karen, for the last time, before I come. Karen said apparently I've turned and now engaged? There's a bit of blood in Mommy's urine and was told that anytime from now till 1 March that she feels contractions and thinks she's in labor, she can readily go to the hospital for admittance. Karen said Dr. Nataliya (Mommy's OB GYN) will try to deliver me normally in that case. However, if I still don't arrive before 1 March then the planned caesarian will go ahead.

The operation is scheduled for 8am. So, Mommy and Daddy have to be in the hospital at 6.30 am for the prep. Mommy's hoping there would be music during the procedure (to keep from the uncomfortable silences or keep her from getting nervous and over imagining things). She's thinking of bringing her own CD player with my Mozart CDs and my new nursery rhymes (from Tita Dab)....

Tita Jackie (Mommy's officemate) treated her along with the other Leasing Team members (who's left from the redundancy) to lunch this afternoon to bid her goodluck for my arrival and also goodluck to one of her officemates, Sreejith, who surprisingly found a better paying job and recently resigned.

Mommy and Daddy still haven't found a place to transfer to... they're really undecided as Mommy's condition would not allow her to move around so much (especially when I arrive). They're also mainly thinking of me. How difficult it would be to move me to and fro for a complete house move. Mommy's praying that their Landlord just decides to bring down the rent to at least AED96K. That way they'll just stay in place.

Please Lord, please help Mommy and Daddy. Thank you =)

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