Lately I've been stressing about my growing workload and waking myself up in the middle of the night thinking about work deadlines and assignments.

I've also been hearing about my friend's recent birth experience and how harrowing it was between her 26 hrs of labor, feeling her stitches and her parents stressing her out with how they like to do things and their postpartum healing traditions. I know everyone has different birth experiences. And I've been wanting to expose myself to more info and tips to be aware and prepared.

I also felt today like I'm showing more than usual. And I've been feeling more cramps. I've also sort of decided that my obstetrician is not a great personality fit so I'm thinking about seeing a different OB and how to transition.

I've been feeling overwhelmed in multiple ways and I'm wondering if I'm as strong/resilient and excited for this journey as I thought I was.

Apparently it's important to mentally and emotionally prepare for all these life changes and physical changes. I'd love to focus on this more.

Adding these things to my prayers tonight.