So today is my first "official" day of maternity leave....I can't believe it!!!! I am now off work for the next year!!!! The thing is I have everything done and I'm all ready...now I don't know what to do with myself lol!!! Once he's here I know my hands will be full....it doesn't help I have been up since about 4:30 a.m. .....thanks pregnancy I appreciate that! So I reviewed the signs of labour and nope still not there so I guess I'm stuck pacing the floors lol. Well I hope everyone is doing wonderfully with their pregnancy or ttc journeys!

ah congrats! I can't wait to be finished work, going off on July 31, but may be earlier now because where I commute over an hour each way to work I am finding it extremely hard now (31 weeks now) because I am so tired and I am not getting a full nights rest anymore.

When is your due date?

That's awesome! How nice for you to be able to spend the first year with your little one!

I would probably pass the time watching TV and cooking all kinds of yummy things that I don't normally have time to cook!

When are you due?

Thanks ladies I am due July 22....but any time now would be great lol!

that's wonderful! congrats! do special things for yourself,
like, indulge yourself in things that make you feel good and happy.
that's what you can do with the time!!

you are in Canada right? i was wondering if you know if there
is a deadline for submitting papers to go on maternity leave?
i'm only 3 months, but i hope i haven't missed the boat on applying!

I am in Canada in British Columbia!


Nope you can apply for mat leave benefits through EI up to 8 weeks before you are due...I think if you want to go earlier,you need to apply for disability or sickness benefits first (I think they are 10 weeks in length) then you apply for mat leave. So you have definitely not missed the boat!

I have been doing nice things for myself...I am just so damn sick of being pregnant the nicest thing I could think of right now is for him to get outta my belly!!!!!! LOL!!!! I know it could still be awhile...but I am D.O.N.E. hehehehehe

I totally agree with you on being DONE with pregnancy!! I LOVE being pregnant but I am so ready to be done! I am in so much pain I could just scream (or cry!) and I cant wait to meet the little one... so hopefully any day now!! I am so jealous that you get to spend a whole year with your little one... that is so awesome! I only get 12 weeks and I am getting tempted to take off before the baby is born (because of the pain in my hip/leg) but that means less time to spend with baby when he/she is here...

Today is my first day of matt leave as well. So far I have slept in and eaten breakfast. I'm not a huge fan of being home alone though since I am already having some of those pre labour symptoms. I just dont know what I am going to do with myself for the next 5 hours before someone gets home. I hope you can keep busy

Congrats Lost! That is awesome that you get to take off a whole year with the baby! He's gonna have like the best mom ever! LOL!