Countdown… 40th week! (…and little moments from (probably) our last baby-free Sunday)
Compared to last week, when one evening really started out like there would definitely be a baby by morning, the contractions faded away just as quickly as they had come – and since then we’ve just been waiting and waiting. Not that pregnancy isn’t enjoyable, but this close to the end I really wouldn’t mind being past this whole pre‑birth quiet.
Well, time is working in our favour, and in the meantime I get to enjoy the evening (or afternoon, or whenever I ask for it) massages, the delicious food the boys so kindly spoil me with, the thoughtful little gestures, and the endless rearranging of baby things that I haven’t been able to stop since I first started.
Or I can read the cards that Rú’s bonus mum sent with him after the last weekend he spent at their place, which I’d promised myself I would only open in the middle of labour as a little distraction. But I was so curious that I peeked at a few this morning and I loved them! And it’s such a beautiful gesture from one woman to another, the kind that warms your heart every single time you pick the cards up. Especially knowing she made them by hand, just for me ♥
I also found myself thinking that this was probably our last weekend without the baby: the last Sunday table set without a crib standing next to it, the last Sunday morning coffee without milky little curls resting on my shoulder, the last “let’s just pop down to the bakery” Sunday breakfast without a bundled‑up little parcel dressed for the cold, and the last weekend for Rú when he isn’t a big brother yet, every single day of the week.
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Welcome to our little virtual corner! I’m a single mother raising my wonderful son, Ruben, who has grown into a remarkable teenager. For years, I was the sole breadwinner as a Krav Maga instructor, balancing the challenges of parenthood and work on my own. When Ruben started kindergarten, I embarked on a new journey by studying healthcare management at Semmelweis University, specializing in health tourism management. After graduating, I began working in my field and experienced firsthand the tragic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic while serving as a healthcare manager in a state hospital. As the pandemic subsided, I transitioned into private healthcare, where I currently work as a practice manager. Meanwhile, our family moved from a small town to Vác, a charming historic Danube riverside city near Budapest. Later, I took on a new role at the Department of Health within the Ministry of Interior, continuing my journey in the healthcare field from a different perspective. Life has also grown in beautiful new ways: a wonderful partner has brought fresh energy and warmth into what was once just me and Rú—now we’re a family of three. Here, we embrace the everyday moments and joys of life together. If you want to hear more stories about us, you’re warmly invited to visit the original Daysonpaper blog at S&Ru’s Diary on daysonpaper.blog.hu. So I decided to try living for a year on an international stage and see if there are other mothers in similar shoes for whom this diary could be a support on the harder days—just as it has been a support for me when I was able to look beyond the difficulties and sincerely believe in my own strength. Thank you for stopping by!
