D.C. Area Babies
Starting to freak out about countdown to mat. leave at work.
My coworker just delivered 3.5 weeks early (both mom and baby are fine!) and I know there were a few things she wanted to wind up before she left, that she didn't get to do. So now I am starting to freak out!
I have 15 weeks left and now want to try to plan a 12 week timeline. I just need to get over the hump of the next two weeks, which will be crazy (two big events and a conference).
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Re: Starting to freak out about countdown to mat. leave at work.
My biggest event of the year, a five day meeting that I run with people flying in from around the country, is next week Mon - Fri. I'll be 37 weeks. I was joking with my boss about what would happen if I go into labor early, or if my water breaks in the middle of the meeting... she was not amused. I was highly amused.
I think it's a fine idea to plan for an early delivery when it comes to work related stuff, so go for it. Just don't psych yourself out - you could be like me with my girls and work through your 41rst week (unless you're taking leave before your due date?)... you never know!
More Green For Less Green
I've already started to let go of a few projects, and to coach my staff to make decisions without me. The hard part is that I need to get through my fall and then create some timelines and checklists so other staff can fill in on supervising my projects. I hate doing timelines and checklists, so I know that I will be tempted to procrastinate.
Before I left on maternity leave, I created a position handbook of all the critical information someone doing my work would need to know. I also left just before a big meeting, so tried to do as much as I could before I left, and briefed the person taking it over as much as I could. It was fine. The fact is, people can pick up the work as needed, and life will go on.