impending doom

I am nervous.

During one of our childbirth classes the teacher pointed out that new mothers should not do anything that might be strenuous for several weeks after childbirth such as cook, clean, climb stairs, etc. This obviously creates a sensitive situation for me.

I have been living in a kind of dream world. Golden takes care of my meals and clothes and the vast majority of household cleaning. While we sometimes disagree on some of the specifics of how things should be organized or cleaned, there is little doubt that Golden does most of the work.

Come the middle of July this means that I will be cooking, cleaning, buying groceries, doing laundry, and a lot of other things that I'm not really comfortable with. How am I supposed to react to this? Golden thinks that my concerns are an indication that I need some practice before the big event, but I am not sure this is an acceptable solution. I think Papa John's and a maid service are much more palatable solutions. At least then I can fool myself into thinking that things are the way they have always been.