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Status of Mr. Baby: Not yet. Sigh.
Doc and I went for a long walk today at NorthPark Mall. We didn’t do any shopping (are you kidding? It’s the day after Black Friday… just the mall walkways were crowded enough) but it was a good place for a nice long walk and some rich-people-watching. Walking and sex are two things that are supposed to help labor begin, so we are doing our part(s) to get this show on the road!
We had a full-size mattress set delivered today so my poor mom has something to sleep on besides a crappy air mattress. Later, when Aquaman (IF HE EVER ARRIVES) is old enough, we’ll convert his crib frame into a full-size bed, and we’ll already have the mattress for it.
I’m bored and getting pretty antsy about labor… when oh when will it begin? I imagine every full term pregnant woman asks herself that question repeatedly. Mom is cooking up a storm and cleaning our house cleaner than it’s ever been, which is freaking AWESOME but also is making me feel guilty. I hope she’s not too bored here.
I haven’t really felt the nesting instinct that pregnant women often feel shortly before labor begins and gone crazy with the cleaning and organizing, although Doc may disagree with me on that. I tell you, though, HE has been the one who has been super busy lately getting shitloads of things done around the house. It’s so sweet how excited he is about the baby, and how much he’s preparing for it. Comparatively speaking, I’ve just been sitting on my ass.
Stick with sitting on your ass. It’s going to hurt in a few days. And you don’t really sit down again for another few years.
On a more reflective note, this last few months of Anna being in high school seems very similar to waiting for her to be born. I am impatient but full of anticipation and a bit of anxiety. I can’t wait to see if she’ll be healthy (WILL SHE EVER FINISH HER COLLEGE APPLICATIONS!?!?!!?) or what she’ll look like (KU, Harvard, Grinnell, William and Mary, Math, Linguistics) and what will her APGAR score be (financial aide). And more importantly, after she goes to college, what does that mean for my life?
I think that’s why I’ve been enjoying your blog so much. This long wait will pass quickly, as will the rest. And as far as I can tell, no one comes to clean while you’re waiting for them to go away to college.
You’re right, I should enjoy sitting while I still can!! And having someone clean my house. And sleeping. Although I’m not doing that very well lately (HOW many times can a person PEE in the middle of the night?!) I’m trying to enjoy this time instead of always looking ahead to the next thing, but it’s hard. Like you, I know my life is going to change when this milestone occurs, but I’m not really sure how yet, in all the little day to day ways. And Aquaman will be off to college before we can even blink our eyes. It’s weird to think that.
I’m glad you’re enjoying reading my super boring life updates š
Nothing boring about it, at least not to those of us who’ve been there. And I doubt your mom is bored, either. She’s doing all this stuff for you, yes, but she’s also doing it for her grandbaby. š Hang in there, and do stay on your ass as much as possible. Hope Aquaman makes an entrance soon!