I did not expect to be 39.7143 weeks pregnant. 39? Sure. 39.5? Maybe. But there it is, my due date, the day after tomorrow. I didn’t even mark it in my planner. And time has slowed and my body has shifted and I never know what we will be having for dinner tomorrow because how [...]
Still can’t wrap my head around the fact that one of these days, any day, we will fully be a family of four. Having kids is a wild, wonderous thing. I didn’t really know that until I had one of my own. Some people are born knowing that. Not me.
Adam is spending these days at [...]
During the day, I hardly know I am pregnant. Yes, there is a belly to contend with and the occasional kick and wiggle. And of course it is nice to lie down after a short walk here or there. But that all is normal now. It requires no thought. It is just The Way My Life Is. [...]
And suddenly, I am comfortable. I don’t know if is because the temperature dropped or if the baby did or if I am accustom, now, to sitting funny ways and sneaking naps. But the pager number I scribbled with such urgency last week onto this page of my planner seems quaint and unnecessary. No, this [...]
Belly shots are great, but I also want to remember that in these last few weeks, I looked a little unkempt (as I always seem to) and had those first wrinkles forming in the corners of my eyes. And that the air was hot and my hair got its summer color and its wildness and [...]
Dreaming: about going into labor almost every night. Probably because most nights I really feel like I might go into labor.
Daydreaming: about (oh my goodness) holding this actual baby. This baby I’ve been getting to know all this time, but have never seen. Oh, and having the laundry done and the closets cleared.
Eating: second helpings.
Feeling: [...]
We don’t know the sex of the baby, and my inklings of a girl are becoming less certain, and my delight in the mystery is becoming more definite.
We have no name for the baby, no one assured name, but our names are whittled down to just those you can fit in the palms of your [...]
Two months. Exactly. Until the big day. August 27. The day. The due day. Two months until all of it. Less than two months, more likely than not- Reed was a week early and this baby seems eager to be out in the world (to me, at least).
Either way, it is close. It is close, [...]
I have been lost in Jane Eyre (can you believe I had never read it?) and settling into our summer routine: morning work and play, midday retreat to books, little lessons and a shady house, quiet afternoon naps, and small walks when the sun gets low. We have been eating lots of muesli (recipe to come, [...]
Last year our walks were long. I planned our routes along the hills to get my blood moving and my legs feeling strong and long. I liked the shady hills best- the ones by the river and the brick houses and big trees. We could walk forever.
This spring we avoid the hills. I have no [...]