You can’t hurry Love,…

…no, you just have to wait.

1/23/2007 has passed. We were told the due date on May 25, 2006 and have since eagerly awaited its arrival. In the early days it felt surreal and incredibly far away; beginning around mid-December it felt too close. Now it feels just right and I’m about as ready as I can be. I’ve done some serious nesting and our house has never been quite so organized, which has always been comforting to me (yes, I was one of those kids who lined up the clothes in my closet according to color and sleeve length…and still sometimes do this!). The last variable that needs to happen for me to feel fully ready is Harry getting better so he can fully participate in the festivities (he’s been sick with a bad cold for four days). With that as the current situation, a few more days or even a week (and yes, two more weeks is a possibility, but I’d rather not think about that) in the womb wouldn’t be a bad idea for our family to get off to an easier start. But, no guarantees. As I write, Harry’s hacking up a lung…maybe the baby will find it soothing and he’ll sleep the night away as long as his papa makes loud noises on a semi-regular basis.

Things I will miss about pregnancy:

• Feeling and watching our son move inside me, especially the hiccups! The little rhythmic jitters are quite endearing. I also like his tendency to really kick things up when music is on, especially if there’s drums and a bass.
• The amazing anticipation of such a huge, life-changing event
• Being so excited to meet our little guy!
• I can’t think of anything else right now…yikes, I must be at 40-weeks. I know there were other things I enjoyed, but most probably came between week 22, when I stopped getting sick, and week 34, before I started feeling enormous and getting really bad heartburn.

Things I am happy to leave behind:

• Heartburn still tops the list, although it’s mildly better since the baby dropped and I stopped drinking any caffeine (sad)
• The awkwardness of trying to move any way except upright, and even then, I waddle!
• Regularly receiving comments about my body. I know they’re all well-intended, but it’s strange how this is the one time in life when it’s OK for everyone, including strangers, to discuss your body (wow- you’re much bigger!, you’re really pregnant now, check out that belly!, etc…).
• Coughing or sneezing and never knowing what might happen (TMI?)

Well, hopefully this will be the last post until we announce our baby’s arrival. Either way, it will definitely be the one and only belly shot to make it to loveoirs!

Stay tuned!