(All photos used with permission from MJD Photography, Grand Forks, ND)
Yes, tomorrow (Friday) is officially two weeks from baby's due date.
Several things are still true:
:: We are still waiting for him to name himself (or for a bolt from the blue)
:: We aren't sure exactly how we'll configure our nap time sleeping/quiet time
:: We don't know when he'll arrive, although he gave us a little scare this week
:: The siblings are expectant, but perhaps not as impatient as their mama
People keep asking if I am ready...
What does this mean, ready? Somewhere out there must be a mama who is ready for baby to arrive in all the senses that might be true. For example, that mama has a nursery decorated, meals prepared in advance and in the freezer, and she has a neatly packed bag. Her laundry is probably even caught up.
Or, maybe it's just the mama who is so monumentally uncomfortable that moving baby outside will make the world easier.
I am neither of these kinds of ready. Actually, I am more comfortable now that I've been much of this pregnancy. Big like a barge, but not terribly uncomfortable. And, I know all about the challenge of a stubborn two year-old and a baby carrier. Let's just say baby is easier to carry this way. He also sleeps through the night this way...
But, I am not particularly patient. A part of me would like to put an end to the waiting. The flip side of that is the recognition that a mama only has a short time to feel a baby move beneath her skin.
We've suggested to baby that there are several dates that aren't ideal. For example, C has his chili feeds and important visit from his boss next week. February 29, although a very interesting day to be born, isn't the day we'd select.
As promised though, we'll let you take your positions on when you think Attilla the Hunt will arrive. To make them official, please put them in the comments for this post.
In the interest of fairness, I'll mention that the official due date is March 9. There has never been a baby born early in this family, and we aren't really running early kind of people. However, I am measuring bigger, and the doctor is guessing baby to be bigger, than previous arrivals too.
And, if you think you know what we'll name baby, you can guess that too ;)
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