Waiting

Well, I am 39 weeks along and waiting as patiently as I can for this little one to join us. I am really excited for her to join our family, but I am starting to get grouchy. My hips hurt so badly, and I have to take Tylenol to get through the night. But luckily work is done for now, and so I don't have to sit and try to get through phone calls all day. Toward the end my foot was tapping, and I just wanted everyone to hang up. I've been taking baths everyday, and trying to take a few short walks a day to keep my body limber. But today it is snowing, so I might stay inside. I had a nice lunch with Bridget and friends on Tuesday to celebrate Heidi and my new babies, and Bridget gave baby Lizza the cutest white sandals for next summer. I've been taking the girls out to dinner a lot because I am too lazy to make food or clean the kitchen. They do not seem to mind, and it passes the time for all of us.

Tim started a new schedule last week, and now he is home all morning until 2 p.m. We've been deep cleaning the basement and getting some other jobs done. I've been throwing away a whole landfill of junk. It feels nice. I found 3 or 4 boxes that I have actually been looking for for about 4 years, so that was fun.

Here's a thought. Will I be board in the hospital? I have not invited friends to the birth. Will Tim and I run out of things to talk about? I have a book, iPad and iPhone. That should keep me busy. Maybe Tim and I can have a Scrabble marathon? We'll see. When you sit around waiting for something for 40 weeks, you have a lot of time to think about it.

Just waiting.