Waiting Game

Well, there's not much left to do but wait for our new baby to decide to present itself. Officially my due date is still a week and a half away, but tomorrow marks the day I had calculated to be the due date. Actually I had given myself a week long range for a due date and then revised it to the following week when I discovered I was a little off on my calculating dates. So, instead of the Aug 30th to Sep 7th range, my estimate has been Sep 7th to 13th. And tomorrow is the 7th!

As you can see, from the picture above, we finally got a bassinet. With Dolly and PC I borrowed a bassinet for the first two months of their lives, but I finally decided that I'd much rather have my very own bassinet that looked just like I wanted one to look. So Sir and I searched online and found just what I had been imaging and for an excellent price too! The bassinet came with a pink gingham trimming set as well, but I love blue - and blue works for both boys and girls - so we set it up with the blue trimmings. I can't wait to use it. Besides the wheels that make it convenient for moving from room to room, the wheels flip up to create a cradle that can be rocked with just the twist of a little knob.

Of course there's always stuff that still needs to be done, but the hospital bags are packed, Dolly and PC's suitcase and a playpen is ready to go to Grandpa and Grandma's house, I have a birth announcement post ready to go, the laundry is all washed although it's not folded or put away yet (I'm not completely sure why that seems important, but it is), all but four of the house plants have been watered, the house is generally tidy but I need to vacuum it again, and the animals have all been looked after -the birdcages and catbox are clean etc.

So, now we're just down to waiting. I don't feel any different, but Medium our cat seems to think I'm up to something. Lately she's been following me around like I'll disappear if she loses sight of me. She's even hopped into bed with me and it's been years since she thought she needed to share my bed. It's very disconcerting to observe accusing feline eyes boring into you when you really don't feel any different yourself. At least not very much different to be exact.

Well, I should go. I've been working on another post, but at the rate I'm getting anything done on it, I'll go into labour before I get it published. And I wanted to get something posted before our life gets stirred up with the excitement of a new baby!