The fact of the matter is that I've been behind in just about everything. Luckily, I've emerged from my busy/crazy season at work relatively unscathed and am finally getting through my catch-up list:
- Bassinet and car seat ready? CHECK
- Blankets and burpers washed? CHECK
- Bathrooms clean? CHECK
- Laundry caught up? MOSTLY CHECK - it's a moving target
- Major work projects wrapped? CHECK
- Reschedule parent-teacher conferences originally scheduled for due-date week? CHECK
- Update the blog? GETTING THERE
My list of to-do's is getting a little shorter:
- Baby shower thank yous
- Catch up on phone calls and emails
- Stock the freezer with heat-and-eat casseroles
So now, instead of bargaining with the baby to stay put...
"Mommy will buy you a pony if you stay in there another week,"
I've given her the green light to come out and play...
"Mommy will buy you a Mustang if you come out today."
As far as progress goes, things are starting to happen -- albeit slowly. As of Monday afternoon, I was 1 cm dilated, but that's not necessarily a sign that things will happen quickly, if not at all before my induction date (11/22). After all, it's now Friday and I'm still here.
While it's easy to feel impatient, I keep reminding myself that these last few, painfully slow weeks will be but a blink in the rear view once the baby comes.
Until then, I'll waddle along, feeling like a time bomb, wondering if I should mark the time for every little cramp and twinge. I'll read and reread the last few chapters of Your Pregnancy Week by Week, and each morning, dutifully put my daily-use toiletries in my "go bag" ready to grab at a moment's notice.
Tom Petty was right: The wai-yay-ting is the hardest part.
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2 comments:
The Ryans have a lasagna in the freezer with your name on it! Just tell Ms. Pea to show up -- then it's all yours. :)
Hang in there. T minus 10 days -- almost done.
That's so sweet! Thanks!
I showed off that bib yesterday to the moms in my dept. Everyone thought it was the bomb!!
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