Family Alive

Well, if a flurry of activity is supposed to precede going into labor, last night should have been my night. I had a burst of energy in the morning (Brian was gone and couldn’t keep me from overdoing myself… whoops!), and I swept all the floors and front porch, rearranged more baby clothes, cleaned the kitchen and cleaned the hall closet. Then I braved a trip to Target by myself (not my favorite place to be on a Saturday when I’ve already worn myself out). I was so tired last night. But here we are, still waiting:)

Today, though, I’ve laid low. I’ve been having some uncomfortable contractions every evening for weeks, so that’s nothing new. But the kitchen is clean, the house is picked up, and nearly everything on my “TO DO BEFORE BABY” list has been accomplished, with much thanks to my wonderful husband. Brian did realize something funny, though. I HATE to clean my George Foreman grill. I used it nearly 3 weeks ago, and it’s been sitting on the counter waiting to be washed ever since. Tonight, he asked me if I was ever going to wash it. Hmm… I wonder if maybe the baby isn’t coming until I wash it? Ah, the crazy thoughts of a late-pregnant woman. Anyway, I washed it (took all of 2 minutes, I don’t know why in the world I didn’t do it sooner). Now I’m sitting here in a clean, picked up house, hoping that maybe our little Toone-to-be will arrive tonight. On the other hand, I can be reminded and reassured that God’s already chosen his perfect birthdate since the beginning of time, and nothing we can do will rush or delay it. We just can’t wait to meet him!

Tomorrow’s a busy day, though. The monthly women’s mission meeting at Brian’s parents church is at 10am and 7pm. And while I’d rather not go and face all the “when is your baby coming” questions, I invited the guest speaker, forgetting that it was my due date. And we sort of expected we’d have a baby here by now (why we expect that is kind of funny… even with only 1 child, given that she was 12 days late, we shouldn’t really expect anything better than him coming ON TIME, surely not EARLY). So Brian’s got a breakfast meeting at 7:30am, we’re both going to the morning missions meeting at 10, having lunch with our guest speaker at 11:30, I’ve got a doctor’s appointment at 1, and then the meeting is again at 7pm. If little one decides tomorrow is his day to arrive, I’m not sure we can fit it in!:) We’ll check in tomorrow to let you know how the day goes, though. Hope everyone had a good weekend!