So Ready!

It is all done. The clothes are washed and hanging, the crib is adorned with all things cute and baby-like, the house is clean, the laundry is done, the bags are packed and ready to go. So what exactly is Landon waiting for? I have officially reached the point of pregnancy where I can honestly say, “I am D-O-N-E, DONE!” I know that patience is a virtue that I often lack (and then wonder why my three year old struggles with this very thing!), but doesn’t there come a point where you can simply reason with the baby about making his arrival a tad more prompt?

I imagine my conversation going something like this:

Me: Now Landon, give me your eyes and listen to my words, it is not nice to dilly-dally. Mommy has told you that it is time to come, and you are choosing not to listen. I would like you to please come with a quickness. Say ‘yes Mommy’.

Landon: Huh? (Silently thinking, “you are crazy lady, I am snug as a bug in a rug in here!”)

Me: Landon, I know you are not even born yet, but I promise, if you come now, I will lace my breast milk with all kinds of candy and sweets. Also, while we are talking, can you please stop kicking me under the ribs, it hurts Mommy.

Landon: Mmmm. Candy. Tempting, but no. And the rib thing? Yeah, I am a boy, so you just better get use to it.

Me: (Sigh. Long pause.) Landon, have I ever told you what a time out is?

In all reality, I am trying to enjoy these last few days of pregnancy. I know our world is going to be turning upside down very shortly. But being 9 months pregnant in August certainly earns me the right to do my share of complaining, yes?

In the meantime, I am trying to keep myself busy with Aubrey Ann. I find that the more I get out of the house and do things, the better I feel. It is the days where I stay at home, not ready to meet all the stares and hear all of the sympathy comments that seem to make me much more antsy.

On a side note, I had an interesting comment from a checker in Walmart today. I had seen her before, but never spoken to her. Since there is exactly one place to shop in our little town, I am sure she was my checker at one point or another. Well anyway, as I was checking out, I had Aubrey Ann sitting in the cart. The checker asked when I was due, and I told her. Then she said, “Is your daughter ready to be a big sister?” Aubrey Ann said, “Yes”. Then the checker said, “It is going to be a huge adjustment, because you two are so close.” I said, “How do you know that?” She said, “I see you in here all the time, and you can just tell that you two are best friends.”

Made my day. She is right, Aubrey Ann and I are so close. In fact on two separate occasions today I heard. “Mommy, I will ALWAYS love you”. And also, “Mommy, you are the best Mommy ever.” I wish I could save some of the comments for the teen years!

I am confident that even though my heart feels like it could burst from all the love I have for this little girl, that it can grow to accommodate all the love I have for Landon. That’s just what Mommy’s hearts do.

So in the meantime, I am going to try and exercise a bit of patience and wait for this little guy to come, if for no other reason than to show my daughter how it is done!

And since SOMEBODY needs to use that crib…