Okay, so I’m actually pretty anti-gun, but that is totally beside the point. Oh, and no, my kids cannot play with guns. Wait, missing the point again, and I don’t have kids. Well, I have one – is it actually a kid yet or is it still considered a fetus until it’s out of the womb and breathing? That’s probably a question for science and religion to duke out. I digress. I did wake up about ten minutes ago from a very long and deep sleep nap (okay, kids, I drooled! I don’t drool!) so that’s my excuse. And wait, why wasn’t I taking naps throughout the whole pregnancy?! I thought I disliked them but that felt absolutely incredible.

Back to my point. I have been given a happy award (thanks, Candice!) by someone who I grew up with and went to slumber parties with and embraced the wonderful 80s with! We went our separate ways at some point during the tumultuous period of junior high (my guess? is that right?) and completely lost touch years and years ago. This makes it that much cooler that in the past few months we have reconnected as adults (as two adult women who are both about to making the life-altering shift to motherhood).

The rule after receiving this award is to list 10 things that make you happy and pass the award to 10 other people. Hmmmm. I may only award one or two. We’ll see.

1. First day of spring weather (short sleeves, sun, windows open)
2. Spending a full day with Dave with no distractions (yes, these will be few and far between in a few days)
3. Finishing a project and actually loving it
4. Anticipating time as our new family of three
5. Chilling with Darwin, the wonder dog (yes, I’m biased)
6. Waking up to the sound of crickets on hot, sultry summer days where the only thing on the agenda is lazing
7. Cold beer and a plate of fries after a long, hard hike
8. Girls nights with ice cold martinis and great conversation
9. Reading a great book, the kind that you can’t put down, the kind that you stay up reading until 1am even though you have to work in the morning
10. Summer days and nights complete with grilling and time outside – porch time makes it perfect

I could keep going, but I’m stopping at 10 because I love following the rules (okay, no, not really). And I’m passing this on to Kerilyn.

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Whew. What a day. It’s been a crazy day of ups and downs – very emotional one. Unfortunately, it looks like I will not be having a home birth. That was our big plan, our hope, etc. But I think Dave and I are both getting used to things not going as planned. Am I happy about this? No, but I have to just believe it’s for the best and there’s a reason for everything, including this. I’ll leave it at that for now because it’s been a long and draining day. Tomorrow are tests and then we’ll know more. But without further ado; some full term photos (man, I really wish I were more photogenic!) So, I look tired, have a really stupid constipated grin on my face and it looks like there’s a dead kitten on the ground next to me. Aren’t there photogenic classes that I can take?!:

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So, the other day I mentioned already starting to miss being pregnant and this special relationship the baby and I have right now. But I’ve also been thinking about the things I’m looking forward to (besides the obvious, which is this new awesome baby for Dave and I!):

• espresso/lattes/coffee
• vodka (yeah, not like pre-P, a little more in moderation…) in the form of very dirty martinis
• being able to lie on my stomach
• peeing less
• red wine
• sunny eggs (mmmm)
• no full time work for two months
• yoga (power yoga, heavy breathing, difficult poses, not the easy breezy prenatal yoga – the trick will be in finding time/energy I presume)
• non-tight boots
• my rings fitting comfortably
• my socks fitting comfortably
• naps (?) This one is interesting. I know, I know, nap when the baby naps. The problem? I hate naps! Just about as much as I hate baths. I’m grumpy after I do either (groggy or pruney)
• Possibility of a move

And a few things that I’m a bit apprehensive about:

• naps
• lack of sleep
• naps (they really do make me grumpy!)
• breastfeeding
• lack of alone time
• possibility that I stretched out too many “normal life” clothes
• money, but that just seems to be a normal life thing
• brain function returning to what it was before
• creativity functioning like it did before
• time for romance
• missing my pregnancy calmness
• diapers

That’s all for now….

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Ready for rest.

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