we've attended childbirth class, infant care class, nursing class. we've had the entire holiday guinn painted and reorganized, cleaned out all drawers and shelves and made room for all baby guinns many belongings. we've detailed the car, installed the carseat via saferiders, graciously received or bought everything this little girl possibly needs, groomed pipes, groomed ourselves, established a pediatrician, been on the phone with blue cross blue shield multiple times to discuss our policy, emailed our families our hospital info, and packed our bags... it's all done :)
i find that each day i have to make sure that the house is in tip-top shape (clean as a whistle) along with myself, piper....everything orderly and in it's place just in case she makes her move. this little waiting period is quite awkward....knowing it's your last two weeks of life as you know it. i should be taking advantage of this time in some way--relaxing more, sleeping, etc...but instead, i find myself sitting with life on hold - feeling over the pregnancy phase but not yet in the mommy phase....kind of like being in transit. i remember on our way home from kenya i was "in transit" and stuck in the london airport-- i wrote in my journal that i never do well with the in-between. I either want to be here or there (and it's even worse when you don't actually know which is better --here or there-- but either way you're going there)....the in between is always rough for me. in this situation, i'm so ready to just be "there" with little guinn in my arms. yet i know, all the while, that i cannot truly grasp what that will look like or feel like, no matter how hard i try.
trey is busy wrapping up coursework, finishing stats exams, writing and revising papers, entering grades for his concordia course, and finishing up all his responsibilities with his UT teaching assistanship. soon, he will close down the dorm and kick out all the students :) BUT, from the day little guinn is born, daddy-guinn will be free from work and teaching until august.
we both had the summer off from work last year. it felt like the best summer of our lives. we woke up when we wanted, made coffee, watched the news, went on jogs, swam laps and layed out at gregory pool, come home to shower and then head back out the door for happy hour and time with friends.... i have a feeling this summer will be equally great but look quite a bit different ;)
thank you Molly Moody Photography ;o)
Wow. You're so prepared and organized! I wish I had taken a nursing class or even read a book at least. I had no idea about it! I honestly thought it was really easy (it's natural, right?). I thought you just stuck the baby on there, and they just knew what to do, lol. I've made it 9 months so far though, and I'm really glad I stuck it out!
ReplyDeleteI remember those exact feelings and preparing for Finley. Every second is one closer. You are going to have an amazing summer. FYI things are awesome now and have been for weeks! Last time we talked I was still trying to enjoy mommyhood now I can't imagine life any other way. Call if you wanna chat before baby guinn :0)
ReplyDeleteI just love it and literally CAN'T WAIT!
ReplyDeletePlease let me know when it all "goes down" Guinns!
"we woke up when we wanted, made coffee, watched the news, went on jogs, swam laps and layed out at gregory pool, come home to shower and then head back out the door for happy hour and time with friends"
ReplyDeleteThings you can do with a baby from the above list:
1) make coffee
2) watch the news (sometimes)
But the rest of the stuff you'll feel will make up for it all. :)
AHHH! I so excited for you! I think you made a ton of us shake our heads "yes" when reading this post! The last few weeks are funny huh? You feel so ready! I can't believe now it is five days or less!! WHOO HOO! Love y'all!
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