I will begin by acknowledging my husband's eye for coolness. He told me I should shoot this tree--a shot which has since become my favourite landscape yet. Thanks husband, you are cool. ☺
And since I've headed down that path I may as well share a few more nature pics as they evoke relevant feelings...ones I have been experiencing recently...images of grass growing, and the like.
Waiting.
Waiting.
If I could give this series a title it would be...
...waiting. ☺
Ok, so I'm only partially serious, but I do have to admit that waiting has never really been my thing. Just ask my husband, my family or anyone who knows me well. Give me a present and I'll open it early. Get a creative idea in my head in the morning and it'll be half finished by the afternoon. Suggest the possibility of a holiday or a new, coveted household item and I'll have sourced the best price and picked out the colour (or the coolest holiday destination within our budget) and emailed it to you before the hour's out. I just have to be excited about it and it's done. Some may say hasty and impulsive...I say enthusiastic and productive...Mum says I get it from my father.
That said, nine months is not so much of a short wait. Pushing forty weeks is a bit of a challenge. Post forty weeks and I'm metaphorically bouncing off the walls (literally bouncing off the swiss ball).
Needless to say my patience is being tested. It's all very character building and good for me. ;) I have much to learn from you measured, controlled, think-it-over-and-weigh-it-up-for-six-months-and-don't-get-excited-until-after-it's-happened sorts. (Using the adjective 'excited' loosely, of course.) ☺ Only a tiny bit of good-natured sarcasm intended, I really do love you and aspire to be more like you--in some ways--which may be why I married one of you. And, of course, I am honored to be a friend or family member of a number of you.
So, while I am practising my settled, measured-ness, why don't I just take a moment to embrace the wait by listing all the pros of being overdue? All the good things, for they are many. Why don't I just do that. Besides, 'embracing' the wait in this way makes the time pass quicker. Hehe.
The good things about waiting.
1. A super clean house. A) because Mum is here to help out, and B) because cleaning gives me something to do. And the more Sophia messes it up the more opportunities I have to induce this baby through sweeping and vacuuming and sorting blocks and toy cars into their appropriate boxes.
2.
A husband who's home early and often. This is rarely the case and I'm relishing it. He aimed to finish his work and not take on new projects after the due date, so the longer we go the more of a break he gets and the more we get to see him. Yay! ☺
3.
Extra exercise. In the form of walks up and down windy hills, winding paths and anywhere else. So long as it brings on breathless cramps and pain in the abdominal area. Pain is good.
4.
The presence of Grammie. Grammie is around and Sophia is obsessed. I can't keep my daughter away from her (rather my presence is greeted by cries of "go away Mummy!") so my only remaining options are to paint my nails, read books and delve to the bottom of that list of things to do that never get done. Like paint pink things green and cover jars and boxes with fabric.
The following two images give you a taste of the cool things Sophia gets to do when Gram is around. Like painting iced cookies with a toothpick and stopping her bike at the many traffic lights and give-way signs drawn around the garden.
5. Opening myself up to new experiences in the form of self induction methods. Extra, extra, extra hot curries are good. Kiwi crush and licorice doses--not too shabby. Raspberry leaf tea I could take or leave. Nipple massage a bit laborious (TMI?) but the swiss ball I borrowed is quite fun. Might have to get myself one for the post-baby exercise regime. ;)
6. The increased chance that my second child's birthday (unlike my first's) will not fall in the school holidays. Thus making party planning easier, you see. (I'm scraping the barrel now I know.)
7. Increased sleep, DVD watching and couch sitting. Actually...not so sure if those are all good things. If only you could store sleep reserves for when you need them.
8. My little button is all settled in and cosy and just likes the warm. Who could blame him? He is inspiring me by making the most of the present moment... ;)
Yip, lots of good things. Still, can't wait for that next good thing, you know, but...focussing on 'the now'...focussing on 'the now'...
On a different note, excited to say that we may have pulled out the summer clothes and cranked the water play (despite the relative chilliness) in practise for warmer days where sun hats and bare butts will suffice.
So, bye for now. I'll just be here embracing the wait. (Any time now... any time now...)
x
