At first I mis-counted and thought this was installment 3 of this series. I’m just a little bummed to see it’s part 4. OK, I’m past it.
What I would have missed if I’d gone into labor yesterday.
• The opportunity to get lots of stuff done—clear some of the junk out of RB’s room, go to IKEA and buy a new chair for C’s room (the “bear chair,” a reclining foam thing in the shape of, well, a bear) so that the glider can be moved to the nursery, help mom remove some badly damaged cane from a couple of old chairs so they can be repaired.
• Speaking of IKEA, we dropped C off at the play place there, where parents can leave children to play and watch videos for 30-45 minutes while they shop. I didn’t think she would want to stay—she’s pretty cautious about new environments where she doesn’t know anyone. But she did! And had a good time! [Ahem] Don’t mind the teary-eyed pregnant woman wandering through the lighting department…
• The chance to go to dinner with my sister and her family, my stepmother who’s in town, and her new beau. It’s strange to think of her as “my father’s widow” but that’s who she is. She seemed really happy to see the grandkids and pending anything really major happening labor-wise in the next, oh, two hours, I’ll see her at church.
• The chance to talk to a great “spiritual mother” of mine who called because I have been on her mind for the last few days. Yeah, no kidding!
• The realization that I might as well make the best of this, so each day I’m going to do something for me, and something for someone else (even if it’s just writing a check for the Christmas Joy Offering, which is being collected today at church). My other small act of service today will be to be gracious to the literally dozens of people who will say “You’re STILL here?!?” this morning. Although I think I will keep a count, and if I reach a certain number, maybe I will just go home.
• Last night R put C to bed. He came downstairs and said C was asking for a goodnight kiss from me. My mother had just come in from an evening out so I sent her up (MaDear has been trumping Mommy lately). She came down and said C was still asking for me. I went up and when I walked in she had a huge grin on her face. I asked her what she was smiling about and she whispered, “You.”
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And for anyone who thinks this has become tedious, keep in mind that I’m still 4 days from my due date. C was 8 days late. So, to paraphrase an old quote, it could be that “We have not yet begun to wait.”
That last one was worth the who day RM. Is it not just wonderful to be someone’s whole world?
I still think you should just deck the first person who asks it (”you’re still here”) …hopefully, it will be some little old lady that will make it easy on you to do just that…jk, of course, but when I saw you with the red-stripey-candy-cane socks that you assured me would peak out of your robe and all, I got the strongest sense of Jim Carrey’s Grinch and thought that’s something he’d do, right?
I like the idea of you having to rise at some point of the service, give R a look that says, “NOW” and then walk calmly but purposefully out of the church.
but then I’m a drama queen…
Blessings for the day to be what you need it to be, and what RB needs it to be.
You’re still here???
There. Now you can mentally ‘deck’ me from 8 or 9 states away and get it out of your system. Plus, doesn’t that make you one comment closer to getting to leave church?
I did stage one of my labor with WG pacing the narthex while choir practice was going on in the sanctuary of our little church, while CTA kept trying to climb up my legs. Maybe the church will be a charm for you and big things will happen there!
ChiRev, the thought has crossed my mind more than once.
I think it would be most effective during the sharing of joys, don’t you?
posted on the previous thread as I couldn’t get this one to accept me. I wasn’t going to comment ‘you are still here!’ HONEST!
blessings and a big hug
Laffin’:
Just now I told DH I’d be right back to bed, I just had to get on the computer real quick & see if ReverendMother was having that baby yet.
He misunderstood: we call our ~ 60 year old priest “Reverend” and he thought I was going to see if HIS mother was having a baby.
Miracles & wonders indeed!
Happy Sunday morning!
(Got on the ‘puter to find out, um, where you are.)
Just wanted to add my good wishes while you wait!
Way to go, C! Gotta keep that mama in the palm of your hand all the way through—remember you’re the OLDEST princess! (That is until you hit thirty and then you can start claiming you’re the younger sister, and I’ll totally back you up babe, we older sisters have to stick together.)
I love being on baby watch!! It’s such a joy to check in here and see how you are doing.
C is entirely precious!!
consider the possibility that what really really irritates you is that every morning you look at yourself in the mirror and say, “you’re still here?!?” and that when you hear others say it too, you’re tired of the echo echo echo of your own thoughts. just an idea.
Well, have a hug today anyway…just cos it’s Sunday evening,and who knows what Monday might bring…though I was one of those who voted for Baby Jesus arriving before ReverendBaby…
Blessings, anyway xx
I believe I voted for rbaby to arrive first, but in my mind it was not by much. Christmas Eve, perhaps? Keep breathing, sweetie.
I said 24th!
I think we should ahve had a win SB’s pretty hat sweepstakes on this… or don’t RevGals do that kind of thing (grin)
No news is no news. May write more today.
Back again. I feel like a stalker. Ha ha! (Mostly I was wondering if you decked anybody during church yesterday? Why waste such a good opportunity?)