Oh Internet, I don't want you to get the impression that I'm completely neurotic! I do have good days and I do intend to write about them here... I'm just usually too busy enjoying them to sit down and document them. You know those long stretches that pass without nary a word from me??? Those are the good days. And, well, today is a good day too. Yesterday was a good day as well, but somehow my last blog post didn't reflect that. Even the good days have an underlying craziness to them. And why wouldn't they?!? I'm weeks away from a total life change. TOTAL. LIFE. CHANGE.
I thought that I would try to focus on some good things in my post today. So that you don't send the guys dressed in white (the ones carrying the butterfly catchers) to my house. That would be a bit extreme, Internet. I'm not that crazy!
Things that make my toes curl with excitement (not necessarily in any order):
***When my husband talks to my stomach and the baby kicks in response
***When my husband walks into the room and the baby kicks after hearing his voice
***The cooler fall weather that has descended upon Michigan these past few weeks
***The stroller sitting next to our front window in the living room (It's soooo cute!)
***All of the beautiful garden items that I bought for the baby's room
***My yoga class, which really centers me
***When I'm in yoga and we're doing the cool down and the baby kicks, kicks, kicks
The list could go on but I think that you can sense a theme here (baby!). While I'm really scared of the whole birthing process and also that I'm going to lose my mind once the little guy gets here... Well, I'm also breathless with anticipation over his arrival! I love him so much and can't wait to hold him in my arms, to look into his eyes and to kiss his adorable little face!
See, Internet? I'm going to be just fine. I'm not even hyperventilating right now. That heavy breathing that you hear? It's because the baby's on my lungs. That's all. Nothing to worry about! I'm A-OK.
...Tonight we begin our Labor and Delivery class, which should be fun. Our last class (Child Care and Safety) was great so I'm really looking forward to this one. We'll have the same teacher and we really liked her style, so I feel good about this step that we're taking. We're also going to sign up for a Pregnant Partner Yoga Workshop that is scheduled for the end of October. It's supposed to prep us for the delivery using yoga techniques. I'm really hoping that we can go, but it's awful close to my due date so we'll see... And, because I can't take enough classes, I'm really excited to find that my yoga instructor also teaches a Baby and Me yoga class every Tuesday! So, as soon as I've recovered from the birth, I can start going to that!
So, with all of this happiness and excitement swirling around me I now need to find a way to calm down and focus on my work. Here's something for your daily irony quota: I'm working on an article on ADHD and am having the hardest time focusing on it! It could be worse though. I could be working on a heart disease article and experiencing chest pains! See, Internet? My glass is half full...
Gigi--When the time comes, your body will help you along. Biology is grand! Instincts can be helpful! ;-)
I'm glad you're feeling better today. I'm glad that the good days way outweigh the bad days. And I'm envious of the yoga (I need to get back into that).
Posted by: OmegaMom | September 13, 2006 at 12:30 PM