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A notification popped up on my phone first thing this morning:  “Showtime!”.  Shane put this “reminder”  on our Google calendar months ago (as if we haven’t been counting down to this day since January).  40 weeks into this journey.  Due day.  No baby in sight. And no signs that this kid is in any rush to make an appearance.  He or she may have inherited mom’s tendency toward tardiness. Dad is not so pleased.

But for now, I’m alright with hanging tight.  It was a pretty great weekend – dinner with ladies on Friday night, followed by cupcakes at Chez Rust to celebrate baby Chen’s hundred-day birthday, pedicures with Nance yesterday, a visit to Kedai Makan last night with Jack and La Verne, and some last-minute check-listing today (they’re starting to know our faces at the Goodwill drop-off station).  These last few days have been full of rest, full of laughter with our dearest friends, full of quiet moments at home, laying on the couch with Shane as he rests his hands on my belly in his best effort to high-five our little one.  A part of me is eager to move past the waiting and get this show on the road; another part of me is soaking up every last drop of this peaceful contentedness, reveling in this time when I’m able to meet our child’s every need without even thinking about it.

We snapped what will probably be our last baby bump pictures today (I’ll spare you the ginormous belly shots if I’m still pregnant at 41 weeks).  Like I said, I don’t mind if the baby wants to hang out in utero for a few more days…as long as he or she temporarily stops growing.  If I run into you this week, please spare me your stories about past-due 10-pound babies.  I don’t wanna hear it.

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See you on the flip side, kiddo…

This entry was posted by kellyschnell on September 8, 2013 at 9:43 pm under jules, reflections, weekends. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

2 Comments

  1. brieanne says:

    i’m so glad you took these, because i didn’t take any right at the end before ellie came and i regret it.

    ellie was 3 days late and it was perfect (like i already told you, that was after the massage hitting the acupressure points). if you do try my method (aka a great excuse to get a massage), try and find a doula or someone who really knows their prenatal stuff.

    xoxo.

    September 8, 2013, 11:12 pm

  2. Kristen Hesse says:

    Hayden was 10 days past due and 7lbs…. some encouragement 🙂

    September 9, 2013, 5:31 am