Good morning and welcome to the weirdest day I've experienced in a LOOOONNNG time.
What do you do on the day BEFORE your life changes forever?
A little background for bloggers & first time listeners to our radio show. My husband and I have been waiting for baby #1 since July 30th. Labor is being induced late, late, Friday night. I started maternity leave today---giving my husband and I ample time to go crazy before midnight tomorrow. We justified the extra time off by saying "We can tie up loose ends like...such as...you know...stuff." So what's on the big agenda today so far? We're going to try our new...toaster.
We've learned a couple of things. One is that every woman's pregnancy is different. The second thing we've learned is that you shouldn't ask about any particular pregnancy unless you REALLY want to know. We've heard 50 stories about labor inductions since Monday and all of them are different. So maybe today should be "brain clearing" day. We'll do our best to go into the hospital with an open mind; laundry usually empties the brain quickest so I'll start there.
The next time I blog, I will be very tired, happy, sore, scared, exhilarated,confused, elated, and oh yeah...there will finally be a baby in the bassinet next to me. Until then here's a list my husband and I came up with last weekend. Enjoy.
For those of you already parents, you may have experienced this; for those of you wanting to be parents, here’s a handy list of things you can do while waiting (and waiting) for baby #1 to finally arrive.
1. Pair all of the “odd socks” that you and your mate have thrown in a laundry basket for the past 7 years.
2. Organize the clothes in the baby’s dresser so that they go from 0-3 mos, 3-6 mos, and 6-9 mos, etc. Short sleeve to long sleeve. Light color to dark.
3. Decide to buy a new toaster. Splurge on yourself one last time---get a four slicer.
4. Watch all the Star Wars movies. Try to prove that there was NO WAY that George Lucas wrote the story line for ALL of them before the first one came out in seventies.
5. Just for fun, tell the Grandmas-to-be that you had that baby WEEKS ago….leave the message on voicemail.
6. Pack all six diaper bags that you now own.
7. Read the manual to the breast pump again; quiz your mate. So what if he’ll never use it.
8. Bathe the dogs---use baby shampoo on them.
9. Buy enough fish, chicken, and beef to last until Christmas. Individually wrap each piece and label each item just in case parenthood debilitates you to the point where you cannot distinguish between a T bone steak and a tilapia fillet.
10. Email your friends and family...update your blog
What do you do on the day BEFORE your life changes forever?
A little background for bloggers & first time listeners to our radio show. My husband and I have been waiting for baby #1 since July 30th. Labor is being induced late, late, Friday night. I started maternity leave today---giving my husband and I ample time to go crazy before midnight tomorrow. We justified the extra time off by saying "We can tie up loose ends like...such as...you know...stuff." So what's on the big agenda today so far? We're going to try our new...toaster.
We've learned a couple of things. One is that every woman's pregnancy is different. The second thing we've learned is that you shouldn't ask about any particular pregnancy unless you REALLY want to know. We've heard 50 stories about labor inductions since Monday and all of them are different. So maybe today should be "brain clearing" day. We'll do our best to go into the hospital with an open mind; laundry usually empties the brain quickest so I'll start there.
The next time I blog, I will be very tired, happy, sore, scared, exhilarated,confused, elated, and oh yeah...there will finally be a baby in the bassinet next to me. Until then here's a list my husband and I came up with last weekend. Enjoy.
For those of you already parents, you may have experienced this; for those of you wanting to be parents, here’s a handy list of things you can do while waiting (and waiting) for baby #1 to finally arrive.
1. Pair all of the “odd socks” that you and your mate have thrown in a laundry basket for the past 7 years.
2. Organize the clothes in the baby’s dresser so that they go from 0-3 mos, 3-6 mos, and 6-9 mos, etc. Short sleeve to long sleeve. Light color to dark.
3. Decide to buy a new toaster. Splurge on yourself one last time---get a four slicer.
4. Watch all the Star Wars movies. Try to prove that there was NO WAY that George Lucas wrote the story line for ALL of them before the first one came out in seventies.
5. Just for fun, tell the Grandmas-to-be that you had that baby WEEKS ago….leave the message on voicemail.
6. Pack all six diaper bags that you now own.
7. Read the manual to the breast pump again; quiz your mate. So what if he’ll never use it.
8. Bathe the dogs---use baby shampoo on them.
9. Buy enough fish, chicken, and beef to last until Christmas. Individually wrap each piece and label each item just in case parenthood debilitates you to the point where you cannot distinguish between a T bone steak and a tilapia fillet.
10. Email your friends and family...update your blog
posted by Star Morning Show with JR and Kate @ 3:50 AM
1 Comments:
At 7:27 AM,
Kelley said…
Use this day to just enjoy the peace and quiet! Try to sleep - go out to eat (you don't do that much right after having a baby!). Don't worry about having the baby -everything will be fine. When all is said and done, you'll finally be holding that beautiful precious baby in your arms! And it will have been worth the wait!
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