Running gives me a sense of controlling my life. I like the finiteness of runs, the fact that I have a clear beginning and end. I set a goal and I achieve it. A good run makes you feel sort of holy.
Nancy Gerstein, runner
36 weeks down! The baby could come any day, really. I think, for me, that is the strangest thing about pregnancy to wrap my mind around. My doctor summed it up pretty well - "You go from not thinking you are ready to have a baby to having a baby overnight".
Materially, we are ready. The baby has more stuff in our house than either of us! I'm still trying to find places for it all. Last night we also took our strollers out of the box. The Maclaren was ready to go but we had some minor assembly with the Snap N Go. We were pushing them around the living/dining room. I really hope we had the curtains closed! We also did some errands - we had some items to return from over the weekend (I am cursing people who don't use gift receipts) and we had to buy our carseat! That seemed so momentous. I think it will probably feel even more real when we get the carseat installed.
Physically, I am so ready. The discomforts are kicking in...literally. I constantly have these minor aches and pains, it feels like the baby is halfway down the birth canal already, I feel like I have riden a bike with an uncomfortable seat for 3 days straight, and I feel on the verge of puking almost every day. Unlike in early pregnancy, eating does not help. And did I mention that I'm tired? I am ready to be lighter and freer of these 30 excess pounds, while trying to resign myself that the scale is going to go up before it goes down!
Mentally, I don't know where I am at. ALL OVER THE PLACE. It changes almost minute by minute. I am definitely excited to hold my baby and take it home and have him/her be part of our family. The jury's still out on the whole process to get him/her here! But maybe you're never quite ready for that!
I guess we'll know in the next 0-40 days!
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