2.22.13... my due date.
It feels surreal that it is finally here! I thought I might wake up feeling different somehow... maybe with amniotic fluid all over the bed? Or buckled over in pain? Nope - just another normal morning of maternity leave - waking up way too early, taking Penny for a walk, eating some oatmeal and lying in bed thinking of how best to spend the open day ahead.
Since I'm being induced tomorrow morning, the only difference between this morning and every other morning is knowing that today is most likely the last day of my life that I'm not a mom. That after this day, everything I know will change and my life will become something completely new. Our new life begins tomorrow.
I feel a sense of calm about it, which is not like me at all. The day before a big presentation, test or life event I'm usually a ball of nerves, a terrible stress case and ready to throw up at any second. But today I feel happy, ready and at peace. I know the next 72 hours will be a roller coaster, but for now I just feel like what is meant to happen will happen, we will get through it and will soon be holding our baby boy in our arms.
Brian and I went out for our "last supper" last night and I'm so happy we did. We talked a lot about what's to come, how we feel and some of our hopes for our son. We know we won't have the freedom to do things like that as often as we're used to, but it feels good knowing that we are in this together and ready for the next phase of our lives. We've wanted to be parents for a long time and I feel like we're going to make a great mom/dad team!
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| (very) soon-to-be mom & dad! |
In 24 hours I'll be checking into the hospital!
