Saturday, May 10, 2008

May 10th??

Well, today should be the day. Funny, I don't feel any differently that I did yesterday. Since the day the doctor told me "your due date is May 10th" that day has been like I goal I have been trying to get to. In the beginning it felt so far away. I realized I had to flip several pages of the calendar to get to May 10th. Now it's here, and nothing. Granted the day isn't over yet, but I guess I just assumed that I would have some eerie feeling, or sign to tell me "today is the day you will go into labor". From speaking with women who have been through this before, I know that is a fantasy, but I thought maybe I would feel different. The frustrating part is how I have focused on this date, not really considering it could be up to a week beyond today.
Maybe it's designed this way to teach me patience, something you need as a parent. I just feel that since I have everything finally ready, we should just get this show on the road.
So, until further notice, I will continue my daily routine of, surfing the net, light house keeping, napping and answering calls about when is baby Atticus going to get here. Trust me friends when I say " I wish I knew".

3 comments:

Matt, Colleen, McKenzie and Ben said...

Hey! Here's an idea for some music to take to the hospital - how about that old classic 'It's the end of the world as I know it...' : )

It will be the end of one world but a beginning of a new even better one! Trust me motherhood is the best thing to come along since we left P-town...

Grandma Ellie said...

The due date feels like the Holy Grail but it's only an estimate, sweetie! Every baby ripens in his own time and it's rarely on the expected schedule. It's a good idea to get used to that :)

Looks like Atticus is already taking after his dad - who hung out in utero a bit past his due date. He also was well worth the wait...

For now - enjoy using two hands, eating when you're hungry, taking a shower for as long as you want, and sleeping!

Anonymous said...

I hope you don't pop. Really, Atticus wants to come out on the 16th, I am guessing around 10AM.:)