This is the calm before the storm. The small moments of quiet (eerie though they are) before the shite hits the fan. And you know what? I feel pretty much EXACTLY about how you’d expect I would. Restless. Antsy. Unsettled. Thoughtful. Nervous. Neurotic. Perhaps this is what my dog is picking up on. Because she WILL NOT leave me ALONE. It was downright silly during my nap yesterday. Where she normally sleeps under the covers down by my knees, she insisted on having her HEAD ON MY SHOULDER and if she didn’t have the absolute worst breath in all of dog-dom, I would have thought that was real cute. Right now, even though she hates any part of her body to touch any part of Pup’s body, she is sitting on Pup (who is laying next to me in my chair) just so she can be sitting next to me. And she’s doing that goofy dog thing where they’re tired but don’t want to lay down for one reason or another (more parts of her body would have to touch more parts of Pup’s body!) but her head is dipping so low from exhaustion it’s nearly touching her toes.
Dogs are weird.
Anyhow, where was I?
Oh yes. I have about an hour and a half here of calm. And then I need to go to my last NST appointment. I’ll most likely have lunch with Kile after that because that’s the easiest thing to do at that moment in time. And then? My mother in law will be here. Which means I probably will not be napping today (even though I COULD NOT sleep last night and am v. v. exhausted) but will instead be going over plans and arrangements and household quirks with her. Tonight, there will be shopping. Hey, isn’t that what most women do the night before they give birth? (You know, other than scrub out their refrigerators.) We need to make sure there is food in the house, after all. After that? Bed. I mean, no point in staying up TOO late because I won’t be able to EAT anything after 10pm or so anyhow. GAH. And there’s that whole exhausted thing. But who am I kidding? If my eyes close anytime before midnight I’ll consider it a miracle.
I do plan to post later today, so this isn’t the last you’ll hear of me before “BABY DAY” or anything. I’m a rabid blogger, you know, and no matter how hopped up I am at the moment, nothing could keep me from my blog. You can take that to the bank.
Posted by Michelle 
This is me. I'm a thirtysomething stay at home mom to three kids. For years I was a stay at home mom to one kid and trying very hard to have more. It took a LONG time (ie: 6 1/2 years), but finally Liam arrived and charmed us with his blue eyes and ginormous, round head. Then we got a shock: I was pregnant again and this time it was a GIRL. Our hearts and home are full at last and now that we're done having babies, we get to relax (snort) and watch them grow (not too fast now, you hear?). Thanks for coming by, feel free to dip into my archives, read my About and History pages (just don't do Jackson's Story without tissues!) and make yourself at home.
