A Little Mothering
My mother flew in yesterday. When we scheduled her visit, we assumed the baby would be here by now. Ha. My doctor, a rather rigid man, is not willing to induce for at least another week, so Mom may leave without getting to meet her new granddaughter.
But for now my Mom is cleaning my house, doing my laundry, playing with my children, and in general babying me as though I had some sort of excuse to lie around like a beached whale. After a nearly sleepless night last night, I had a long nap this morning. I slept the sleep of the nurtured while Mom got the kids out of bed, made them breakfast and read to them until I woke up.
The girls don’t see my folks very often. My parents are ten years younger than Az’s parents and they still work, so they can’t visit often. It took ten minutes for JellyBean and Sweetpea to decide that Grandmaw was worthy of adoration. Somehow they needed no more time than that to realize that everything they did was wonderful to her.
For now I am enduring the final stretch of pregnancy. Both my first two were early, and somehow I felt entitled to early, full-term babies. Now I have resigned myself to the idea that this one won’t come out until somebody makes her.
But it doesn’t seem so bad now that my Mom is here. I wish she could stay a year.
Code Yellow Mom
ooooooh. Hope baby comes soon. (I had my second baby the night before my mom had to fly back home…)But the week of being mothered a bit sounds lovely…rest and “cocoon” a little
bubandpie
I was five days late with Bub and six days late with Pie (having been convinced that I’d go early the second time because - I don’t even know why, because I’m an optimist, I guess). It occurred to me long, long after that five days and six days don’t actually sound like immense, unbearably long amounts of time. But they were. Oh, they were.
Beck
I was two weeks early with The Girl and three weeks early with The Baby. The Boy, however - I’d been put on bedrest midway through the pregnancy and we were extremely anxious because it looked like he’d be nightmarishly early.
Nearly 42 weeks, my friend.
Your baby will come sooner than that. I’m betting tomorrow.
Karen
I’m 3 for 3 on inductions of one stripe or another, hearty and healthy to be sure and all over 8lbs (one over 9 and I’m just on my knees grateful no one made me wait longer.)
There is no one like a Grandma who adores her grandkids, they eat it up like cake and icecream only it’s good for ‘em.
by the way, you’ve got plenty of reason “to lie around like a beach whale.”
I don’t know where you are,but low pressure systems have done the trick for a few friends… we’re here in the east and it’s coming.
my best wishes!
Lynanne
I share your frustration on not having a baby yet. Aren’t later babies supposed to be earlier?
Enjoy all the help from your mother — oh how I wish I could have that right now also! I still hope she gets at least a few days to see her grandchild though.
edj
I’m so glad your mum’s there. Enjoy…
Pieces
We never grow too old and independent to need our mother’s touch on our lives. I’m so glad that she was able to take care of you a little before the baby is born.
Jennifer
Mothers are wonderful, aren’t they? Mine gets here on Friday and although I have no excuse to lie around like a beached whale, I am looking forward to having her here. You, on the other hand, are more than entitled to rest up and take advantage of grandma. That’s what she came for.
jouette
enjoy your time with your mother, i hope the wee one makes an appearance before she has to leave … come on, baby
♥
Lene
I hope the baby comes while your mom is here. Maybe the babe is already here?
Lene
I hope the baby comes while your mom is here. Maybe the babe is already here?
Poppy Fields
I laughed when I read this and thought of you. Who know, maybe it’ll work?
http://suburbanturmoilreviews.blogspot.com/2007/04/amazing-miracle-cereal.html