Healthy Distractions
Friends, buying fabric, reading a good book...these are my distractions to date. I am trying to think of a few more so if you have any suggestions let me know. I was able to talk to Katie Thursday evening for about an hour. Adam wasn't home from work yet so it was just me. We talked about lots of things. I can tell that she is getting nervous about having a baby and while she is still excited about us I think the reality is setting in. She wants us to go with her to the Build-a-Bear store so she can make the baby a bear. I thought that was such neat idea.
She stressed that it was important for us to be there because she needs a reminder that the baby is going home with someone else and not her. I can tell that she has thought through the emotions she will feel once the baby is born and she is finding ways to protect and stand by her decision. It is not easy to be reminded that there will be that moment when she has to do something she doesn't want to do but at the same time needs to do it. I am at that useless stage. I can't clean or cook or think about anything else but getting to Utah as soon as possible. I can't answer simple questions because my mind is constantly somewhere else. I don't know why but I feel like being there will help. I guess it takes away the worry of missing the birth and since it is important to Katie that we be there I think we are going to leave on the 27th unless a phone call or this Thursday's doctor visit changes the plan. What is a little more time/money when it will give you peace of mind? I don't think we will buy our tickets until Thursday night after we talk to her. I am looking for the best deals on tickets so pray that we will be able to get a good deal at such short notice. The good thing is that we are buying one-way tickets so they tend to be less expensive and we can utilize the Southwest Fun Fare option if nothing else is cheaper. I would imagine that our Moms will follow sometime the next week. It does feel nice to have a specific date in my mind. The baby may have something else in mind though but I think that would be a welcome surprise.
The news from her doctor's visit this past Thursday was not very telling. Katie says that the baby has dropped (which is making it hard for her to get around school all day) but the doctor didn't give any predictions about when she thought the baby might be here. I think that the "early" prediction is out the window for now. I wish it weren't. As much as I want to be there before, it still would be nice to avoid the long days ahead.
Jess
She stressed that it was important for us to be there because she needs a reminder that the baby is going home with someone else and not her. I can tell that she has thought through the emotions she will feel once the baby is born and she is finding ways to protect and stand by her decision. It is not easy to be reminded that there will be that moment when she has to do something she doesn't want to do but at the same time needs to do it. I am at that useless stage. I can't clean or cook or think about anything else but getting to Utah as soon as possible. I can't answer simple questions because my mind is constantly somewhere else. I don't know why but I feel like being there will help. I guess it takes away the worry of missing the birth and since it is important to Katie that we be there I think we are going to leave on the 27th unless a phone call or this Thursday's doctor visit changes the plan. What is a little more time/money when it will give you peace of mind? I don't think we will buy our tickets until Thursday night after we talk to her. I am looking for the best deals on tickets so pray that we will be able to get a good deal at such short notice. The good thing is that we are buying one-way tickets so they tend to be less expensive and we can utilize the Southwest Fun Fare option if nothing else is cheaper. I would imagine that our Moms will follow sometime the next week. It does feel nice to have a specific date in my mind. The baby may have something else in mind though but I think that would be a welcome surprise.
The news from her doctor's visit this past Thursday was not very telling. Katie says that the baby has dropped (which is making it hard for her to get around school all day) but the doctor didn't give any predictions about when she thought the baby might be here. I think that the "early" prediction is out the window for now. I wish it weren't. As much as I want to be there before, it still would be nice to avoid the long days ahead.
Jess
posted by Jessica QW at 1/16/2006 06:36:00 AM
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