39 Weeks
We had a rare hurricane headed our way recently, which caused a small bit of worry. Hurricanes aren’t a normal thing around here, and we mostly just worry about flooding and power outages (neither of which are really a problem at our house fortunately), but with the added stress of being pregnant, we worried slightly more. Or got excited - there was a bit of joking that the hurricane might send me into labor. Not that it would have been ideal, but when you get towards the end any thought of it being over can be exciting.
It didn’t happen though, and mostly the hurricane was nothing. Hardly any rain and it wasn’t really windy except for ONE single gust that caused some damage to our patio.
Mostly it was just a waste of a weekend. We couldn’t play outside, and we couldn’t go anywhere either. G came down with whatever mild virus that E has (he just has a slight cough) but because G is a bit younger, it manifested as croup in him. It was actually hard to convince the on call doctor that he was sick, since he was running around and smiling most of the time. And then he’d randomly get a coughing fit that would send him into a panic of barking, or when he tried to sleep he was in so much pain and coughing and having trouble breathing that there was no point. Luckily we got him some meds which ensured he was able to sleep. There’s nothing that makes our children sadder when they’re sick than an inability to sleep!
So we stayed inside and had a quiet weekend (or a crazy chaotic weekend trying to keep the kids entertained and from distroying the house). E has a weather song he sings to the tune of Dear Clementine that he learned at daycare. It’s lengthy (and cute) but he shortened it for the hurricane and it was making me crack up. “What’s the weather, what’s the weather? Is it raining? YES IT IS!”
We tried to watch a movie at one point for a break, but we’re still not great at that. E is getting there, but G still just wants to run around and play, and doesn’t care about anything you put on the TV. So we baked cookies and pancakes which we dyed blue, because why not… and eventually made it through.
We’re aware there won’t be many weekends like these left. There are only a few points in your life when you know that everything is about to change so severely. Occasionally I get sad about it, but mostly I think we’re all so ready and excited for what’s to come. Sure it’s going to be hard, but I can’t wait until our family is complete and to see how E & G react to a new baby.
Good or bad, bring it on!
