Touching base

I feel like I should update just so that my readers know I haven't had the baby or anything (though most of you probably "see" me on facebook and/or in real life, so I'm sure it's not that big a deal).

There isn't a whole lot to tell right now. We are simply doing daily life and I have to say I am enjoying every minute of it. School, chores, hot breakfasts, candles in the evenings, cuddling on the couch, reading aloud, winterizing gardens, and so forth.

Yesterday evening Daniel and I did pack the kids in the van on an impulse and we all drove to our pathetic little mall just to do something special together. We even splurged and bought the kids each a small toy which, if you know us, is totally out of character (we are definitely Stick To The Budget sort of people). I keep thinking to myself what a great season this has been for our family and that, while I'm extremely excited for the next, I love the Us that's right now. So I keep savoring and enjoying and enjoying and savoring as best as my short-sighted self knows how.

On the heels of that thought, I guess it's no surprise to you that I'm really not a bit impatient. The reality is that this baby will come one of these days and will wonderfully interrupt everything, so I just keep living life the best I know how until then.

I love that.

I am honestly enjoying the surprise and unpredictability that surrounds the birth of a baby. I am so glad that we don't know if we're having a boy or a girl. I absolutely adore the fact that his/her birthday isn't known even to me, though his/her very body is cradled within my own. There is something so precious about the fact that only this baby's Creator knows the details right now. What an amazing thing!

[And, on a very fickle note, there are a few things I have planned through next Tuesday evening that I'd really like to be able to do, so I think it would be simply splendid if the baby held off at least until then (though not much longer than that, else I might start hearing talk of c-sections from the medical community).]

Anyway, I will do my best to make sure there are updates whenever I do go into labor and/or the baby arrives. I know how anxiously I await the good news of the arrival or others' babies, and I will try to make arrangements to cover all my bases in case there are others who are like me!