The Waiting Place

Doctor Seuss describes it this way, in "Oh, The Places You'll Go":

The Waiting Place... ...for people just waiting. 

Waiting for a train to go
or a bus to come, or a plane to go
or the mail to come, or the rain to go
or the phone to ring, or the snow to snow
or waiting around for a Yes or a No
or waiting for their hair to grow.
Everyone is just waiting.

Waiting for the fish to bite
or waiting for wind to fly a kite
or waiting around for Friday night
or waiting, perhaps, for their Uncle Jake
or a pot to boil, or a Better Break
or a string of pearls, or a pair of pants
or a wig with curls, or Another Chance.
Everyone is just waiting.

I feel as if I ought to re-write these famous stanzas to apply to Waiting For Baby.  But alas, after six-plus weeks of incredible energy and creativity, my creative juices are just not in the mood.  

I am 37-and-a-half weeks along, so by some counts I ought not to be expecting Baby's imminent arrival yet.  I mean, technically at this point some girls are still going to be pregnant for a month!  But all along, I've felt that this little guy will be here early, and I am Ready.  

And today, with nothing to do on the calendar, I feel the Waiting more impatiently.  I'm waiting for the laundry to wash and dry so I can be Caught Up again.  I'm waiting for dinner inspiration, so I can feed my family something decent tonight.  I'm waiting for the UPS truck to arrive late this afternoon, so I can accomplish the task of rearranging our boys' car seats in the van (three!).  

I'm waiting to feel super-tired, because I didn't sleep well last night.  I'm waiting to see how this head cold will unfold, because after almost two weeks of avoiding Lewis's germs I went and took a drink out of his bathroom cup a few nights ago, having forgotten to bring my own water bottle upstairs...and that very night I felt the first twinges of sore throat.  Not happy about that.  

I'm waiting for contractions, for my water to break, for Something.  

Sorry, I'm complaining too much.  I just don't like sitting around waiting, and that's what my gumption has got me doing these days.  No matter what's going on, in the background of it all I'm Paying Attention.  And after awhile of that, you're just ready for it to happen :0)