Is the baby! The room is ready (aside from hanging a few pictures), the clothes are washed, and the bag is packed so now we wait. We're scheduled to be induced on October 9, which happens to be my birthday, and I can't decide if two weeks from tomorrow feels very soon or still so far away. In the meantime the girls are getting more and more excited.
When Beth walked in and saw what used to be her room all done up in blue and brown she gasped in delight and stared for a while. Later I heard high pitched squeals coming from in there when she opened the closet door and found all his tiny clothes. She visits the room almost daily to rock in the chair or lay on the bed. I'm not sure if she's wanting to be in her old room for awhile or if she does it to feel close to the baby, or both. She is convinced that when she talks to my tummy the baby hears her and does what she says. For example last night she said good night to him and told him not to kick so hard that I wouldn't sleep. This morning she asked how I slept and when I said I slept well she grinned, "See, I told him not to keep you up!"
Mary is planinng to feed him his bottle if he cries while I am making dinner and Beth said she would hold him and just practice her spelling words and math problems out loud if he wants to be held during homework time. Madeleine has become my right hand and a tremendous help already. Yes, these "little mothers" are ready to be involved, although I haven't heard much volunteering for diaper duty :) I'm ready for some quiet snuggle time and I think Dad is ready for a little sports buddy.
I hope this little boy is ready to be loved, doted on, and fought over, because we're ready for him!
