It's almost time...

I don't think I've blogged since I was 6 or 7 months pregnant. The reasons are the same, feel like I've nothing to say, blah blah blah.... But here I am at 39 weeks, off work, the weather is finally fabulous, and I'm feeling a bit more relaxed and able to focus more on just being in my home with my baby in my womb, which makes it easier to write, I guess.

Apart from Stella Grace on my mind, I've got a bone to pick with those that are already parents. Why do people insist on giving a pregnant lady the ole "You think you don't have any time NOW? Just you wait!" line? As I share on my social networking site about how I'm off work and finally able to rest, so many folks are responding with this attitude and it sucks. It doesn't help. It makes me stressed. It brings me down. Why did these people have kids at all then, I ask? Where's the beauty in it and what made them decide this was a good thing to tell future parents? I know it's not going to be easy in the beginning. I know I'm going to be up at all hours of the night, getting less sleep, learning to decipher my baby's cries. I know all this. I hear it all the time. But, as my husband said to someone who responded "Game Over": Bring on the games! He and I waited until we were in our very late 30's to do this thing for a reason: we've already done what we've needed to do to get to where we are today. I love that attitude. We're ready to bring a little one into the world, ready to show her the beauty the mountains and sea have to offer, that people can be kind and compassionate, that life can be fun and fulfilling. He and I are both pretty selfish folks - we always have been, since we were raised only children. And we anticipate times when we will wish we could just do whatever the heck we wanted. But we also know that's not going to be an option anymore. (until we retire, of course!). We went into this gig fully aware of that. And that's one thing I love so dearly about my husband - he and I have worked together through so much, including this pregnancy, and we're ready for all this has to bring...at least that's the attitude we're choosing to have. Not this, "oh god, this is going to suck!" state of mind.

On a lighter note, Sean and I practiced being artsy a couple of weeks ago while I was bathing. He got out the camera and took a shot of my belly. I had seen this done on another website and loved it! Stella Grace might be humiliated when she's 13, or, if I'm lucky, she'll appreciate the natural beauty in it. Anyway, enjoy...