The Waiting Game

Have you ever waited for something for so long that it starts to feel like it will never happen?

Like Christmas--it seems like you wait forever, 

it comes, and then 

it's over.

Why does this happen? It's like I'm always looking forward to or looking back at something and the actual something passes by without being fully enjoyed.

Miss A was born a week after her due date and only after being induced. I got to the point where I felt like I would just be pregnant forever. 

This time, though, it would be different. This time I had already had a baby (only 17 months ago). This time I walked everywhere to get that baby out. This time, we packed our bags at the beginning of December. This time, we knew our little boy would come early. Wrong.

He's never coming either.

I guess I'll just be pregnant in China forever.

Here's our boy on his due date! On Friday he measured in at 8 1/2 pounds.

Mister gained a little sympathy weight this time. Or maybe he's just getting ready to help out Santa Clause...

This little one can't wait either! She just doesn't know she's waiting. :)

This isn't completely true. Our doctor wants me to get induced no later than tomorrow. We plan to actually head in to the hospital Christmas afternoon!

In the meantime, we will try really hard to enjoy the joys of waiting.

Like a little more sleep than a newborn gives you 

and the crazy feeling of a baby moving around inside you

and a little more sleep than a newborn gives you. :)

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our humble nativity. :)

A nurse would ask her terminal patients if they regretted anything in their life. 

There were a few different answers, but a common theme was this: they would spend more time living in the moment.

I very obviously needed to read this General Conference talk this week. (It's a really good one for the New Year, too.)