My Slightly Documented Path

Friday.  My feet are up, my lap top's right where it's meant to be, laundry's in, cookie supply is slowly thinning, and my tummy is full.  Full of baby and oatmeal pumpkin butterscotch cookies.  I guess this constant baking/cleaning/laundering is what one deems "the nesting phase."  This phase has welcomed me with open arms.  I'm unable to sit still, part of the reason I haven't had cable in over 10 years.

This is about the time when friends and family are reaching out to find out if baby has arrived yet.  NO!  I'm actually ok with that because I slept until almost 9 this morning.  That's right.  Take that sleep habits that are on their way from becoming extinct!  I am thoroughly enjoying my ability to sleep, shower, and be what I want to be, when I want to be, where I want to be right now.

Speaking of where I want to be...the other day my girlfriend Melita (down from Sacramento) and I wandered to Laguna for lunch and pictures.  Little did I know she would take some of the most pretty pictures (of me) I have ever seen.  Side note: Between you, me, and my cute dogs I haven't truly appreciated all of the changes that my body has undergone in this pregnancy transformation.  One, it was interruptive.  Two, it slowed me down.  Three, it was invasive.  Four, it took privileges away from me.  Finally, I wasn't prepared for all of it (I am now so don't worry).  Anyway, I'm seeing these pics of me and I find myself taking a bit of pride in my belly, in this transformation from fear and pain to the upcoming challenges and immense love that motherhood brings.  I am standing on a precipice of a life alteration and there is something humbling in that.  I believe Melita captured this in her photos of me, my dogs, and Cole.  I won't share the ones of Cole and I because those will be used for an incredibly comical and nerdy birth announcement that should be viewed initially from your mailbox, but I will share one of my favorites of me.  Hasta la pasta!