Things to Do While Waiting for BABY

So I must admit I am more than a little impatient to have this baby. So much so that I keep finding myself surfing the Internet for natural ways to induce labor, etc. However, I AM very much TRYING to be PATIENT!

So I changed my search and looking up "waiting for labor to begin." I found a ton of ideas, and similar feelings and somehow that made me feel really good to know that I am not the only one out there feeling this very way.

One of the things I found was a list of 101 things do do while you are waiting for labor to begin. This inspired me and I have decided to make my own list- with your help. So add your suggestions in the comments and I will add them to the list :) (The problem is that my energy level is so low and I don't "feel" like doing a lot of these things :)

Thanks for helping me keep my sanity as I wait very IMPATIENTLY :)

1. Clean house
2. Cook (freeze meals for later)
3. Get the green house ready for the gardening season.
4. Read
5. Sew- Finish A's quilt. The top is done.
6. Paint
7. Sleep
8. Go on lots of walks
9. Spend time with my kids
10. Have alone time with my husband. 
11. Write letters to people- Josie's idea.
12. Decorate Easter Eggs- Did it today.

Have Patience-Music Machine

Growing up in the 80s we listened to The Music Machine- a childhood favorite I must say.

Lately the lyrics to one of those songs has been stuck in my head- the chorus especially.

Have patience, have patience.
Don't be in such a hurry.
When you get impatient you only start to worry.
Remember, remember that God is patient too.
And think of all the times when others have to wait for you.


Have Patience

I so need patience right now- I can't wait to get this baby out and hold him. My back is hurting more and life is just harder when you are so BIG.

Out of Whack.

Lately I find my paintings not turning out as well as usual or all together flopping. Of course these are not the ones I have lately listed, but rather the pile that seem to be accumulating here in my work room. 

It makes me think that perhaps until this pregnancy is over and I am back to "normal" I need to step back from painting. I can't stand so much wasted time and paint. 

I have also noticed this in my cooking skills. 

I am feeling rather not myself lately and I don't like it. But I guess my body is working overtime to finish making this baby. 

Has this ever happened to you? 

Velcro and Elastic

I sometimes have the feeling I am held together with Velcro and compression stockings.

I hope I am not the only woman out there who as she bears more children and grows a few years older finds herself needing more shall we say, "support?"

I have a very minimal problem with veins and so am wearing a compression sock. I usually only wear it on one leg because it annoys me to have a thigh high sock to wear every day. To be honest I do not wear it everyday because I can't put it up with it. I have noticed though that my other ankle swells by the end of the day when I have been on my feet a lot. So I am wearing both compression socks now-no swelling. Yay!

I also find that when I am pregnant my back hurts a lot- from the very beginning. My midwife suggested I try a support belt. I got one the other day FINALLY. It is a dream, though a bit annoying to put on since I have to do so laying down so my tummy and baby will be in the right position. I really enjoy the extra support. But worry I might become too addicted to this. When I take it off my back hurts right away. . .  also when I eat I feel I have no room and have to loosen it if I hope to eat anything.

Oh the joys of pregnancy. This is the third time around for me and though I do have more complaints I must also say I have more joy too.

I want to get some professional photos down during this pregnancy- you never know if there is another baby in the future or not. I am also working on preparing for birth and the section of the book I am now on is art. My first assignment was to draw myself as I see myself pregnant. I had my husband do it as well- we had a good laugh. By the end of my drawing/ sketching assignments it will be interesting to look back and see how I saw myself in various ways: as a pregnant woman, mother, etc.

What did you do to prepare for birth?