Countdown to Wriggles

With the nursery finished, the freezer meals made, the house cleaned top to bottom, the baby gear bought, the car seat installed, the hospital bag packed, the parents in town, and me on maternity leave, now all we need is for Wriggles to make an arrival. I'm one day past my due date now and starting to get just the tinsiest bit impatient. Even knowing that most first babies come late, one can always hope for an almost-on-time arrival, right? I know all you mamas out there will tell me to put my feet up and enjoy the quiet moments while I can because everything is about to change. Well I AM enjoying the quiet moments. And drinking hot tea. And napping in the afternoon. And taking long, hot showers. And stealing snuggles from Paul. And going to movies, and eating out, and having date nights... everything you should do before a baby comes that you might not get the chance to do for quite a while. The thing is, Paul and I had 6 lovely years of marriage to enjoy all that us time, and I've had a good 30 years of me time and now I'm ready for our little one to join us. It can be hard not to be impatient when you've been waiting for something for so long!

I am grateful, at least, that I'm still quite comfortable and mobile at the end of the pregnancy. Other than rolling over in bed (which is painful/uncomfortable) and fitting behind the steering wheel, I still haven't encountered any real problems. If Wriggles needs two more weeks to finish baking, then so be it.

Hah, I say that now, but how will I feel in another week?

I have only just started dipping my toes into all the "it might induce labor" myths - long walks, curry, pineapple, bouncing on my birth ball etc. Without work to keep me busy and with all the nesting already done, I'm struggling to fill my time up. I don't want to do anything too exhausting, but I'm supposed to keep active and upright to encourage Wriggles into a good position. What did all you mamas do out there when waiting for your baby to arrive? I know that in less than two weeks Wriggles will be here (they don't let you go THAT overdue!) but those two weeks kind of feels like an eternity! 

A girl in my pregnant-yoga class made a very good observation yesterday. It's like you've been training for an ultra-marathon for the past 9 months and you know it's almost time to start. But it could be at any moment in the next few hours/days/weeks and you don't know when! So you have to enjoy your time, but also rest. Eat enough food in case it starts during the night, but not too much. Always be on the lookout and ready for signs, but not be anxious. Because at any moment someone could shout, "Go!" and the race has started!