Yesterday I learned that I'll be induced to deliver next Thursday, June 6. Which was a little bit of a shock even though it shouldn't have been. So I had a lot of thoughts swirling in my head, mostly about things I wanted to get done. First on my list? Assemble my photo album.
As I mentioned in my last post, I had my favorite Tote Trove pics printed from Shutterfly so that I can look at them (among other colorful things) while in labor. Because being pregnant is like being in line for a roller coaster. You (if it was, of course, a planned pregnancy) chose to get on the ride, you want to get on the ride, but now that you're inching closer to the front, you wish you'd picked the merry-go-round. Yet there's no turning back. The crowd is pushing you forward, and those pretty ponies are a mere memory. You're getting on that coaster. And when you do, it'll be terrifying. But also fun. Once it's over, you'll wonder why you worried at all. Because your life is undeniably fuller for the experience.
That's how I feel about Thursday.
Not that the exhilaration of besting an amusement park attraction equals the euphoria of having a child. Or so I'm told. But as you well know, wordplay helps me almost as much as pictures.
Although I plan to keep posting between now and Thursday, my doc said that I may go into labor before then. So if you don't see anything new from me, know that I'm screaming Space Mountain style, embarking on my biggest adventure.
Got that, universe? I said Space Mountain -- not Kingda Ka.