Mother coming over to help with kids. Check
Birth photographer. Check.

Nerves of steel...gulp, uh... Check.

Ha.

Well, actually, we've managed to slow down to snail speed at the Hall homestead, which has been refreshingly WONDERFUL. I can't even manage to get the car over 4o mph, much to the frustration of anyone who's behind me. We've just about got everything ready for the arrival of our new baby, all that's left is to bag the receiving blankets and towels and get them labeled for the oven.

Tomorrow I'll make red raspberry tea, and fill ice cube trays with it. I have a midwife appointment (maybe my last! maybe not!) tomorrow at noon, and it will be a happy time to see her after three or so weeks of her being out of town on travels. I am happy that time allowed her to be refreshed, and that she truly enjoyed her time away without worry...and I am happy my baby decided he or she wanted to wait for her to get home before coming!

I am longing for fall. The sound of crunching leaves, the smell of burning leaves here and there, the shorter days, and (hopefully by November) cooler weather. Maybe it's because I am ready to 'harvest' what we've sown, or maybe I am just ready to skip and jog and touch my toes without grunting or laughing at myself! To be able to reach things I haven't in a while...like the bottom of the washing machine to get that last little sock out and into the dryer. To sleep on my stomach...yes, I see that this list is really nothing about fall whatsoever anymore! Maybe I'll lay on my stomach in a big ol pile of leaves. :) Yeah, that's right.