Friday, July 13, 2012
Waiting game
We are currently in the home stretch with less then a week until she's due!! At this point all we can do is wait.
Don't get me wrong, I want my daughter to bake in the proverbial oven as long as she needs to, but I also really really really want to meet and play with her. I feel like a little kid who has a brand new toy all nice and shiny in the plastic, but cant open it until the 5 day car ride from California to Florida is over.She's sitting right there in front of me, but I cant play with her! Now if I feel like this, I can't imagine what Mandy is going through, she's actually inside her taunting her with karate kicks and judo chops.I guess this is the first lesson in parenting, PATIENCE and from what I'm told I'm going to need a lot of it.
See at this point we can't really do anything. We are in what I call "life limbo." We can't move to the next stage until Adrianna is born and we can't quite ignore the fact that we have a child coming and be the people we were before. Sure we can spend all our time baby proofing the house, buying baby stuff, getting the nursery ready, and what ever else to pass the time. However, at the end of the day we are still waiting and I think this is where patience really comes in handy.
During the last couple of weeks I have learned that Mandy and myself are actually extremely patient people. While Mandy is waddling around knocking stuff off of tables and counters with her belly, there I am right behind her picking it up with a huge smile on my face and muffling the little comments that I want to make. Just as I am with Mandy, she has also had to be extremely patient with me. As I am starting to think about my new role as a father and trying to rationalize being responsible for another human being, there's Mandy picking up the marbles as they fall out of my head (before Sophie grabs and runs away with them), telling me that we will be wonderful parents and not to worry so much.
So to all you experienced parents out there, how did you learn patience? How did you deal with "Life Limbo"?
-Jeremy
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Um, I can't really help with the "Life Limbo" thing very much but you know me, I always have to say something. Please be very gentle with this toy Jeremy. We all know what happens to every "toy" you've ever touch. Godspeed you on your new journey through fatherhood.
ReplyDeleteAll I can do is smile. Man, you're getting it paid back in spades. I had a hard-wired delivery date with you since you were the 3rd C-section, so I didn't play this game while pregnant with you. But what I had to learn after delivering a child that came into this world totally pissed off and inconsolable is reminiscent of the patience you're describing. Lets hope she takes after her mother and you guys should enjoy the 'life limbo' while you can still get some sleep.
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