7

here we sit.  seven more days until the official due date.  unbelievable.  i can remember this past summer thinking, march. wow.  when march arrives things start to sprout and turn green after a long winter.  in st louis our winters aren't that long nor are they covered with snow for more than a few days.  but today is a beautiful tease of 72 degrees, sunny and not a cloud in the sky.  what is left of our backyard (thanks to the dogs) is starting to turn a hue of green and i can see the potential of our garden for this year.  along with spring comes our baby.  it's a great time of year, i think, to have a baby.  as soon as things warm up more we'll be outside strolling around.  windows and doors open letting in the fresh air.  

so now that march has rolled around, everyone has started to answer my phone calls on the first ring, has a louder than normal hello voice and is generally wondering... are you in labor?  i am still finding this response cute, i wonder if i will feel the same in a few more days?  our doula says not to count, but with little else to do it's difficult.  we are ready as we are going to be... so i have started to take more walks, squats, hip openers... come on baby.  every morning we have a chat about today being a good day for a baby... like today for instance, it's a good day.  3.6.9.  3+6=9 and we were married on 9.3.6... so today would be a good day.