Count Down Continues...

Well, only a few more days to go until I go in for our c-section.  

Can I tell you a secret? As each day slips by I am getting more and more excited, and more and more terrified.  I can't wait to meet this amazing little person that we've created, see what she looks like, and hold her in my arms!  I mean, for someone who considers themselves to be a creative soul, could there be any greater work of art to create than your own flesh and blood?!?  Then help them learn, discover and develop?  It's truly a gift!!

But, as we get closer to the big day, the notion of the c-section and all the unknowns is getting more and more real, and I'm scared.  It probably doesn't help that on the chat group I'm a part of on babycentre.com there's a thread on how much people are dreading c-sections because of their horrible previous experiences with them.  I was really fine with the fact that we were going this route until a few weeks ago.  Now, though the most logical choice, it seems daunting!  But I'm trying my best to keep the universe (and myself) convinced that it is going to go swimmingly and that I'll not be in the worst case recovery scenario that I keep hearing about.

On the BIG PLUS side of things, it's been a tremendously productive week.  In my last post I was stressing about the loss of our tenants and my mom having shingles.  Well, a week works wonders as both are no longer concerns.  We've found a great tenant, and the doctors have given mom an all-clear for visiting the hospital and being around baby.... WHEW!!!!!

Other than that it's been a pretty low key week.  I'm now bigger than a watermelon (as my friend Sandra's daughter put it) and am totally zapped of energy.  One small outing a day seems to be my limit, though another side of me is absolutely craving a higher level of activity.  I've even been having dreams about being back in the gym again! (yikes)  

Attempt at Origami

One of the last things on my 'to do' list has been to figure out a mobile for Jamie's crib.  My original inspiration was to create one made from origami animals, but frustration has over taken that objective, as I can't seem to get 'cool enough' animals created and it just doesn't feel right. So now my desk is littered with paper butterflies, frogs and cranes... which will most likely turn into cat toys (on a related note, I discovered a great and easy cat toy to make is an origami water bomb filled with capnip!)

So now I'm onto other ideas for the mobile.  I'm going to head to the craft store today and pick up some wooden shapes, some dowels and other items of interest and make one out of those, painting them in bright and entertaining colors.  At least that will tide us over until a better inspiration hits me, or a cave and go buy one. 

This time off seems to be reigniting my creative and crafty side, which I'm loving but finding frustrating as its so rusty that I get a spark but struggle to bring it to fruition.  I figure by the end of my year long mat leave I'll be a regular Martha Stewart... hmmm... or is there another trendy crafty celeb I should be trying to emulate?