Cultivate Patience

I hope all are enjoying the Christmas season. John and I enjoyed hosting my older sister, her hubby and my parents. All are well and arrived safely back at their respective homes. Mom and Dad are both on the mend. Dad had a follow up yesterday and had his staples removed. Mom is feeling much better since her bout with pneumonia. John and I even visited some of the Cooks yesterday, it was nice to see the “Cookies” (nieces and nephews) and distribute their Christmas books, yes we’re the Aunt and Uncle who give books. Good distraction and a blessing to see some of both sides of our families for the holidays.

In other news, no baby yet. So, it looks like I will be at church tomorrow.  We are celebrating a service of lessons and carols at 11:00am. Looking forward to getting it sing lots of the Christmas hymns and sitting in the congregation with John.

To reduce questions and texts about baby news:
Midwife and I are surprised that I'm not following any family history of "going early."  That's pretty unusual. Also, it looks like JTC may miss his window of being a home birth baby. John and I are sad but working hard at adapting. It's really out of our hands. So, we wait. As Lea Weed told me, ‘every minute we’re one minute closer.’

PS.  For my sanity: We've tried everything to induce labor and I really do not want any more advice. I'm tired. Thank you in advance.

DPS. JTC's due date is January 6, but all involved (me, John and medical peeps) want him to come earlier because he is potentially a big guy. But, he's not late, yet.

One last thing: We will let you know when JTC finally arrives. A church email will go out right away and I will share at some point on the blog, though not probably not immediately. I’ll be a little busy and John doesn’t do the blog.