I have finally succumbed to the head cold that has taken hold of me. I spent the day in bed, periodically checking email and barely keeping up with work. I had plenty of time to consider the latest twist of events and what the changes could mean for our story, still being written.
Josh and I were both born within a day of a full moon. If you know us, you know that our love story started on a full moon and we married under the full moon in a meadow in Golden Gate Park. Our baby last year was due within a day of September's full moon in 2011.
When we learned that Meadow was due on September 15th, we looked it up. "What, New Moon? That can't be right, must be a mistake. Maybe she'll be late and closer to the full moon when she finally comes out," we thought. Yesterday's news on an updated due date sent us back to the Internet to double check. Of course they had the date wrong. Her revised due date is now on a full moon...as it should be.
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We recently learned the term "Push Present". We were asked if we were planning to get one for T. While we hadn't yet heard the term, we had put a lot of thought to the idea of a gift that would be appropriate for her at the hospital. We settled on a bag full of small gifts. Some are meaningful, some silly and related to our many, zany conversations. I've wrapped each one individually and attached a note explaining the thought behind it. The one that was to mean the most is a necklace that we dreamed up representing T's unbroken bond to Meadow. We found what we thought was perfect from a jeweler who had made a necklace for Tiffany years ago when she helped a friend in the delivery room. It seemed like a perfect fit!
When it arrived, it was tiny. It was not what we had in mind and last week, when we were still thinking we only had days before we needed to be ready to deliver it to T. Another quick search found the actual perfect version. Now, with plenty of time to spare, we could order the back-up and be ready with what we think is the true depiction of their unending connection. It came today and it is exactly what we envisioned!
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And, last but not least, the funny gift that comes from what seems to be an endless battle with children fighting what you want them to do. Our host four year old interrupted dinner with an urgent trip to the bathroom. Multiple yells back and forth let us know that he was okay, but taking a looooooong time. His two year old brother went in to "help". It turned out that he needed something to read. Sure, you can relate. After much time had passed (like, um, an hour!), their mom realized that the bookshelves in the living room and the playroom were empty. In an effort to expedite them getting their little library cleaned up, I went in to help. This is what we found:
Our friend is making us sign something that says we won't sue her if we end up changing our minds on this whole parenting thing after a few weeks in her world.
