Lady in waiting.

Let me rephrase that. 

LADIES 

in waiting!

I've realized that I'm not the only lady in waiting around here!

I think Anna might even be more excited for the baby to arrive than I am!

I'm due Jan. 7th but have gone a bit earlier in the past, so

to make it easier for my kids to understand when I was due, whenever they asked when the baby would come out I just told them, 

AFTER CHRISTMAS.....

Well, it's after Christmas and Anna is ready! 

I tried to explain to her that it would be born SOMETIME after, and we don't know exactly when, but it's no use. 

On Christmas Eve after she had a delivery of her own with daddy's help she announced,

"Tomorrow after we open our presents, the baby will come out!"

If only it were that simple Anna. 

She just keeps asking and I keep wondering as well.
When is the baby going to come out?

It's not that I'm in a hurry.

For me, it's WAY easier to have the baby inside than out.
From experience I've decided that waiting is way easier than the alternatives!

It does help that this pregnancy has been an absolute dream. 

When Anna stuffs her baby under her shirt, you can still hear it's recorded cry.

My baby is silent.

And content.
And fed automatically....
{with no effort on my part, except for the fact that I get to eat and I'm a pro at that already.}

I still even sleep through the night!

We also could use more time to decide on a boy name....if it is a boy that is.  We've chosen the name Ella if it is a girl. 

Plus, the longer it hangs out in it's cozy womb, the more time I  have to recover from:

the Night AFTER Christmas

{which isn't nearly as  lovely of a scene as the Night BEFORE Christmas.}
 

Soooo, until the awaited birth occurs, I'm sure she will continue to choose clothing that will accommodate her "baby to be" each day.

And she'll continue to ask Dallin to check the baby's heartbeat.

 

And I'll continue to wonder with excitement whether these contractions will be THE ONES!