Waiting...

We are waiting.  Waiting for newborn toes and naps. Waiting for life as we know it to turn upside-down.  Going for walks, trying to get comfortable, taking baths, knitting, sewing, getting bills paid, preparing the house, but most of all waiting.  These little ones show up when they are ready, when it is the best time for them to make their grand appearance.  In the meantime, we talk about what he will look like, be like, how our life together will be, who will come visit, how little V will help, trying to help her understand life with a newborn, pretending we really remember what it was like 5 1/2 years ago.  Any day, any minute now.  All the while, waiting...