Do I have everything for the hospital packed? No, I still need to bring shampoo. I should buy shampoo. Am I really going to use it, though? Those little tiny hospital bathroom stalls and touching the walls. Maybe I'll shampoo at home instead. Right. So I should bring shampoo. Wait. Did I decide not to bring shampoo? Forget it, come back to it, what else do I need. I need to make some freezer meals. I'm too tired to go find a pen. Let's look online. Oh but first I should go pack some shampoo. No, I'm not bringing the shampoo, okay. No shampoo. What else. Freezer meals. No, I'm too tired to go look for a pen. Let's finish one thing first - hospital bag. Right. I need clothes for me. I should buy pajamas. Okay I need to go start a list. No, that means I need to find a pen. Maybe I should nap first, THEN find a pen. No! Focus! Oh my word why am I having another baby. Okay, okay, breathe. I need pajamas and shampoo. Possibly. Oh for heaven's sake just pack the shampoo already. Right. And pens. Maybe I should PACK pens. Do I need to buy pens? No, no, calm down, we're not talking about pens. This is too hard.
So, that's that then.
You made me laugh out loud, Amy! I hear your angst, but you know it really is all going to be fine - even if you don't pack shampoo and end up wishing you had. One thing you must do, at least once or twice a day, is just slow down for a minute and think to yourself. "I'm going to have a snuggly, amazing baby!" because you are, and things may be a bit loopy at first, but it will still be amazing, and you will never regret it for a moment. --Martha
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