Baby Watch: Day 9

Sometimes a picture says it better.  This has been today:

Waiting.  As my friend Jason put it earlier today, our son's first official act in life has been to procrastinate.  We'll have to work on that.  (Actually, I think both Jath and I were late, so we're not ones to judge).  In reality, three days late is not all that bad, and we can survive without a tax break for one more year thanks to a rather productive lame duck Congress.  It's only depressing because Jath's dad and sister have to leave tomorrow for Pennsylvania and we had a little bit of false labor last night, which made us all hopeful that they would get to be around for the birth.  Overall though we recognize that we're very blessed to have friends and family close by and that we have Jath's mom for another week.  And of course, there's still tonight/tomorrow morning.

As for the requisite "what a year it's been" sentiment, there's nothing like pregnancy to consume nearly all of one's conversations, plans, and healthcare dollars.  We're sure that 2011 will be the same, only with a name and a face--and diapers.  2010 has been a great year, starting in one corner of the state and ending up in another, jumping from public to private sector work, moving from apartment to home (still renting), and landing among friends old and new.

I think that's enough to justify popping the cork on the champaign in the fridge.  Until then, however, it's back to enjoying family and games and, oh yes, the virtue of patience.