Sunday, January 22, 2023

The Wait...



This is Brooke, over one month ago. Add several inches, and you have my daughter who has tried pretty much every trick to induce labor... and still waiting. 

We all are. 

Me, I've been attached to my phone for a month now. Good morning calls hoping to hear she is contracting and ready for this grandmomma to meet them at the hospital. I thought about calling her and letting her know I was going out of town this weekend. We all know if I were to be out of town, she would most definitely go in labor. Perhaps the thought of it all would do something? No need to add stress to an already worn out Brookie. So, the wait continues. 

Did I share both our Brooke's are pregnant? Brooke & Alex due any day now, Brooke & Josh due August 13th. 

It's a quiet, winter January Sunday + little David + a pretty snowfall + no need to leave the comforts of home. It's a perfect day to stay in comfy clothes, make healthy meals, snuggle under a blanket watching our shows with a fire in the fireplace, and play with our new Occulus. 

I believe many of our neighbors are staying in, no tire tracks in driveways. It's so pretty looking out all the windows. My husband just brought me a piece of chocolate protein pie he made this morning with a dollop of whip cream on top. I hit the jackpot with a husband who enjoys cooking for entertainment!!! 

We are intermittent fasting and what we eat the hours we can makes everything actually taste so much better. I am 17 hours on with a 7-hour window to eat. Breaking the fast with a chocolate bone broth protein, collagen, walnuts, chia & flaxseed protein shake, then a light healthy lunch, and a good dinner. He goes 18 hours. 

We are always doing and trying new things. It certainly keeps things fun.

Now, if this sweet granddaughter of mine is just about ready... my grandma instincts to witness her arrival, and to see, hold, smell, kiss, and snuggle her is powerful.