James and Harrison went with the Weblos on a camp out last weekend over to the coast in Northern California- it's a MUCH different coast than we are use to coming from Southern California. It was cold and rainy- good thing I wasn't there. But of course, they still managed to have a great time and even get to tour an old Russian Fort that Harrison had just learned about in social studies at school. Very cool trip and weekend for the two of them....
I've never been able to picture myself as a stay-at-home mom. But that's what I'm about to become, for atleast half the year anyway. I've been spending the last few weeks of this pregnancy preparing my office for my departure- delegating tasks and management to other people, and having a VERY hard time letting go of that control of my work that I cherish so much. I love working. I love being an attorney and I love my daily schedule. Sure, there are days, especially now that I'm 36 weeks pregnant that I just want to stay in bed all day. But it's never as good as it seems to be. Take Wednesday for example. I was completely exhausted after having gone through 4 hours of false labor, counting contractions and timing the intervals all while sitting at my desk Wednesday morning. So by 2pm I headed out the door, to go home and nap before Harrison's baseball game. But by the time I got home, I realized it was time to go pick him up, cram in homework, teach Harrison how to find the Net Surface Area of a variety of shapes, get him into uniform, fed and to the field before the game started- so no nap or rest time. Sure, James was absolutely there to help with all that stuff, but James is also working 70 hours a week, had to take the dog to a vet appointment and was on and off conference calls for 10 hours on Wednesday. There's only so much one man can do....
My point?
Not sure, actually. I'm not sure whether to be excited about the prospect of feeding, napping, changing diapers, making lunches, doing laundry, cooking and cleanings as the full-time job. It doesn't sound fun, and it certainly doesn't sound easy. Does that make mean I'm an abnormal woman? If so, do I care? What about corporate formations, mergers, dissolutions, discovery requests, legislative analysis and regulatory reform?? Am I going to miss work? Am I going to be so excited to get back here after 6 months? Is my entire outlook on this subject going to change once Cassidy actually gets here?
I guess we'll soon see....
The first day of spring was Opening Day for Harrison's little league team. This year they play "real baseball" with all the rules of the minor leagues, stealing bases, etc. It's complicated but Harrison is getting right in and doing his best. He had a great save at 3rd plate today and has a very natural swing at bat. We can't wait to see him perform for the rest of the season. And I'm loving him in his uniform too!
I had to take this picture in order to convince myself that I could, in fact, still see my toes. Just barely- but if I lean over the front of my belly, I can see them! (Sorry about the poor picture quality- wasting time with my camera phone at work...:))
