34 Weeks!!

Goodness...34 weeks we've been incubating. Kind of hard to believe it's been that long. We've now got anywhere from 4 to 8 weeks left, and I'm putting my money on sooner, rather than later, for delivery. Not just because I want so badly to meet this little Jellybean...I'm calling it Mama's Intuition. However soon or late, though, it will be the right time - on Jellybean's schedule. Which is what we'll be living by from now on, I suppose, won't we? ;-)

As far as how this very pregnant lady is feeling these days..pretty much the same as the last month or so. Really, really good with a few exceptions. Those few exceptions, having everything to do with fluid retention, are definitely getting amplified, but I'm learning to live with them. I guess it's true what they say: anything is tolerable, as long as it's temporary, and everything is temporary. Like my chiropractor and midwives keep telling me: "It will all go away once you deliver". Right. And I'll look like a million bucks again. ;-)

I'm starting to realize how much I'm going to miss being pregnant. It's such an amazing bond I feel, having this little one right there all the time, that it's sure to be a somewhat difficult transition once The Bean is out here with us. I know motherhood is going to bring all kinds of wonderful bonding opportunities, and that I'll be so in love with this little angel that I'll forget about it before I know it. I'm just going to cherish this time as much as I can while it's still here.

I want to start posting, weekly, a passage from this wonderful book I picked up back in the first trimester, The Tao of Motherhood. I'm going to open the book randomly and share with you what it says. Here's this week's, and thanks for reading my blog as always!!

Feminine

Mother is the feminine principle.
She represents the yin, the anima,
the receptive, the earth.
Though she must at times take
the role of the masculine principle,
it is the feminine which gives
her power and from which
she draws her strength.

She teaches her daughters to
respect their feminine nature.
She teaches her sons to respect
their feminine side and thus
all women.

The truly feminine mother
never cringes or defers.
Her strength is unshakable,
like the earth upon which we
walk but which can topple us
with a single deep breath.