I ca n’t quite conceive that we ’re a week away , more or less , from meeting our little Sprout .
Nine months surely fly by before you know it … three season of gardening , three trimester of baking , and soon a third man appearing in the house . I almost ca n’t wind my head around that , though I ’m exceptionally eager to meet her .
You see , Will and I have been together for nine years . Just the two of us .
We ’ve been so wonted to moving at our own measure , making decisions that appertain to us alone , load down up and taking off whenever we want , wherever we need . We waited a farseeing time to add to our family , to be sure we accomplished as much as we could so that we felt settled by the fourth dimension we were seek for a baby .
Not to say that living ends when a baby arrives on the view — but we make out that it change , and we did n’t want to be those parents who find themselves thinking , We wish well we would ’ve done x , y , and z first .
So Will and I , we ’re feeling proficient and settled . We ’re stoked for this next step . We ’re pump to start planning adventureswitha baby in towage .
I peculiarly get it on new and unfamiliar experiences , and I ’m excited to bring Sprout into our aliveness and show her what makes it so beautiful .
I ’m excited for road - tripping and backpacking and climbing and surfing and snowboarding , sure , but I ’m also delirious for the littler moments . Impromptu saltation political party in the animation room . Random burst of karaoke in the kitchen . Lazy midday cuddle , just ’cause . flick endurance contest dark .
I ’m turn on for Will and me to have another reason to be goofy together , to relive all the effective moments from our childhood . I ’m aroused for pillow forts and slumber parties . I ’m excited to jump from pool to puddle and make angels in the snowfall . I ’m excited to make more messes at home if it intend we spend all sidereal day laughing so heavily that we embark on crying .
But most of all , I ’m frantic to see Will as a dad . He ’s going to be the best pappa , and the thought of him with a slight girl makes my heart blow up . He ’s phenomenally patient and nurturing . He has such an amazing mind and great rarity and will have so much to teach her .
When Sprout reach that level of toddlerhood where all she asks is , Why ? — well , you know who will be at the other ending with a bright answer ! ( I , on the other hand , have already been designated as the disciplinarian , much like the roles we already assume with our furbabies . )
Last calendar month , we lead out to dinner for Valentine ’s twenty-four hours which we never do , but since I ’ve been getting sentimental about all of our “ last this ” and “ last that ” as a twosome , we thought a quiet night out would be a gracious send - off to parenthood .
We were seated next to a couple and their girl , who was no more than five years old . Amidst all the other tables where distich were enjoying their romanticistic candlelit dinner , smooching and sweet - talking , this table was hands - down the sweetest .
The whole family was trim up , and the parents were just as lovey and heedful to each other as they were to their endearing girl .
The scene tugged at Will ’s heartstrings , and he was overflowing with the sappy realisation that next year , he would havetwovalentines at dinner . He saw it as a mansion , among many other signs we ’ve had throughout the maternity , that he was intend to have a daughter at this import .
( The last sign he had was onour babymoonin Bend , Oregon . He was standing in the lift line hold off for me , and found himself surrounded by a band of mini rippers in raging pink snowsuits and cope with ski and snowboard . He pictured himself shredding the mountain with a six - year - sure-enough Sprout , and was instantly sold on little girls . )
As we await her , our to - do list is finally dwindle down and our theater is the clean it ’s been since the daylight we go in .
We made metre for a meandering wage increase near our vicinity to a cove we ’ve never explore before . It is now our new favorite beach in Southern California … and that ’s say quite a lot .
So , friends … one week , maybe less . I ’m hop I make it all the way to the death , but as long as we have a goodish baby in our arms , we are ready whenever she decides to participate our world .
