and then there was (N)one

the funny thing about the following post is that i never had time to finish it...

"last week i posted about chasing after my dog when she almost ran away and about being one of two pregnant sisters.

while i have managed to still not lose my very active new dog, i have lost my status as one of two pregnant sisters.

i became an aunt (x5 for this branch of the family) one week ago. while this has helped to make a little more concrete what comes after this long period of pregnancy for me, i have to admit that the whole thing is still a little abstract. i haven't had a chance to meet my nephew because neither my sister nor i are in a great position to make the 2 hour trip to visit one another, but i have heard my sister's accounts of all things newborn - nursing, sleeping, process of labor, and it's starting to sink in - in a matter of days there will be another life in this house - in the world...

the concept is so big that i don't/can't really think about it.

but the nesting process has begun! erk and i spent all weekend working on the house. I spent most of this first day of "maternity leave" avoiding my school work and doing manual labor...."

...i meant to finish the post about that period right before having a baby. the anticipation of not knowing exactly when it will happen, and then....it happened.

that second day of maternity leave. and my son is now already a week old. and it's strange to say "my son" because i am not used to that idea. i want to reflect more but for now i just wanted to finish (or acknowledge my unfinished) post from just a week ago

life happens so fast