...While We Were STILL Waiting...

So where were we?

Oh yea, that's right.

In CA waiting for the birth of grandchild #3.

 Waiting.

 While waiting for the baby,

we were reminded of the simple fact~

babies come out when they're good and ready.

They don't understand due dates.

They don't understand schedules.

They don't understand about which midwife is on call.

They don't understand because they're on the Lord's schedule.

They are wise enough to wait for His perfect timing.

They just don't have any way to encourage their mommies

during the waiting,

so they kick,

and squirm,

and punch,

and wiggle,

and push

and kick some more.

They like to make a grand entrance by making

their mommies totally miserable just prior to birth.

It's the Lord's way of making a woman actually

want

to go through labor.

It works, doesn't it?

Pregnant women will go through

anything

 just to get that baby out of there.

But, meanwhile, Mommies need to pass time while they're

waiting.

Target was a favorite destination

because Gwamma had to buy the kids presents, of course.

We had to buy little monkey outfits for baby, too.

This Gwamma loves monkeys.

This Gwamma is really sad nobody made baby clothes with

monkeys on them when she was having her monkeys.

Brookelyn entertained us by marching into the living room

 in this beautiful ensemble and announcing, "I'm Jana."

Her actions inspired a full-fledged  fashion show,

with Rebekah and Brookelyn modeling and announcing.

While waiting,

we ate a lot of snacks.

Kids and preggo mommies love snacks.

Beka helped pass the time by setting up a library story hour.

Both of the listeners ended up being banished from the library

for being naughty.

They had to take an early nap.

The librarian read to herself.

We had to eat a lot of IN-N-OUT Burgers while

waiting.

They really took the misery out of waiting.

I think both Jana and I gained weight while

waiting.

Since food seems to be the favored way to pass time while

waiting,

we also had to go out for gelato.

While her Mommy was in the bathroom,

I tried taking a picture of Brookie with chocolate drips on her face.

She refused.

I won't be outsmarted by a three year old.

I told her she could stand on the tall chair and pose for a picture.

There ya' go.

At the street fair there were some gnarly lookin' pirates.

Why do people think pirates are fun for kids?

Unbathed murderers?

EEWWWW.

No wonder the kids didn't smile.

Speaking of eating while

waiting

-our first Funnel Cake!

It was so good.

We slopped powdered sugar all over our faces,

fingers and clothes, but the mess was worth it.

A little bit of running and jumping always occupies people

who are

waiting,

waiting,

waiting.

During one of our conversations,

Jana said that despite her discomfort and her anxiousness to have the baby,

she trusted the Lord for His timing.

"His timing has been perfect with Brookelyn and Brayden,

His timing will be perfect with this one."

One night, because we were hungry and needed some female bonding,

Jana and I put the kids to bed and went out for a snack.

Believe it or not, there was yogurt underneath all this candy.

Nice, healthy, supposed-to-be-better-for-you-than-ice-cream yogurt.

But, by the time I ate all the candy,

I didn't have room for the healthy yogurt.

With baby curling up on her tummy,

Jana knew she didn't have a lot of room for yogurt,

so took a nice, polite helping.

You know how people claim the last thing they did

 before going into labor causes labor?

Then, it's official.

Yogurt causes you to go into labor.

And, Jana was right.

The Lord's timing was perfect.

(stay tuned...)