No diaper pins and announcing the Little Engine Natal Day Guessing Game
Okay, so I’m going to have a baby. This has been on my mind a lot lately as I try to take care of what seems like a thousand little details to prepare. I just about have the birth kit assembled, except for a few nonessentials, such as a heating pad (where in the world did I put that heating pad?). And I almost have everything worked out for the diaper changing area, which is going to be in the blessing (laundry) room. Diapers, diaper stacker, cloth wipies, wipe warmer, diaper pail. But no diaper pins. I ordered diaper pins, the kind I used with Peter, nice metal ones with locking heads. They were shipped from Montana 2 weeks ago, along with a few other baby items. They have not arrived. Are they lost? Stolen? What is wrong with y’all, USPS? I’m trying to get ready to have a BABY here! WHERE ARE MY DIAPER PINS??? Please just deliver them so I can go on to obsessing about something else every time I have a contraction.
Alright, so top of the news is that diaper pins did not arrive in the mail today. Besides that, there were a few other items of note. The children completed their workbook pages this morning. Math and spelling for Moriah, math for the middle munchkins, and colors and phonics for Peter. Note to self: next workbook I get for Peter has to be a LOT more challenging than what he has now.
Friday is library day, and the children all gathered their own books into their library bags without great fuss or bother today. I didn’t have to help anyone look under beds or radiators for a missing volume. Hurrah! We met another homeschool family at the library, and got their email address. They usually come to the library on Fridays, too, but later than our normal time. Moriah came home with her predictable stack of artsy craftsy books (we looked through the sewing book together and picked out some likely looking projects). Toby got several drawing books as per usual.
We got home and I emailed the Wonderworks Baby Store to find out if they know where my package with diaper pins is. (It didn’t come today, y’know. It’s been 2 WEEKS). And to distract myself from a house completely devoid of diaper pins, I set up The Little Engine Natal Day Guessing Game. You are all invited to come vote for when you think the baby will be born, and other essential statistics. Perhaps you will win a fabulous prize. I am hoping that the baby will be born sooner rather than later, but I guessed later so that if that is the case I can comfort myself with “At least I have a better chance of winning the Little Engine Natal Day Game.” The baby coming sooner is its own reward, of course. I am having lots of contractions, as is usual for a 6th baby. Some of them are quite attention getting. But this could go on for several weeks yet. Which gives more time for the diaper pins to arrive.
A couple hints to help with your guessing. All of our babies thus far have been between 8 and 10 pounds. Peter was the largest at 9 lb. 15 oz., Elsie the smallest at 8 lb. 3 oz. They have ranged from 19-22 inches. Now, go cast your vote.