This summer, the Sir and I decided to binge watch “Game of
Thrones” and catch up with the pop culture zeitgeist. We watched all six seasons and learned about
dire wolves, dragons, and that “Winter is Coming” a catchphrase we appropriated
when describing the upcoming arrival of our baby girl.
Because, just like the snows of winter transforming the
landscape of Westeros, this little girl is totally going to turn our lives
upside down.
It has only been recently that I think the Sir has realized
the big change coming his way. The first
day of my third trimester he was about three shades paler than normal now that
the final stretch before her arrival was finally in front of him. The other evening he spent a good ten minutes
trying to figure out what songs he knew that would be appropriate to sing to
her at bedtime (and eventually came up with the “Cool Runnings” song and “Take
Me Out to the Ball Game”). This man, who
has never changed a diaper or fed a little one, has no idea what is in store
for him, but I have no doubts that he will hit the ground running once she
arrives.
The dogs equally are not prepared for a new little human to
take over this house. The multiple
wrestling matches throughout the day and the epic howling at the gray cat down
the street that enjoys terrorizing them out the front window will not be nearly
as tolerated as it is now. I keep trying
to tell Huck and Fletch that they better start mentally preparing to be big
brothers, and they respond with wagging tails and requests for more belly rubs,
without fully taking in the upcoming change in their furry lives.
And I, the clear planner in our little family, am sure I
will be equally unprepared once she gets here.
I have lists of baby items, breastfeeding tips, freezer meals to make, what
to pack in my hospital bag...but am I really
ready for those midnight feedings after days with no sleep or having to
breastfeed a baby every two hours or making sure all of the boys in my house
are getting loved on, too, in the midst of the chaos? We will have to wait until November to see!
As unprepared as all of us are, we are a family that thrives
on adventures, and we are prepared for this one to be our biggest yet.
So yes, winter will be coming to our house this November…and
we absolutely cannot wait when someone hands us that baby!
