Mr A. and I have been thinking that it was high time Mouse had a baby sibling. We have tossed the idea around for a while (over a year) but what, between being about as broody as a rock and Mr A. travelling the Eastern globe...our timing just was a bit off.
Taryn helped me so much when I was pregnant with Scout. She helped both my ever-expanding body, and my ever-expanding soul. There is nothing on this earth like the love a mother has for her child, or at that time, unborn child. Taryn feels the mind, body and soul must be aligned and engaged for parenthood. I completely agree. But now here lies my predicament : Mr A. is about to head off again, so we are kinda pressured; and my mind, body and soul are so not engaged. Each is spinning off in it's own solar system and I just can't seem to pull them together. I do believe that our baby will come when it is ready, and after a nail-biting first month I realised that I have no choice but to take a breath and relax, and wait.... But waiting is so frustrating, and I know it is affecting me more that I realise. I don't like that I can't control this.
If Taryn were sitting here next to me, I know what she would say. So I take her words to my heart, and take her thoughts to my soul. Our baby will come, and in the meantime I have so much to start on. There are quite a few new beginnings for our little family....and hey, change is as good as a holiday!!!
Scout, age 9 months
Scout, age 9 months
