Longest Week Ever... Again

I know, every week seems like it feels like the longest week ever!  Whether it's waiting for payday (yay for paying bills!! LOL), waiting for a vehicle to be repaired (nope, hasn't been dropped off yet, :-)), or waiting for time to pass before it's the day to take a peek at Alexander again!!  Yup, today makes it ONE... MORE... REALLY... LONG... WEEK... until we see the perinatologist next Tuesday morning to see how Alexander is growing!

It's kinda crazy, at that point he'll be 31.5 weeks done growing (normal delivery is at 40, and currently the doctors are suggesting that he's born between 36 and 37 weeks) and only about 5 or 6 weeks from being born!!  ACK!! I'm not ready!  But then again, what mother ever is?  I mean, Alexander is our 6th child.  We've got the infant stuff pretty well under control... feed, burp, change a diaper, rock to sleep,  put him in the wrap and keep going with whatever else is going on!  But the addition another person to the family comes with it's own interesting problems to solve... like, how does a mom make it to the grocery store, without forgetting things, or losing her mind while she's there? Answer... the mind will always be lost, and something will always be forgotten.  How does mom make dinner when sh'es forgotten ingredients at the store? Answer... she's plays Chopped! with what's in the pantry.  Where does everyone sit in the car so that there won't be arguments, and the carseats can be reached to buckle and unbuckle?  Answer, where the seats fit, and they'll have to learn how to get along.  How does a family get to places on time when there are small children and a newborn to deal with?  Answer, well, they just do.  Daddy gets mean reminding mommy of what time it is (sometimes, it's just necessary), everyone has a job to do and does it, and you just go!  I guess what I"m really not feeling ready for is the remembering to pack bottles, and extra outfits, and diapers in two sizes, and yikes... I"m overwhelming myself for no reason, because it all works. As long as everyone works together.

And... I was going to say more... BUT, I'm being paged to pour some juice and snuggle a certain little potty trainer to sleep... it's rough being mommy ;-)