Industrial Strength Impatience.

OK, so the baby hasnt come yet and our due date went by yesterday. I have been trying to be as patient as possible and I think doing an OK job but man does waiting for a kid mess with your intuition. I generally have a good read on the world around me and know what to expect but we are officially in uncharted territory. I had a strong feeling that baby would be early and showing that it is indeed a Craig the baby has already done its best to make dad look dumb and prove him wrong. I think the unexpected part is the crazy amount of energy I have right now which I think comes from a combination of things:

1) I have started wearing nose strips again so that Candace can sleep better. I think I sleep better at night but wake up a little woozier than normal which is why I am not a fan.

2) I am now officially off on vacation so I am sleeping more. I have a few more responsibilities with the youth program but other than that I am free and clear which is very nice.

3) I am waiting and when I wait I have to occupy myself with whatever is at hand. I have to expend the energy or go nuts. Video games dont cut it, movies can for a short time (like 1 movie), other than that I have to be doing something.

This has led to me being more industrious around the house than I have been in a very long time. I went to IKEA (again!!!) and got some bookshelves and a couple of small dressers for our new downstairs bedroom and have put them all together in the last couple of days, I have been ferrying trade paperback comics down from my upstairs hobby room to the new shelves where they are now arms length from the bed. Very nice. I still have to go back to IKEA (again!!!) because one of the shelves was busted and I have to go and exchange it for a new one which I will then build today so I can get all the books off the floor and hang the curtains (see what I mean). My body is pretty tired. I can feel it today especially, CMT is no friend to exertion but I must say I am happy working away and it keeps my mind off of the waiting.

I am making sure to focus on Candace though. I cant imagine what waiting must be like for her. I have been making sure she has her cravings met, and we have been spending lots of time together (she helps with the building when there isnt heavy lifting pounding in nails and driving screws which is a lot of fun!). A neat thing that has developed is that we have been going to bed early to do crosswords on the Nintendo DS and listen to music. It has been a great way to wait really. I am glad I am off now I think. Waiting at work just wasnt cutting it any more and I ended up feeling guilty about not being home AND not focused at work. I feel good, I feel healthy, I feel like I can wait as long as I need to if it means spending this kind of quality time with my wife who has been so patient, so good natured during this whole thing.