LOST!

Today, was my last baby appointment for this pregnancy. It took forever: from the ultrasound starting 25 minutes late to the doctor having to be out for emergency surgery. We had to be shifted to another doctor who was just fitting us in. Of course, we all went so that we could pick up our van that has been in the shop for the last week. We were supposed to be saving gas and time on an extra trip to town, but we got more than we bargained for in the LONG waits at the doctor. The kids did great, but I could see the tension was building for my husband who was trying to keep them happy and quiet for the three hours that we were there. Finally, he took them out to the car. It was just easier than keeping everyone quiet and happy in a ten by ten room with two chairs and lots of things that shouldn't be handled by a three-year-old. While they were watching videos of themselves on Dadda's phone, I was reading a very inspiring book about pregnancy. Funny how I ended up reading the part about labor. Yikes! The thing that struck me though was this thought. The author, a woman, had the courage to say that women who are in the last few weeks near delivery are not really functioning in their right minds. I would argue with her and say that that idea is crazy, but I have a strange feeling that my husband and children would agree with her analysis. That means that I am not in my right mind right now. . . . Oh, the other interesting thought that she put forth was that during that same time frame, women start to stop really caring about the normal everyday things around them that are usually so important. I will agree with this idea. Frankly, I don't really care if I eat for the next week or not, and who has the energy or interest to think about laundry, clean toilets, or even teaching my children. Maybe, I'm not really in my right mind after all.