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You were involved with
your regular activities this week, which mostly means jumping around
most of the time. This is definitely not in accord with the books
we've been reading, suggesting that this time you've been reading
something else. Our books tell us that we can expect a bit less
movement on your part, with less full body movement and more jabs
from the arms and legs. This may actually be what's happening, but
with your arms and legs being so busy it's hard to say that you're
less active.
And meanwhile, we've
been busy too. As I've already told you, throughout much of this
pregnancy there wasn't that much for us to do besides watch you
grow. Sure, we learned a few exercises and were taught how your
mother should breathe when the time comes, but it all seemed so
far off in the future. Now the books tell us that you can decide
to make your appearance any day now, even today, and that sort of
makes us realize that there's still a good deal of preparing on
our part.
So this week we visited
the hospital where you'll be born, getting a tour of the maternity
ward. All of us will be busy when the time comes and we won't be
paying too much attention to our surroundings, but for what it's
worth, the ward and the delivery rooms definitely seem passable.
We also had a long conversation
with the woman responsible for you (and all the other babies) on
the kibbutz. She told us about what to expect when we bring you
home, and gave us a list of things that we'll need once you're here.
She also gave me instructions to clean the room while you and your
mother will be in the hospital. I of course intended to do this,
even without her instructions, and through this week I've been doing
some preliminary arranging so that when the time comes I won't be
overwhelmed by the amount of work I'll have to do. And you know
something? It's nice to be busy in this way - preparing our apartment
for you helps me prepare myself as well.
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