Baby Fever

So my dear sister Stephanie and her husband, my fantastic brother in law, Greg are due to have their baby in the next three weeks and

I'M.

SO.

STOKED.

You can not imagine the baby fever that has occured at this house for the last nine months; I'm telling you, it's crazy anticipation that's been boiling steadily, daily, for nearly a year now. Do you KNOW how long nine months really is? Really? In reality? Blew my mind.

We can't watch a diaper commercial anymore without blubbering "baaaaaaaaaaby!!!" and getting overly excited.

Or maybe that's just me. I do watch "A Baby Story" and "Make Room for Multiples" on a daily basis...

Anyways. Stephanie is officially in her ninth month, and little Ellie was officially considered full term yesterday; or, as Dad calls it "well done," and as I refer to it, "fully baked." Stephanie has yet to comment on these terms, so I hope she does not find them offensive. Must ask Greg.

SO I GET TO BE AN AUNT FOR THE FIRST TIME!!! You can't understand how excited I am to have a baby around. Even though, technically, she won't be "around." She'll be in Utah, and we'll be here. In California. In Vista. By the beach. Enjoying fine beach weather. In the seventies. Year round. Never varying. Ever.

While they are baking in the ninties and up in the summer. And freezing in the winter. With flu seasons. And chilly air. Making for pink, runny noses. Runny baby noses. And snow. Lots of snow. Requiring snow suits for babies. Big, fat snow suits. That babies can't see out of. And might not be able to breathe out of. Hardly.

Just a thought.

So I had a dream last night where Mom and I were at the hospital when Steph was giving birth, and I guess she had a C-section, cause we were just sitting up by her head... Steph was randomly asleep. I like to think that they put her to sleep rather than she passed out, however. :) So the doctor takes the cute, already clean baby out and instead of placing it on Steph like usual, I'm like, "I'll take it! She's asleep!" So I grab it, the first one to hold it--- and we realize, Ooops!!! It's a Junior! Ellie's and Elliot!!!

I woke up this morning and had a good laugh.

And that, my friends, is my baby news, for now. I'm sure I'll have all sorts of stuff to gush about once my dear niece is actually here and I've finally met her for the first time :)