Our family is awaiting the arrival of its newest member any day.

The quiet peace of his nursery is a retreat for me in these last days and weeks that seem to pass much, much slower than the previous 8 months did.

And so I wait.

Contemplating the little person who is so intimately close to me right now, but at the same time, still seems like an idea.

An idea of a child.

One that likely not be exactly what you imagine, but fiercely loved nonetheless.

But its the waiting that gets me.

Everyday thinking that today would make a wonderful birthday.

Every night going to sleep, hopeful for the next.

So expectant.

Yet, when the time finally comes, so unexpected, as if you always secretly believed it was just a dream.

I will be away on maternity leave from August 15 – October 31. I will still be returning emails and calls during that time.