Becoming my Mother...

When i was younger I could have sworn I was the milk man's baby. I didn't think I looked a thing like either of my parents and being that they're both fairly dark and I'm pastey pale white, something just didn't fit. Fast forward to a few years ago and I began to notice that really I look a lot like my mom. As i've gone further into my pregnancy I realized another family trait - the massive droopy boobs. Without a doubt i was my mother's daughter.

Well, you might ask yourself why at 5:00 in the morning I felt the need to write this all down. It's because not only is the family resemblance shining through, but also the not-so-physical characteristics of my mother. When we were younger and just beginning to drive it was not at all uncommon for me and my brothers to get random phone calls while we were out and about from my mom "just to say I love you". These calls were always code for "i heard sirens and wanted to make sure you were alive".

This morning Ryan left for work much earlier than normal. We have some running around to do this afternoon and he needed to get off work a little early so he went into work at 5am this morning. Around 4:40 (about 10 minutes after he left) I heard sirens and got worried. Typically I probably wouldn't have though twice, but how many people are on the road this early??

After getting out of my cozy bed, going downstairs to grab my phone and calling him - he didn't answer. I got worried. I knew I was being that insane person that I've made fun of for years, but i couldn't help it. i needed to hear from him! I laid in bed and just twiddled my thumbs (really cuddled with the dog) waiting for the call back. It never came. AHHH! Torture.

A few minutes later i tried again. Nothing

Still a few minutes later I try again - ring ring ring... "what are you doing up and calling me this early?" (he knows me so well) ... and a sigh of relief. I had been laying in bed trying to come up with a legitimate reason for calling while waiting for the call back (other than, " i heard sirens and thought you were dead") but couldn't so told him why I was REALLY calling and he of course made fun of me.

Now I'm sitting here wide awake WISHING I could fall back asleep :(