34 Weeks…and so then what? by Liimu

Yeah, that’s right, I said it. I am now officially at the point where I can say that this baby is coming “next month,” the nursery is officially ready, my eldest daughter has moved herself into the baby room, I’ve had flowers delivered to my hospital room in advance (so I don’t have to rely on anyone else to do it), my baby shower is scheduled…and so guess what?

I’m already on to the next thing. I’m a hot mess in this way, but hey – that’s who I am. Always thinking about the next thing. That’s why alcohol and I could never be friends. Because I’d be drinking whatever drink, not fully able to ever enjoy it, so focused was I on where I’d get the next one from. Just keeping it real, folks.

So, I am coming to the end of this HUGE, life-altering, completely unexpected and totally fulfilling project, creating this new person to join our family. I have loved nearly every minute of it, too. (Not the stepping on the scale part, but pretty much everything else. Oh, and that was definitely balanced out by finally getting the clear skin I’ve coveted for 15 years.) And now that I’m coming to the end of that project, and now that my consulting business – the bread and butter business for me – I’m able to start thinking about my other love project that came before this little guy came on the scene – my music. For those of you who don’t know, I’ve been singing for many years, my claim to fame was having a lead solo in Patti Labelle’s choir on the 2007 series, Clash of the Choirs. Since then, I’ve been working with one of Patti’s producers to get back into songwriting and performing my own songs, and am working on an EP and full-length album with a band full of some of the best musicians in the country, including my very own husband.

I know my husband thought maybe the dream had ended before it began. I tried to tell him it was just a matter of time before we got things back on track. And now, now that the end is nigh, and this baby will be here before we know it, now I can start to rekindle my musical fire. So, I’m back on Facebook and Myspace, writing again, even poking around about where we can play next. Now, if I can just figure out how to get that pre-baby body back! How I wish I had appreciated it while I had it!