This was in the Austin Chronicle a few weeks ago--my horoscope for March 12-18 (a month before our due date):
Gemini
Let's add a new word to your vocabulary: veraison. It's used by grape growers to define the explosive ripening their crop undergoes about a month before the harvest. Up to this point, the grapes are small and hard and pale. Then, within a few days, they get softer and sweeter as they darken in color and grow dramatically bigger. Even experienced viticulturalists don't know when exactly veraison will occur. It happens fast and without warning. But I can pretty confidently predict that you're about to enjoy the human version of veraison, Gemini. Happy ripening season!
Amazing, eh?
I'm still hanging in there, baby's still on the inside. But she was wiggling like mad tonight--I think she wants out! The grandparents have all requested that she stay inside another week...but her mom and dad are getting anxious to meet her (not to mention mama's belly's getting quite distended).
Mostly, I'm just enjoying this surge of "veraison," reflecting on how joyous pregnancy has been, and encouraging this little one to come gently and sweetly into our arms.
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