Waiting for Rubi

So it's the 5th July, 2010 and although I know she's not due to join us in this world until the 16th we are all sititng here impaitently waiting for her arrival. Rubi is going quiet though says my daughter Amanda so that's a good sign that she's resting in preparation for her greatest adventure ride of all.
For me the Grandmother I'm in unchartered territory as I'm learning to cope and deal with two of my other grandchildren's impatient demands. How do you explain to a 3 year old that your pockets just are not full of a never ending supply of cash to buy all those great toys he wants? Also, how do you answer a 20month old who has yet to articulate her voice box into something that can be deciferable by all us other human beings? The looks you get though are as if she asking "Why are you not respondong to my demands?"
All in all it's pleasure and pain as we wade through the trials and tribulations of young ones. On top of that my now teenage son also has needs, wants and demands. Switching from the little ones to him is like me speaking English to one person and then German to someone else...it's a whole other language.
Seeing my daughters swollen stomach is also something new as I haven't been with her for the last 2 births and only ever seen photos of her at this stage of pregnancy. While the father is getting somewhat apprehensive, again! I'm also starting to feel the pressure of what she's about to go through. Being half a world away you're isolated to the birth process but now I'm sitting here next to her it's all very different.
While I love seeing them all I also miss Ralph, my husband, and I know I'm suffering separation anxiety. But we all must soldier on and do the best we can with what we've got.