go, labor on

yesterday (Thanksgiving) we decided to sing some songs of thanks before we got up from the breakfast table. having sung the classic "Let all things now living," Michelle turned to find another in the hymnal. having arrived at her chosen page, I looked up and saw "Go, Labor On" on the opposite page, and of course hilarity ensued (if you're reading this you probably know that her due date was yesterday). Michelle thought this was especially funny, letting out the heartiest of belly laughs, and exclaiming so much that we could see the hangy-downy-thing dance in the back of her throat. Caleb wasnt quite sure what to make of all that, but I think he figured out we were having a good time.

so we decided to try to sing it, but we're both pretty bad at sight reading. fortunately I figured out that we could sing that song to the tune of "Jesus Shall Reign" (aka Duke Street), so we sang out all six verses, stopping to laugh at especially funny and/or poignant lines like "tis not for naught", "what are men?", "while it is day", and "faint not" (if you recall, I briefly fainted during labor last time (I shall never watch them dig for her veins again)). so here's a link to Go, Labor On and our preferred tune is this one.

no baby yet, but we've at least found our fight song. today we got a few more things done around the house, and hung out with Julie and Rich. we also got the Christmas tree up and lit as we jammed to Sufjan, Grisman, and Amy Grant. hopefully by tomorrow we'll have the other Christmas stuff done. we're ready for you baby girl, and when you're ready, maybe we'll sing a bit of "Go, Labor On" as you make your way home.