expecting

odottava, raskaana oleva (present participle of)
Of a woman or female animal, in expectation of giving birth; pregnant.

The expecting mother is enthusiastic about learning child care.

When is the new couple expecting?

In this process participants become immersed in the dynamic interplay of rememberings, communal extraction, imaginings, expectings, etc., and of singular perceptions of each of these separately and as they come together (..)