expectant

Marked by expectation.

the expectant hush before the performance

Pregnant.

an expectant mother

After seeing all the beautiful little wardrobe of the mother expectant, praising her delicate needlework, and inwardly regretting their own inability to add to it, they got a hearty lunch, intended for a dinner, and returned homewards,...

Awaiting the effects of nature, with little active treatment.

A person who expects or awaits something.