As my teammate jokingly rubs his belly everytime I walk by
As my friends, neighbors, collegues often ask, "Are you ok?"
as I move slowly across a room
As my husband refrains from grinning
as I grunt to stand up
As I run quickly out of breath walking down the hall
As my hip-bones splay wider in preparation
As my newest baby pushes down on my genital-femeral nerve
and my bladder
As my doc and hubs go out of town
As I am not ready yet
Baby is soon to come.
August 27, 2010
August 19, 2010
5 weeks? probably not
The Baby
- has turned. Head down, spine to my left, feet to my right. (For the non-moms, this is a good thing.)
- has not grown any new parts. Still a girl. :)
- kicks like mad.
- will probably come early. Doc says pretty good chance based on size, position, how I feel, and the face that the Girl came 2 weeks early. Therefore the shower my SIL offered to throw will be a welcome-baby shower instead of a pre-baby shower. The daddy thinks that is weird. I do not care. (PS, SIL, if you are reading this, I forgot to tell you there is a friend who wants to help. Forgot to tell you in my disorientation yesterday when I saw you!)
- complimented my pedicure while he was doing his thing. That was a bit weird. I think I said "Gee, thanks." HAHA
August 17, 2010
mommy in tears
So the girl is at the dentist. She is having 5 pulpectomies and caps put on. that requires either conscious sedation, a mummy bag, and multiple visits... or one visit and general sedation. We opted for the second, hoping it would be less traumatic and being pretty sure she would not tolerate either multiple visits or the constraint. Yes, my baby is asleep. That scares the hell out of me. Daddy wanted to take her, and I let him. I also let him convince me to go to work. As they drove away this morning, I kept a smile pasted to my face and blew kisses, then turned around and burst into tears. This was a bad idea.
***
We all survived. I rushed home for a 10 minute visit at lunch. She is groggy, wobbly, and sore. But she is OK, eating jello. And applesauce.
***
Now, appointment at the OB today to see what the other girl is up to...
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We all survived. I rushed home for a 10 minute visit at lunch. She is groggy, wobbly, and sore. But she is OK, eating jello. And applesauce.
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Now, appointment at the OB today to see what the other girl is up to...
August 12, 2010
Well, I am back to work teaching, the Girl is in first grade (!!!) and loving it, the Daddy is back from several LOOOONNNNGGG weeks out-of-town. Life is (almost) back to normal again.
My belly is E-normous. He says he does not remember me getting this round last time, and Little One is definitely an acrobat. My favorite thing this week was when The Daddy and I were cuddling in bed and he suddenly jumped and exclaimed over the fact that he could feel her move through my stomach and his own. I have few clothes that fit, and fewer that are suitable in this weather, but I found a few things in the back of my closet, and bought just 3 dresses and one blouse to see me through the next 5 weeks. FIVE WEEKS! I go for my 35 week check up this week, and we will start sonograms to check the baby's position. I look at what is still to be done at home and at work to prepare, and am a little overwhelmed. Add to that, the Girl was 2 weeks early AND I was not tracking my periods, so am not positive when I got pregnant... So, really... anytime in the next few weeks could be it!... YIKES!
The girl is having dental work done and Daddy has called dibs on being the parent to go in the room with her. I am struggling to let go, and struggling to be ok with letting him be in control, and with the fact that since I can do NOTHING but sit and wait, we decided I should go to work that day and take the next day off to stay home with her. Really, the closer it gets, the less likely I think it will be that I will be ok not being there. I know it is not about me, and I trust that since this is the 3rd time she has been under general anesthesia, AND that it was me there the last two times, that she will be OK without me. The one thing I love most about the Daddy is that he is an amazing, attentive, sensitive father and I know he will do as well as I would meeting her needs that morning. But still, what if my baby asks for Mommy and I am not there???
My belly is E-normous. He says he does not remember me getting this round last time, and Little One is definitely an acrobat. My favorite thing this week was when The Daddy and I were cuddling in bed and he suddenly jumped and exclaimed over the fact that he could feel her move through my stomach and his own. I have few clothes that fit, and fewer that are suitable in this weather, but I found a few things in the back of my closet, and bought just 3 dresses and one blouse to see me through the next 5 weeks. FIVE WEEKS! I go for my 35 week check up this week, and we will start sonograms to check the baby's position. I look at what is still to be done at home and at work to prepare, and am a little overwhelmed. Add to that, the Girl was 2 weeks early AND I was not tracking my periods, so am not positive when I got pregnant... So, really... anytime in the next few weeks could be it!... YIKES!
The girl is having dental work done and Daddy has called dibs on being the parent to go in the room with her. I am struggling to let go, and struggling to be ok with letting him be in control, and with the fact that since I can do NOTHING but sit and wait, we decided I should go to work that day and take the next day off to stay home with her. Really, the closer it gets, the less likely I think it will be that I will be ok not being there. I know it is not about me, and I trust that since this is the 3rd time she has been under general anesthesia, AND that it was me there the last two times, that she will be OK without me. The one thing I love most about the Daddy is that he is an amazing, attentive, sensitive father and I know he will do as well as I would meeting her needs that morning. But still, what if my baby asks for Mommy and I am not there???
August 2, 2010
gratitude
I am grateful for:
1. Good friends who will come through in a pinch when I need them.
2. A child care plan that came together quickly for my back-to-school week, after what I thought was going to be a workable plan did not work out. Reference number one.
3. A husband who calls when he finds himself unexpectedly in an situation he is not sure I would be ok with, just to check.
4. The ability to pay it forward.
5. Connecting with family far away.
6. Lots of rain this week. 'Cause I surely hate to water the outside plants!
7. The aggravating clutter in my house, because it indicates the abundance with which we are blessed.
1. Good friends who will come through in a pinch when I need them.
2. A child care plan that came together quickly for my back-to-school week, after what I thought was going to be a workable plan did not work out. Reference number one.
3. A husband who calls when he finds himself unexpectedly in an situation he is not sure I would be ok with, just to check.
4. The ability to pay it forward.
5. Connecting with family far away.
6. Lots of rain this week. 'Cause I surely hate to water the outside plants!
7. The aggravating clutter in my house, because it indicates the abundance with which we are blessed.
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