Monday, December 29, 2008
A Short Nap after Dinner
There’s nothing sweeter than a babe snuggling in the arms of her daddy just hanging out except maybe falling asleep while doing it. I’m not sure who fell asleep first but they sure were plumb tuckered out after dinner. It was so cute, they were both snoring too. Sweet dreams my sweets . . .
Saturday, December 27, 2008
‘Twas the Night Before Christmas . . .
And Claire got pink jammies with Hippos in jammies on them. Claire was surprising good at opening presents. I didn’t think she would get it at all but she was opening presents like she had done it before. Hazel got red jammies with sheep on them. She went to bed like a good girl but was very excited for Santa to visit.
And he did! Hazel was the first one to the stockings and was very excited too.
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Progress Report: T-10 minutes ‘til Christmas
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care . . . So as you can see not everything on the list was completed . . . here is the progress report.
1. Complete
2. Complete
3. Complete – UPDATE – thought they all went in the post that day but we found a handful of them that didn’t make it. Not sure how that happened but doesn’t really surprise me anymore.
4. Complete as it is going to get.
5. In Progress – Have most things together but need to find time to deliver. Happy New Year’s gifts maybe?
6. Complete
7. Complete
8. Not Complete as shown with photo above. Literally had to hang her own stockings by the chimney.
9. Not Complete – There’s always Christmas Day.
10. In Progress – Not any further than last post.
So I better get to bed so Santa can visit. Merry Christmas!
Monday, December 22, 2008
Baby Monitor Theatre . . .
UPDATE: I was just summoned to the nursery and I said "So you can pick your nose, but you can't pick your father and you can't pick your father's nose?" and he said
"No, that isn't what I said. I said "you can pick your nose, and you can pick your father's nose but you you can't pick your father."
"Okay" I giggle.
"Wait, there's more, stop laughing these are important life lessons here. Then I told her "You can pick your nose, and you can pick your friends, but you can't pick your friends' noses." What? these are things she needs to know."
I am laughing at this point.
"What?" he says.
"Nothing, very sweet."
I then left the room before I got a chance to ask what he said to do about Mommy's nose. I think he will let me know once he reads this post . . .
Progress Report: T-2 days ‘til Christmas
1. Complete – We went to see Santa Claus today. She seemed to like him just fine. She told him what she wanted for Christmas, I hope he understands baby!
2. Complete – Please see previous post
3. Complete – went in the post today!
4. Further Along – Mike went shopping today. Just a few more things to get . . . or not if we don’t do it soon.
5. In Progress – Still need to get everything together and find time to deliver it.
6. In Progress – But not any further than last post.
7. Complete – Sunday was yesterday . . .
8. In Progress – Knitted a dozen rows or so yesterday but still have a long ways to go.
9. Not Complete – Didn’t get a chance to try to get someone to take one yesterday. Maybe on Christmas?
10. In Progress – Finished purchasing said presents, again just need to find the time to deliver them.
Off to knit! I hope to get to the heel tonight.
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Progress Report: T-4 days ‘til Christmas
Things are looking up and items on the "Things that must be done" are starting to be accomplished.
- Not complete – went to mall sans daughter and tried to scope out Santa (husband said he saw him and he waived at him, he was happy) but he was on break when we went by. Hunh . . .
- Complete - We have a picture of Claire in a Christmasy situation and prints have been made and they are in envelopes as we speak.
- Almost Complete – Aforementioned envelopes also contain Christmas cards. They are address and stamped but still sitting on the coffee table. Will be mailed tomorrow or Monday.
- Further along – We did some shopping on Friday that furthered the progress on the list. Yay!
- In Progress – We did a lot of cooking/baking today and we have many of the goodies prepared. There was actually a lot of melting involved . . . wonder what you call that, well besides melting.
- In Progress – Quite a few presents have been wrapped but there are still plenty to go. Mainly oddly shaped and small items – the not as fun ones.
- Complete – or as complete as it is going to get. Kind of went along with number five.
- Not complete – I haven't had a chance to knit on it for several days. I might have to start staying up late at night to complete. But I don't know how to turn the heel so I must have my mother help me.
- Not complete – Maybe someone will be nice and snap a shot of us tomorrow and it will be suitable for framing. A girl can dream, can't she?
- In Progress – We had brunch at some sweet friends of ours today and we took a hostess present and a present for Claire's friend, Kate. Claire's first Christmas present to give! And I think she quite liked it. Anyway, we have begun and will probably be doing so for a while to come.
Progress report complete - I hope to have more to report in the near future.
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Ack! Christmas is a week away!
Anyway, so I am going to post my high priority list of "Things that must be done" publicly and maybe they will be completed for fear of public embarrassment.
- Take Claire to see a Real Santa. (We had a pic at Bedford's but that was really just a fall back plan)
- Get said pictures or some nice Christmasy picture printed multiple times.
- Send out Christmas Cards (or at this point, quite possibly Happy New Year cards).
- Complete my Christmas Shopping.
- Make and distribute gifts for our two neighbors (that we know/like).
- Wrap the presents in something other than the sack it came in.
- Bake/Cook for parents' house on Sunday.
- Finish knitting Claire's Stocking.
- Take a family portrait.
- Visit friends and deliver presents.
So stay tuned to see how far this wild ride spirals. Wish me luck and any help with the list is appreciated.
Monday, December 15, 2008
Claire updates
Things she is ahead of the curve on . . .
She is a very happy baby. (She smiles and laughs and just likes to be happy. She’ll be crying for you in her crib and as soon as you pop your head into view she stops and just smiles and does her happy dance – btw, I think she might be a tap dancer one of these days. Oh and we rarely catch this on film. As soon as we get the camera out she gets a curious/skeptical look on her face. I think she thinks the camera is going to steal her soul or something . . . the one here is a rarity)
She has a tooth! (Well sort of, it is not a traditional first tooth nor in the right place and you can’t see it, but it has been around for a while and so she is terribly advanced for her age.)
She blows raspberries! (Well she is trying really hard to – she sticks her tongue out and blows and gets spit everywhere so she is well on her way of a full blown raspberry.)
She makes very loud annoying sounds. (We are thrilled about this one – she likes to make that “I’m gasping for air and making loud high-pitched sounds in the process” one the best. We hope this is a phase. We are pretty sure she is going to be an early talker for as much as she vocalizes. Yakety yak, yakety yak)
She fake coughs. (Mike and I are convinced that she does this from time to time. Silly little girly.)
She grabs for things and gets them. (She has been good at holding toys and whacking at things are a long time but now she is reaching and grabbing for things herself. Her favorite thing after toys? Noses and the spoon.)
She tries to sit up. (She is always trying to pull herself up into a sitting position and can sit up well when propped or in her Bebe Pod (like a Bumbo)
She is really good at growing fingernails. (Her fingernails grow a mile every two days and I can’t keep them trimmed fast enough before she has scratched herself again. Ack! I hate trimming her nails but I do at least twice a week if not more than that but those suckers can grow. I asked her if she just wanted to let me grow and be like that guy in Guinness Book of World Records but she just blew a raspberry at me so I took that as a no.)
Here are some recent pictures -
Claire's First Thanksgiving
Claire's First Meal
Claire's first (and hopefully only) Centerfold
Home Sick
So while being home sick sounds like it would be all fun and stuff I am afraid it hasn't been. I have a cold and my head really hurts. I dare say that Hazel is enjoying my being home sans Claire. (Mike's folks kept her today so he could study and I could rest) This is the first day I have been home alone or at least without child since she was born. Too bad I feel like poop. I haven't done anything but wallow in my sickiness. So since I don't have my child here with me, the sicko that I am I am going to blog about her instead, but in another much nicer post. Stay tuned . . .
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Where has all the time gone?
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Stories from the pump
Why would you ask someone who just came out of the bathroom with a bag and put it directly into the microwave what it was? Who wants to know that badly? If anything I would probably just never use the microwave again.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Things I’ve learned in the past fifteen weeks . . .
2. There is a difference in diapers.
3. Shout! gets out more stains than you would think.
4. You have more interest in another person's constitution than you ever thought possible. AND you sometimes call your spouse to come look for a second opinion or just to witness whatever it is that you just discovered in the diaper. (Don't let Mike tell you any different, we have both coming running) This also gives more credence to number two above. (no pun intended)
5. Your child will wear the same outfit three times in one week simply because the unfolded laundry is handier than walking five feet to the closet of perfectly good and new clothes.
6. You will run the dishwasher and the washing machine/dryer more than you have your entire married life.
7. That you will probably never complete most any task that you once did in one sitting like say a top ten list . . .
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
If I'm the Queen of Halloween, shouldn't that make Claire the Princess?
Monday, October 27, 2008
Good Weekend
Claire was a sweetie all weekend but I think this new schedule that we are trying to put her on is beginning to get to her. Hopefully she will adjust soon. I looked at her yesterday afternoon and it looked like she has dark shadows under her eyes. I know she probably isn’t getting enough sleep but it isn’t from lack of trying on our part! We love her so much.
Mike and I got a few things done while Claire was sleeping on Saturday so that was nice. We are getting rid of the recliner in the living room that Mike’s folks lent us use while I was pregnant. That has loosened some of the furniture situation up a bit (thank goodness). Maybe we’ll be able to have a Christmas tree! Woohoo!
Friday, October 24, 2008
We're baaack!
So here is a brief update – Claire is here and is 12 ½ weeks old. She is a growing girl and is now pretty much the same size as other babies her age. The doctor did tell her she was a little tall and a little plumper than what the rest are her age but I told her that if she was anything like Mommy, then that would be her life story, welcome to the world. But she is getting more alert and coordinated and beautiful everyday. She smiles when she likes the things she sees and even giggles a bit now. She bats at the toys on her baby gym and likes to swing. She is a good sleeper and pooper and just an all around good baby and a delight to have around. Who knew a crying, pooping, tinkling, eating, sleeping machine (at any given time) could bring so much love and joy into our lives.
Now that I am back to work she is staying with our folks. Two days with my folks and threeish days with Mike's folks. I think Hazel had mixed feelings about my going back to work. On the one hand that thing that Mommy & Daddy brought home that likes to cry all night isn't there during the day anymore and she can get back to her routine. And on the other hand, her days aren't nearly as exciting and Mommy isn't home. The life of a dog.
More to come, we promise!
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Claire Elaine is Here!
Well she made it! Claire Elaine Deal Hassler was born July 29th at 10:07 a.m. via Cesarean Section. She is 10 pounds and 2 ounces and 22¼ inches long. I think this confirms it; I really was carrying a watermelon. She was the biggest one around until today when someone pushed out a 10 pound 13 ounce toddler. I can’t even imagine. So far everything is going well. I am on the mend. Today ended up pretty well physically but everyone keeps telling me it is third day that really gets you. We shall see what tomorrow brings . . .
Claire on the other hand is still in the neonatal ICU because of her blood sugar. Basically towards the end of the pregnancy she was getting too much sugar from me and not enough insulin so her little pancreas took care of it. Now that she is out and not getting any sugars from me her pancreas is producing too much insulin and her blood sugar is too low. They are working with her to get her numbers up and we are hopeful it will be sooner than later. Once this is all taken care of it shouldn’t be an issue in the future. So keep your fingers crossed that she gets to go home with me on Friday.
Mike is doing well too. He really likes being a Daddy. I am not so sure how much he likes being my primary care provider at the moment but he does anything I need without complaint. I couldn’t have done any of this without him (so true in so many ways).
Monday, July 28, 2008
The Baby is Coming, the Baby is Coming!
Well in case you haven’t heard, the baby is coming tomorrow. Yes, tomorrow. We found out last week and have been scrambling to get ourselves prepared. Big surprise, we still aren’t but I don’t know that we have a choice at this point.
I have to have a cesarean section. When they measured her last Monday they thought she was coming in at ten pounds and one ounce. Quite the big beauty. So the best option for all involved is to have a c-section. We go to the doctor again this morning for one last check. So . . . I suppose Baby Girl Deal Hassler is going to be born sometime during the nine o’clock hour tomorrow morning. Ahhhh!
Saturday, July 19, 2008
The Baby - Week 37
Not much to report this week except that she is full term! Woohoo! All should be well if she were to be birthed any day now. She is around 6 1/3 pounds and measures the same as a stalk of Swiss Chard (a little more than 19 inches long). Let’s hope she holds out for at least another week or it might be difficult to make it to Uncle Lance’s wedding (we will find a way but still being on maternity leave would make things _much_ easier). If she makes it to her due date then I wouldn’t have to go back until the Monday after Halloween – and we all know that would make a happy Mommy.
First Weekly Visit
I had my first weekly appointment this week. I don’t believe I was quite prepared for the visit. Zounds! And lucky me I get to do it again next week! Anyway, long story short, she hasn’t dropped. We will have an ultrasound next week to see how big she is. He also wants to make sure she hasn’t dropped because her head is too big to make it through. Eek! More to report after Monday!
Saturday, July 12, 2008
The Baby - Week 36
Ok, I thought she felt like she was larger than a honeydew melon. I was a week behind in posting somehow. So she is actually the size of a crenshaw melon which means she is about 6 pounds and 18½ inches. Still seems a bit small for as cramped as we both feel. She is losing her downy covering of hair and her vernix caseosa (a waxy substance that covers and protects her skin while she is in the amniotic fluid.
At the end of this week she will be considered full-term. (Full-term is 37 to 42 weeks; babies born before 37 weeks are pre-term and those born after 42 are post-term.) Woohoo! Her birthday is near!
The Baby - Week 35
So Baby Girl Deal Hassler isn’t a watermelon yet but a honeydew melon. Could have fooled me! She is about 5¼ pounds and 18 inches long. Most of her basic physical development is now complete and will start trying to put on an ounce a day until she is born. She is pretty snug in there and can’t do as many somersaults but she sure can still move and get the hiccups!
Thursday, July 3, 2008
The Baby - Week 34
Her fat layers are continuing to fill out – rounding her out and making her skin smoother. Her central nervous system is maturing and her lungs are continuing to mature as well.
Monday, June 23, 2008
The Baby - Week 33
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Heavens to Mergatroid!
I ran across this article tonight and got a bit freaked out.
NC 'Big twins' tip scales at a combined 23 pounds
Evidently the lady birthed a combine weight of 23 pounds 1 ounce with her twins. And the girl was the 12+ pounder. Oh help me! I know I don't there is only one, but still WOW. For those of you who have seen me, you know this can’t be a small baby . . . lets just hope we don’t set any records.
Sunday, June 15, 2008
The Baby - Week 32
The baby now has hair, or peach fuzz, and fingernails and toenails! She weighs about the same as a jicama (3.75 pounds – doesn’t it seem like she has been in the 3 pound range for a while now?) and is about 16.7 inches long. Lucky for me I can expect to continue to gain weight – about a pound a week but half of that should be going to the baby. She is really porking up now, she is going to gain about half of our birth weight in the next seven weeks. Her skin is getting softer and smoother as she prepares for her big premiere.
Friday, June 6, 2008
The Baby - Week 31
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Memphis Trip
We went to
The Baby - Week 30
She weighs the same as a head of cabbage - about 3 pounds and is close to 16 inches long. Her vision is developing but remains poor. Did you know when she is born her eyesight will be 20/400 so she can only make out objects a few inches from her face but will respond to changes in light. That is why she will have her eyes closed most of the time when she is first born. I can't wait to see her!
Thursday, May 22, 2008
The Baby - Week 29
Baby Girl Hassler now weighs about the same as a butternut squash – around 2½ pounds (is that all? Surely not!) She is now a long 15 inches head to heel and really not to far from how tall she will be when she is born. Her head is growing bigger (surprise, surprise – the kid is going to have a big head (physically only, we hope) to make room for her developing brain. Her muscles and lungs are continuing to mature and her developing bones are zapping me of my calcium. Lactose intolerance be damned! We’re drinking milk everyday!
Friday, May 16, 2008
The Baby - Week 28
Baby Girl Deal Hassler is about 14.8 inches long (head to heel) and weighs about two and a quarter pounds this week. Her weight is about the same as an average Chinese cabbage. Billions of neurons are developing in her brain. She has eyelashes and can blink her eyes. She can see light filtering through the womb. AND she is continuing to plump up by adding more body fat. Busy baby! She also seems to have found a new workout routine and becoming more active this week. I still think there is a good chance she with either be a soccer player or Rockette.
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Waddle Waddle
I now understand why pregnant women waddle. I first thought it would come on when my belly got so big you had to hold it up by thrusting your hips forward. That may still be to come but I have to say that isn’t why I waddle right now. I waddle right now because every time I stand up and start walking it feels like my legs are going to be ripped from their sockets at any moment. It usually eases and I get going but as the day progresses it takes longer and longer to go away. No one ever tells you about all the things that you are going to go through while being pregnant. When you ask someone about something they just smile knowingly and say things like – just wait, it’ll get worse. Great! So I fear my waddle is going to get worse and my legs might actually rip right out of their sockets. But I’m sure it will be worth it. :)
Saturday, May 3, 2008
The Baby - Week 27
The baby weighs almost 2 pounds this week like a head of cauliflower. She is about 14 inches long head to heel. She now opens and closes her eyes. She is also sleeping and waking at regular intervals – worrisome since I sometimes wake and can feel her moving about. Hope she isn’t a night owl! I should also maybe be able to feel baby hiccups (which I have a lot of hiccups now too for some reason!?!) Her brain is getting more active by the day. Got to be wondering what is going on in there!
The Baby - Week 26
She is the length of an English cucumber. (Where do they get these comparisons!?!) Which means from head to heel Her nerve pathways in her ears are developing, and she is getting more consistent in responding to sound. Her lungs are developing now too. More in the next post about the current week – 27.
Friday, May 2, 2008
I Gots No Feet!
I made a fascinating discovery tonight. I lost my feet. I was looking down and realized I can’t see my feet anymore. Interesting . . . I wonder where they went. They were there when I was sitting in the recliner –bigger than life (I am experiencing some swelling this week) but later on *poof* they were gone. Nothing but baby belly as far as the eye can see. So if anyone sees my feet, let me know, I have a feeling I won’t see them again until sometime in August.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
New Questions I Wasn't Expecting
What is her name going to be? We still don't know. If had to name her tomorrow I am afraid she would be Baby Deal Hassler.
When are you due? The date has bounced around a little bit but the doc is still saying August 9th for the most part.
What are the nursery colors? The room is yellow and I haven't picked out the bedding yet. Mom and I might make it, but not sure. It will be in the yellow and leaf green family with Classic Pooh accessories. Don't want Pooh all over the place!
Is that most of them?
The new questions that I wasn't expecting are -
Have you had any weird cravings?
Are you going to go back to work?
Answer #1 - Sorry to disappoint but not really. Mike and I talked about it and early on I really liked Macaroni & Cheese but we figure that was because it is bland and Orange Juice. Now, I don't really crave much of anything, not a big huge fan of food because it all tastes so strange. BUT I can always go for cheese dip. I'll let you know if I start going for pickles and ice cream.
Answer #2 - Unless we win the lottery I will be going back to work. Don't want to but who wants to? Necessary evil these days.
Sunday, April 20, 2008
The Baby - Week 25
When it Rains, it Pours (and Hails)
Oh, and one other thing, we have decided Hazel has found her voice. That dog hasn't barked as much in her lifetime (indoors) as she has over the past week. Not sure what it is all about but it isn't really helping the frazzled nerves thing . . .
Saturday, April 5, 2008
The Green Room is turning Beige
I took the day off Friday and Mike and I went out to breakfast and went to the Growing Kids Sale (we didn’t buy anything, I think you probably need to go earlier in the sale). We then went to Lowe’s to pick paint chips and look at things for the green room transformation. I am going hate to see the green to go away. I really love the color in that room. All the paint chips I picked were in the very light beige family. Ick! But it should be good for resale and we might as well paint the room once, right? When are we going to have time to do that again once the baby is here? So I have to pick the color but in the meantime we are trying to empty the room. There certainly is a lot of stuff in there. I am not sure how it all is going to go back in there plus the bed and some other stuff. Ack! So we might be having a really great garage sale one of these days . . .
Doctor Day
Thursday I went to the Dentist and the Baby Doctor. The dentist went well. Nothing much they can do since I am pregnant but clean my teeth. I don’t think she like that much. She kicked a few times as to say “What are they doing to you exactly? What is that vrumm vrumm.?” I think she is going to be inquisitive. Wonder where she gets that from? Then we went to the baby doctor and had my seventh ultrasound. Mike talked to the tech about ultra sound stuff and I just watched the screen. She is still doing well and is on track. She is in the 54% for her gestational age. She is one pound four ounces and her heart rate is strong. Doc said all is well.
Baby Likes Broadway . . .
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Back in the Fort
We got there on Friday the 14th and took off walking around down to Times Square. Saturday we took a Gray Line tour of the downtown loop. It was on a double decker bus that was covered. We took the entire loop and the hopped off at Battery Park. We got to see the Statue of Liberty and Ground Zero and all the stuff down around there. I didn't last very long on Saturday so we got back on the bus and took the rest of the loop and got off at Rockefeller Center. We walked around there and walked up on the live recording of 30 Rock and saw Tina Fey. If only we watched the show . . . but that was neat to be around there. Watch for us in the crowds, you never know. I don't know how they get anything done with so many people around. That night we got our food from the cart outside our hotel that Ashlee and I discovered the first time we went to NYC for the conference. There is always a line and it is really good. Sunday we went to St. Patrick's Cathedral for Palm Sunday Mass. It was very nice. That afternoon we spent with a brother of a coworker of mine who is a professor at a university there. We walked down 5th Avenue and then halfway through Central Park to the Boathouse for coffee (cocoa) and then to the West Side to an Indian Restaurant. He was a really great tour guide.
Need to stop now, more to come on the New York City trip.
Sunday, March 9, 2008
Drum roll please . . .
So to answer your next question, no, we don't have a name yet and probably won't for a long while.
We were talking the other day discussing all of the recurring questions that we have encountered over the years of our relationship. When you start to date someone and have been doing so for a while people start asking "When are you going to get married?" Then you get married and think (naively) "no more questions!" Ha! We both agreed that we were pretty sure that at the wedding reception we were asked "When are you having a baby?" Ugh! A new question. And people aren't always crazy about your "We want to be married at _least_ two years before we start trying," you know, because we are both old. So now we are pregnant and everyone asked "What is it?" and the question I don't really understand "What do you want" (A baby? Like I'd say if I had a preference? Which I didn't.) So now we know it is now officially a she and we thought once again that we were done with the questions. Oh, not so fast. Here is the conversation - "It's a girl!" "What are you going to name her?" Ahhh!
So now we are trying to anticipate the future questions. Here are the few we have come up with -
"When are you due?"
"When are you going to give her a little brother or sister?"
I'm sure there are more, if you know them, please share the wealth so we can start to prepare . . .
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Happy Birthday Mike!
Cultural Weekend
Well the baby had quite a culture filled weekend. German was the main theme but we wrapped it up with some Italian. Friday night we went to see The Producers downtown and it was great. (For those of you who don't know, a large part of it is poking fun at Hitler) I saw it in New York last time I was there but Mike and the rest of the family had not seen it. Thorsen Patrick didn't get half of it (thankfully) but he decided that Ms. Taylor, his science teacher, would fill in the gaps. Good Luck Ms. Taylor!
Saturday morning was an Herbal Adventure on Teas. (the leader of this H.A. was our resident German – more German culture). I made tea the entire time and was exhausted by the time it was over. I took at two and half hour nap afterwards.
Saturday night we went to Taliano's with my folks to one of their "Emmy's" nights. Emmy's was a German restaurant in town that went out of business for one reason or another and they were testing out the cuisine to see what kind of interest there would be if they brought it back. Evidently it was popular but we never went and Saturday night I found out why. I don't believe I am much of a fan of German food. I didn't particularly care for most of it when I was over there as a teen and didn't really care for it Saturday night. We did have a very nice evening of dining but I wouldn't choose that particular cuisine again. The pork sausage in the appetizer was the best part – the whole two bites!
And we wrapped up culture fest weekend on Sunday night at the I.C. Spaghetti Supper. We went with Mom and Dad Hassler and Uncle Gene. It was a nice event as always, more my kind of eats too. Spaghetti and mushrooms. Yum! And an ice cream sandwich for dessert. I think the baby liked this night the best too, not that I can feel it but I can only assume.Saturday, February 16, 2008
Icky Sicky
Not a lot to report on the baby front this week. I have been down with a big dose of an upper respiratory infection. Mike took me to get an ultrasound Friday at school. The teacher couldn’t make it so he did it all by himself. It looks like it is doing a lot of wiggling around in there and we watched when I coughed (I have a horrible cough that is the worst symptom I have) and it just jostled around what looked like all over the place. Poor kid, I know it hasn’t been an easy week for it. The cough has been pretty fierce. I haven’t been this sick since I had Mono in grad school.
Hopefully I will be on the mend by Monday. Mike, Hazel and my folks have been taking very good care of me. Next week or so we are going to try the ultrasound thing again to see if Mike can figure out the gender. Can’t wait!
Friday, February 8, 2008
Wocka Wocka Wocka
Thursday, January 31, 2008
We've Created a Monster
A friend of mine (I guess after this story I should use the term loosely) left me a voicemail the other day. I should tell you she is a bit of a nutter - certifiable even.
So anyway, she left me a voice mail the other day and said -
"I saw something in the bathroom and I got all excited but was ultimately disappointed. But it was a sign that said 'We've created a monster!' and I thought it was an announcement for your baby shower. But I read more and it wasn't, someone was selling cookie dough or something. But I thought what a great idea for a theme for your baby shower. So I thought I would let you know."
So I went over to her desk to see if she had any other brilliant ideas and somehow or another she is now one of the hosts of my baby shower at work. Should be an interesting event. I'd try to get tickets if I were you.