Seems there’s no end to the things I can do to make my place more ready for the kid… today vacuuming around the edges of my floors, washing the car seat cover, sorting through music, filling the fridge… And as for myself – and the dream that suggested I could try to prioritize my own [...]
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preparations
Posted in Uncategorized on July 18, 2010 | 5 Comments »
baby twister
Posted in Uncategorized on July 8, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The kid is alternately doing laps today and stretching diagonally from right rib (green) to left spleen (yellow). I was obsessed with Twister when I was little, was always trying to get people (adults) to play with me (which they didn’t, for reasons I now understand). Well, it seems I may have a suitable playmate [...]
waiting
Posted in Uncategorized on June 16, 2010 | 2 Comments »
This is the waiting part. There hasn’t been a lot to report, I’m just enjoying the relief at attaining my sense of equilibrium again. I have enough free time right now that I wish I could squirrel it away for later. I can feel my later self being fiercely jealous of my current self, and [...]
feedback
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged airport vulnerability on May 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
All clear on the gestational diabetes front! And the 3 hour test, 4 blood draws, all preceded by a 12-hour fast actually wasn’t that bad. For me, anyway. The kid swirled around manically with the infusion of extra sugary glucose drink (Orange Crush x 10) and then sulked for 3 days following the test. Monday [...]
May musings
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged gestational diabetes, glucose test, tomato support, tummy stripe on May 18, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Here’s the belly, as I sit at my desk in the new place enjoying the stirring kid. Yes, it’s a bit lopsided. Apparently she likes to lean up against the right side, just under the stretching flattening scar. And the tell-tale stripe. What’s with the stripe?? Honestly she’s not quite as swirly active today – [...]
settling
Posted in Uncategorized on May 3, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I’m not feeling it yet, but apparently I’ve made my way into the less frantic month of May. Surrounded by too much stuff, service providers, and a sense of overwhelm that supposes this will never feel like home. I don’t know if it’s a strong power of suggestion, but yes, this third trimester is exhausting. [...]
home is where the carpet is
Posted in Uncategorized on March 31, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Two weeks of scouring Craigslist… Wrote to someone who posted a house for $1000, got this reply: “May the Peace of the Lord be Upon you and,Thanks for your interest in our property. bdrm.,\\ full bath home features granite counter tops,living roomand dining room or den, tiled floors and all appliances. The kitchenopens to a [...]
unexpected turbulence
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged carrot child, front-facin' placenta, greedhead landlords on March 21, 2010 | 2 Comments »
My landlord unceremoniously informed me this past week that he wants me to vacate my apartment. Apparently a pack of homeless Relatives From Europe need to live here this summer. I can’t help but wonder why he doesn’t spruce up one of his many other properties for the wayward travelers, but I suppose that would [...]
new views
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged flashy new spine, ghoul baby, patronizing paternalistic pediatrics on March 6, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Hey, there’s still a person in there!! A bigger one, with a gorgeous spine, a four-chambered heart, kidneys and toes and a brain! While I’d gotten accustomed to seeing the heart beating in these foggy grey images, I hadn’t imagined I’d be looking into my kid’s skull. Clearly this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see [...]
there are only so many names.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged naming woes, serial killer baby names on March 6, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Now that I know the gender of my kid, I’m halfway toward finding a name. Not having any real family history constraints to guide the process, I thought it would be useful to put the gender constraint around it, so I found out with yesterday’s ultrasound. And here I am on the wizard this morning, [...]
