Thursday, August 31, 2006

Friday, August 25, 2006

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Happy Birthday Isaac!

Welcome Isaac James Lewis! Our son was born yesterday, August 24, 2006 at 7:15 pm. Labor went quickly and mom recovering well. Posted by Picasa

Tuesday, August 15, 2006

Still very pregnant...

I have 9 days until my due date. No news to report. I have had no more "false labor" and absolutely no real labor. Oh well. It will happen when it happens and there is very little I can do about it.

Someone told me that it looked like I was having twins. Rule of pregnancy etiquette #1: Do not tell a pregnant woman that it looks like she is having twins. Even if she is. This same person also told me that it looked like I was about to "pop." Rule of pregnancy etiquette #2: Pregnant women don't pop, they go through hours of painful contractions before pushing a giant baby out.

I was at Wal-mart yesterday picking up groceries and other necessities. When I got to the checkout line, the cashier obviously thought that I didn't belong there. She started scanning my items and stopped when she thought I had bought enough. I told her there were more items and she sort of grunted "okay." She scanned each of the remaining items individually and the totalled the order after scanning each item. I kept telling her "no--there's more" and I had to really coax her to scan ALL the items. Did I look like I had no money? Was there something green hanging out of my nose? I have no idea. I bought more than normal, but I haven't been to Wal-Mart in weeks and I don't expect to go anytime again soon. The whole order totalled to $160, which is about $60 more than my normal budget. Well, after she finally totalled the whole order, I paid with my debit card and left.

On a positive note, I had a wonderful baby shower this weekend. I will post more about it later, but I need to go see Caroline now.

Thursday, August 10, 2006

38 weeks and counting down

By my calculation, I have 14 days of pregnancy left. Too bad I can't really count on those 14 days. It could be 2 or 22. Sheesh. I'm the planning type and its making me nervous that the baby can just "come any time." We are almost done with the preparations for the baby. I'm having a baby shower this weekend (woohoo! never had one of those before) and so the baby must stay put until after Saturday. The whole house is very clean these days. The dishes are always done, the clothes are always in the wash, the living room is always vacuumed, and I am constantly working to remove every last strand of dog or cat hair from the carpet and the furniture. So far, it is a success, but it means I must vacuum twice a day and wash the sofa cover at least twice a week. Nesting sure is hard work! My husband thinks I am quite insane, and tend to agree with him. Earlier this week, I could be found crouched on the kitchen floor spraying a line of ants with some bleach type kitchen cleaner. I ended up cleaning out the cabinets too, because the ants found their way in. Anyway, we had an exterminator come yesterday and take care of the rest of the problem.

Saturday, August 05, 2006

To buy or not to buy...

A minivan? I've sworn for years that I would never stoop to buying a minivan as a parent. Minivans just aren't cool. I always thought that if I really needed the extra seating, I could just get one of those stylin' SUVs. Of course, now that I am a mom, things are different. An SUV just isn't safe enough for me. I'm not going to do any off-roading any time soon. Certainly not with 2 children under the age of 2. I look at minivans and yearn for the extra space, automatic double sliding doors, captain's chairs, and most of all, safety. I'm quickly learning that our sedan (Hyundai XG350) is not designed for a family. Now that we have 2 car seats in the back and a stroller in the trunk, I'm faced with a number of logistical problems. (1) Where do I put the groceries? There is simply no room left over in the trunk for such things. I've resorted to using the front seat, but I can only fit so much there. (2) What do I do when there's someone riding in the passenger seat? And (3) How in the world am I ever going to buy a 48 pack of toliet paper and 2 economy size boxes of diapers in the same visit to BJs? (4) Where is the double stroller going to go? (5) Where is the dog going to ride the next time we take her on the trip? (6) Where am I going to ride the next time we take the dog on a trip??? Up until now we had been putting the dog in the front passenger seat and I have ridden in the back. Now, however, with 2 car seats, it is just not possible.

Right now, we a casually looking at a few different makes/models of minivan. I think my favorite so far is the Hyundai Entourage. It has been receiving excellent reviews and won NHTSA top safety award. Plus, all the safety features are standard. If you want them in other makes/models, you pay extra. I also like the Honda Odyssey, but it is pricier and, again, you pay extra for the safety features. Who knew that electronic stability control, side curtain airbags and 172 cubic square ft of interior space would be the important factors in deciding what car to buy?

Wednesday, August 02, 2006

I will be 37 weeks pregnant tomorrow. According to most doctors, it means I am "full term" and the baby could come anytime. To me, I think it means that I still have at least 3 weeks left. I had Todd take a picture of me yesterday and I'm sorry to say that I had NO idea I was that huge. I may post it in a few days, but I need some time to think about it. I have outgrown all my maternity clothes except for one shirt. I bought the shirt during my last pregnancy at K-mart. It is a maternity item and it seemed big enough. Plus, it was $1 if I remember correctly. Unfortunately, there was only one left.

My formerly round belly has become squarish- a mishmash of elbows, knees, and feet Whenever any part of the baby moves, my belly completely changes shape. It would be really nice I have this baby early. Not too early, but a week early would be nice. I would really like to fit into some clothes again.

Caroline is doing very well. She says lots of things and you can understand some of it. She is developing more of an attitude about what she wants to do and exactly when she wants to do it. We are having issues with her saying please and thank you. These are the 2 words that she won't even try to say. She will point to the bag of pretzels and grunt. This means she wants a pretzel. I can get her to try to say pretzel, but if I throw a 'please' in there she throws herself on the (concrete tile) floor, screaming. This pattern is ongoing and has been for several weeks. I know that its a developmental stage and so on, but it is getting old. I don't push the pleases and thank yous, but she knows that I want her to say them and if I even mention it now, a tantrum ensues.

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