There is not much action yet. I had some twinges and cramps last night, but it was hardly worth mentioning. Yesterday was the equinox and today is a full moon, Good Friday and a snow storm so I was hoping some forces would converge to encourage this guy to come out, but I guess not! Check out the large belly. If this guy stays in much longer I think he is going to be a 10-pounder!
Friday, March 21, 2008
Happy Due Date to Me
There is not much action yet. I had some twinges and cramps last night, but it was hardly worth mentioning. Yesterday was the equinox and today is a full moon, Good Friday and a snow storm so I was hoping some forces would converge to encourage this guy to come out, but I guess not! Check out the large belly. If this guy stays in much longer I think he is going to be a 10-pounder!
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Max's Rules
Max wasn't happy about something I said or did in his room last night (his "special place") so he decided to make some rules of his own, as follows.
- Jumping
- Dancing
- Singing
- Playing
- Sleeping
- Snuggling
Nothing so far
Same old, same old here. I've had some Braxton-Hicks but nothing spectacular. If I use my imagination really hard, there might possibly be some twinges here and there. It could be a while, folks.
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Big News!
(Disclaimer: it is not about the baby!)
Adam got the Assistant Professor of Chemistry job at SDSU! It is specifically a Biophysics post and he'll be teaching a Biophysics class along with getting his research program up and running. There are still a lot of details left to be worked out, but things are looking up!
In other exciting news, little brother has a new friend! Alasdair James was born on March 13. Congratulations to his proud parents Katy and Will!
We have also made some fair progress on nesting. This weekend we cleaned our entire bedroom out, painted and got new furniture. It is almost totally assembled and we should be able to have everything put away by tomorrow. (I imagine myself like a wolf pacing in the woods and scratching up pine needles into my den to make a suitable birthing place. Only with Ikea furniture and low VOC paint.)
There have been no more signs of impending labor. That is good because I am looking forward to getting a lot of stuff done while Max is in school this Tues-Thurs, but I also wouldn't mind a few signs that little brother is thinking of making his way out soon! My sense in the last few days is that he is getting quite large!
Adam got the Assistant Professor of Chemistry job at SDSU! It is specifically a Biophysics post and he'll be teaching a Biophysics class along with getting his research program up and running. There are still a lot of details left to be worked out, but things are looking up!
In other exciting news, little brother has a new friend! Alasdair James was born on March 13. Congratulations to his proud parents Katy and Will!
We have also made some fair progress on nesting. This weekend we cleaned our entire bedroom out, painted and got new furniture. It is almost totally assembled and we should be able to have everything put away by tomorrow. (I imagine myself like a wolf pacing in the woods and scratching up pine needles into my den to make a suitable birthing place. Only with Ikea furniture and low VOC paint.)
There have been no more signs of impending labor. That is good because I am looking forward to getting a lot of stuff done while Max is in school this Tues-Thurs, but I also wouldn't mind a few signs that little brother is thinking of making his way out soon! My sense in the last few days is that he is getting quite large!
Monday, March 17, 2008
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Friday, March 14, 2008
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
A little action
I've been having Braxton Hicks contractions for ages, but last night they crossed the threshold with a little added crampiness thrown in. So I guess we know that something is going on in there! My midwife had previously told me that it is not uncommon to have a lot of prodromal labor the second time around so I guess this is expected. At any rate, it was a good wake up call that there really is a baby in there and it really is coming out! Between the contractions and thinking about the fact that we haven't even unpacked the baby clothes I had a hard time sleeping last night! I will start washing them today and hopefully we can move the dressers around tonight. (Max is *very* sad about giving his dresser with the changing pad on top to the baby.) Fortunately, in the light of the day at least I have given up my 5am-contrived plan of painting the bedroom(s) before the baby comes!
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Updates
Adam is back from Minnesota safe and sound. Since no baby was born while he was away, we are all glad that he went. Max and I survived in his absence, but it wasn't necessarily pretty! I guess it was mostly just normal 3-year-old drama (slightly compounded by the fact that this was the 3rd time in two weeks that Daddy went away and before that his Mommy was a nervous wreck.) Off the top of my head there was the bottle of lotion squirted all over the carpet, he overflowed the kitchen sink, and had multiple 10-minute crying sessions about how he must have the pink fork, etc. The best story is how after his (poor pregnant) mother bodily forced his outdoor clothes on, we went outside to have a great time playing in the park. When I announced that it was time to go in, he took off sprinting in the opposite direction with the dog on her expander leash. The three block sprint did not do my body any good. I guess I'm getting to that stage of pregnancy where basically every movement hurts and that compounded everything by about 10. Needless to say, we played in the (fenced in) backyard yesterday! Today, Max is at school and Adam is at work so I'm thinking about finally getting around to some nesting, but the aforementioned sore bod is a slight deterrent!
As for my defense. I passed. I guess that is the big news which everybody already figured out. Unfortunately, I had a cold so my usually hoarse voice was worse than ever. I had a microphone and got through it, but it was no fun. I guess it was a good distraction from my hugely pregnant state! It took me a few days to get over the cold virus, but I'm thankfully back to normal now.
I'm having weekly midwife appointments now. Everything is going along swimmingly though I seem to be losing weight. I'm back down to +18 pounds now. I'm not sure if that is a stress thing or just how this pregnancy is supposed to go. It is a little disconcerting though. I guess, just because it is unexpected. I feel no sense of impending labor and, in fact, the idea of a second child is a little more abstract at this point in time than I would have hoped. (You'd think the hourly jabs in the ribs would make it more "real.")
I put some new pictures up on Flickr - you can get to them by clicking on the widget where it says "more pictures." There are some of my defense party, Grandma Nancy and Grandpa Peter's visit, and Christmas (its been a while!).
PS: We are really no closer to picking out a name than we were a few months ago, but we have decided to just wait and see the little bugger and hopefully something will come to us!!
As for my defense. I passed. I guess that is the big news which everybody already figured out. Unfortunately, I had a cold so my usually hoarse voice was worse than ever. I had a microphone and got through it, but it was no fun. I guess it was a good distraction from my hugely pregnant state! It took me a few days to get over the cold virus, but I'm thankfully back to normal now.
I'm having weekly midwife appointments now. Everything is going along swimmingly though I seem to be losing weight. I'm back down to +18 pounds now. I'm not sure if that is a stress thing or just how this pregnancy is supposed to go. It is a little disconcerting though. I guess, just because it is unexpected. I feel no sense of impending labor and, in fact, the idea of a second child is a little more abstract at this point in time than I would have hoped. (You'd think the hourly jabs in the ribs would make it more "real.")
I put some new pictures up on Flickr - you can get to them by clicking on the widget where it says "more pictures." There are some of my defense party, Grandma Nancy and Grandpa Peter's visit, and Christmas (its been a while!).
PS: We are really no closer to picking out a name than we were a few months ago, but we have decided to just wait and see the little bugger and hopefully something will come to us!!
Thursday, March 06, 2008
We'll miss you Grandpa Hop.pe
Adam's grandpa died yesterday. We are still trying to figure out if he should go home for the funeral which is on Monday. I don't feel like I am going to go into labor anytime soon, but still it is a little bit scary to think of Adam being 1000 miles away when I'm so close to the end. I started labor with Max at 39w3d and on Monday I'll be 38w3d. Please keep us all in your prayers!
Monday, March 03, 2008
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Monday, February 18, 2008
Friday, February 15, 2008
Exciting News
Adam has an interview for the Chemistry/Biophysics faculty position in SD! We had kind of given up hope on that.
So the schedule for the next few weeks:
Feb. 16th and 17th - Natalie: write like hell.
Feb. 18th - Natalie: turn her dissertation into her committee members.
Feb. 19th-20th - Adam: out of town for a talk in Ohio.
Feb.19th-22nd - Natalie: prepare for her defense presentation and CLEAN THE HOUSE!
Feb. 22nd - Midwives come over for home visit in preparation for home birth.
Feb. 25-29 - Natalie: practice defense and MORE CLEANING.
Feb. 27-29 - Adam: in SD for interview.
Feb. 29 - Adam gets back along with Grandma Nancy and Grandpa Peter
Mar 3rd - Defense
It all feels a little (lot!!!) out of control, but I guess that is life. It doesn't help that people assume that I am going to give birth any minute (because I must look like I am going to pop.) I keep telling them that I am not even thinking about the baby - just the dissertation!
Well, I have a hell of a lot of writing to do in the next few days. Adam has hardly started on his talk for Ohio, Max got sick this afternoon and Adam had to pick him up early from school. Pray for all of us that we survive the next few days, and after that the next few weeks! It is a little hairy around here.
So the schedule for the next few weeks:
Feb. 16th and 17th - Natalie: write like hell.
Feb. 18th - Natalie: turn her dissertation into her committee members.
Feb. 19th-20th - Adam: out of town for a talk in Ohio.
Feb.19th-22nd - Natalie: prepare for her defense presentation and CLEAN THE HOUSE!
Feb. 22nd - Midwives come over for home visit in preparation for home birth.
Feb. 25-29 - Natalie: practice defense and MORE CLEANING.
Feb. 27-29 - Adam: in SD for interview.
Feb. 29 - Adam gets back along with Grandma Nancy and Grandpa Peter
Mar 3rd - Defense
It all feels a little (lot!!!) out of control, but I guess that is life. It doesn't help that people assume that I am going to give birth any minute (because I must look like I am going to pop.) I keep telling them that I am not even thinking about the baby - just the dissertation!
Well, I have a hell of a lot of writing to do in the next few days. Adam has hardly started on his talk for Ohio, Max got sick this afternoon and Adam had to pick him up early from school. Pray for all of us that we survive the next few days, and after that the next few weeks! It is a little hairy around here.
Sunday, February 03, 2008
Hi and Goodbye!
*My dissertation is due to my committee in two weeks. (!!!)
*My defense is on March 3. (37w3d!!!)
*Total panic ensuing. (!!!)
*Despite not gaining that much weight (~15#), I am quite large. People burst into gales of laughter upon seeing me. (Not kidding.)
*Kid still has no name. (Max suggests "Wax." And more formally, "Wax Thiex Owen") (Among other crazy names.) (But also has told complete strangers on 3 different occasions that baby's name is Owen. With a completely straight face.) (???)
*Again with the panic. (!!!)
*My defense is on March 3. (37w3d!!!)
*Total panic ensuing. (!!!)
*Despite not gaining that much weight (~15#), I am quite large. People burst into gales of laughter upon seeing me. (Not kidding.)
*Kid still has no name. (Max suggests "Wax." And more formally, "Wax Thiex Owen") (Among other crazy names.) (But also has told complete strangers on 3 different occasions that baby's name is Owen. With a completely straight face.) (???)
*Again with the panic. (!!!)
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