Month: April 2010

The night we got the keys to our home, we met with our realtor and looked around the house for a while, imagining how we would set things up or what we might change. Along with flowers and keys, lots of congratulations were exchanged. We walked him out and said our good byes. And standing…

All I can think about is what I’m going to do once I leave my job. And I have to keep reminding myself I’m going to have a small baby, and I don’t know how hard or easy that is going to be. I don’t know how much spare time I’ll have, if any at…

Here I am, week 25. Things are pretty smooth sailing. I’ve needed more naps lately, and I hurt my stomach muscles swimming last week, but other than that I’m doing good. I’ve been having trouble gaining weight. I know that sounds crazy, but that’s where I’m at. I’ve gained 9.5 pounds total. I’m not depriving…

Tuesday night, after band practice, Tom was munching on a late-night bbq chicken thigh. It slipped out of his hands, hit the floor and immediately hopped straight into Mississippi’s stomach. It went directly to her stomach. It did not pass go, it did not get chewed. We had zero time to react. By the time…

We got a new fridge. To you suburbanites, it may not seem all that exciting, but to us, it is heaven. We got a bottom freezer, french door fridge, a big one. We now have three produce drawers AND a deli drawer. We can put bottles of wine in the fridge upright. We can open…

According to BabyCenter.com, my uterus is the size of a soccer ball right now and my baby is the size of an ear of corn. As Scott says: “Amaizing!” I am incredibly physically tired at night. Most nights it seems I have to struggle just to get to bed. But every day I wake up…

I’ve started coveting a BOB Revolution stroller. I think about it far too much. I keep finding myself reading reviews or looking at product specs. It seems perfect to me. You can get an adaptor for a car seat for tiny ones, The front wheel can be locked or unlocked, it can be used as…

Last night at dinner we started talking finance. The moment I think about us being on one income, I start to panic and I start thinking of ways to make money, all of them involving precisely what I want to get away from. He stopped me. He said I needed to first make room for…

I stared blindly at my belly last night waiting to see if I actually see my baby’s kicks from the outside and sure enough, the big kicks are visible to the outside world. This is getting interesting. I’m going on a little trip to see a friend in three weeks. It’s weird to think about…

The maternity leave conversation came up today. So I had to tell them I don’t have plans to return. I want to take a nice long maternity leave and attempt to actually use my $60k degree for something. My last day will be somewhere around July 13th. For my last build release there will be…

I lost weight this week. Two pounds. This news would usually make me ecstatic but as I’m pregnant and should be gaining weight, not loosing it, this is bad news. It means I’ve technically lost 3 pounds. Since I cut out simple carbs and sugar, it’s been challenging to get enough calories, try as I…

Fed up with not making art Fed up with watching my friend’s art careers blossom while I barely seem to have to time to shower, let alone put mark on paper Fed up with unrewarding jobs Fed up with never spending time with friend Fed up with not making new friends Fed up with having…

Tom felt the baby move for the first time last night. She kicked hard for him several times. It was a trip.

I’m kicked constantly now. Tom still can’t feel it, which sucks, but I bet he will any day now. My baby weights about the same as a mango, says BabyCenter.com. My belly is big, getting bigger every day. Such a trip. I get weirded out when strangers seem surprised when I tell them I’m pregnant.…