I took my mother to New York Bagel and Bialy this afternoon, which she apparently took as permission to switch into “Jewish mother” mode. Here’s how the conversation went:
Lucille: I think we should get a 12 rugelach. Dorothy likes rugelach.
Daniel: Ummm, she said she wanted you to try the rugelach. She said she didn’t want [...]
Entries from May 31st, 2009
"Such a shame" (dmjg)
May 31st, 2009 · 3 Comments · Uncategorized
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End game (dmjg)
May 31st, 2009 · 1 Comment · Pregnancy
We’re still waiting. But Birdie’s time is almost up: if Em isn’t in labor by Monday night, we head into the hospital for an induction. The good news is that the midwives have a very “conservative” (as my father puts it) approach to induction: pitocin + bag breaking is the last thing they’ll do. The [...]
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Desperate Measures (EmJC)
May 29th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Pregnancy, Uncategorized
I’m 41 weeks and 3 days today. We just came back from the midwives who, once again, assured us that I’m fantastically far along and they will be very surprised to see us back again in the office. Now, however, they’ll really never see us back again: I’m scheduled for an induction Monday at 8pm.
We [...]
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The great migration (dmjg)
May 27th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Pregnancy
The flock of grandparents-to-be is gathering in Chicago. My parents and Emily’s mother are here. Em’s father arrives on Friday. Everyone, including us, is waiting for Birdie, but it has been very nice having our parents around pre-Birdie since we’ve been able to do stuff that will be off the table soon enough. So, the [...]
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41 Weeks (EmJC)
May 26th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Pregnancy
We had a midwife’s appointment this morning. Sadly, the midwife who went on record as saying she’d be “very surprised” to see us back wasn’t there. To make matters worse, today’s midwife was very noncommittal (if totally honest) about my impending labor: “days to another week”. Oy.
Birdie and I had another “non stress test” which [...]
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The quilt (dmjg)
May 24th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Pregnancy
Several months ago, Dorothy asked me to help her coordinate the fantastic project of making a quilt for the baby composed of squares designed by the important women in Emily’s life. In late December, when Dorothy was visiting Chicago, 20 packages of material and instructions made their way through USPS to Toronto, Israel, Vancouver, New [...]
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Separation (EmJC)
May 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
I worked up until my due date, Tuesday. I had a “separation” meeting with my boss and handed over my pager and badge (you know, sort of like nurse cop). I am really quite sad to leave my job; it offered this fantastic combination of rewarding work and independence. I’ll miss my patients and co-workers. [...]
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Pictures
May 20th, 2009 · No Comments · Belly, Pictures, Pregnancy
Here are some pictures I like, three of them featuring Belly (the dog), two of them featuring belly (the belly), and one of them featuring a CTA bus (click on the pictures for full size).
And thanks to LBA for the use of her awesome lens.
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Rejection (dmjg)
May 19th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Academia
By all accounts, I had a successful year on the job market. But “success” on the academic job market entails lots and lots and lots of rejection. So, my 50 or so applications yielded two jobs and a post-doc. 3 for 50. But I’m not complaining – both jobs were on our “heart” list (Emily [...]
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