Today is Birdie’s due date, but s/he doesn’t seem particularly eager to come out. Meanwhile, we’re sharpening our swaddling and Moby-ing skills. Pat the Bunny has been very accommodating and, of course, approximates a baby in every way, except that she is smaller and doesn’t mind being dropped.
Entries from May 19th, 2009
Bringing On Baby (EmJC)
May 16th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Pregnancy
We had a midwife’s appointment yesterday: all is well. Her best guess is that Birdie is around 7 lbs. The midwife suggested some gentle ways of helping to bring on labor from the G (spicy foods, long walks) to PG (evening primrose oil in your vagina) to PG-13 (nipple stimulation) to R (what got us [...]
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The Miracle We've Been Waiting For
May 14th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
They fixed the computer. Under warranty. Goodness knows how or why (the juice was bright red and soaked under the keyboard and we didn’t even lie about it) but apparently we can pick it up any time now. As for the other miracle? Nothing doing. My mother got in to town last night, though, so [...]
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Contingency (EmJC)
May 14th, 2009 · 4 Comments · House, Northfield, Uncategorized
We removed the “inspection” contingency from our purchase agreement on the house today. Barring disaster, it’s ours! We are now legally obligated to blow our life’s savings on a 90-year old house with a 30-page inspector’s report. I could bore you to tears about everything we’ve learned in the past 6 days. We now know [...]
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Here come the Hawks (dmjg)
May 12th, 2009 · No Comments · Chicago, Uncategorized
The Blackhawks eliminated the Canucks last night in a somewhat sloppy, but fantastically entertaining game 6. We watched it at The Globe with our now regular hockey posse of L. & D., plus R. and K. this time around. In honor of the victory, I want to share what is possibly the most ridiculous, and [...]
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Something special (dmjg)
May 11th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Pregnancy
LBA took fantastic pictures of a pregnant Emily, but she could take some pointers from this photographer. Now that’s special.
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Juiced
May 11th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
I wasn’t sure if I was going to go back to work this week. I’ve definitely been feeling like I am slowing down and have not been sleeping much. People emphasize just how much sleep you should try to get before the baby comes and I wondered if I should just stay at home and [...]
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The skinny on the poop (dmjg)
May 10th, 2009 · No Comments · Pregnancy
S. has recently conjectured that dealing with poopy diapers will be the least of his problems, what with all the strange, new social dynamics that come with parenting (are we bad parents for not buying a $1000 stroller? What about the $800 crib bedding?). Besides, beyond the unpleasantness of dealing with poopy diapers what else [...]
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Fetonyms (EmJC)
May 5th, 2009 · 2 Comments · House, Pregnancy
My old boss from New York warned me about fetonyms (the name given to your baby in utero). Their child’s fetonym was Luigi (never quite explained to me – they’re not Italian, nor are they plumbers or video game addicts). These soon-to-be-parents became so accustomed to calling their Luigi, “Luigi”, it stuck and the child ended [...]
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