You know you are getting old when...

Week 35

November 29, 2007

So, I innocently ask the Dr. at Wednesday's appointment, "how big is this baby?" He replies with the following non-answer: "If I were a betting man, I'd say you'll have this baby one week after your due date." What the..??!!

I was so000 sure that this kid was coming out ASAP, I mean, there is simply no more room in there, right? Most women will tell me what I want to hear: "oh yeah, that kid will be born in 2007, mark my words." -sigh- They are so nice and deceiving.

At any rate, we are slowly getting the baby room in order. After spending a fabulous Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday with Jodi & Dean, et al. (SEE DEAN'S BLOG LINK ON THE RIGHT FOR GREAT COMMENTARY), we stopped in San Jose to pick up the crib. Alas, the dresser has yet to come in, but I'll settle for whatever 'nesting' I can do. To finnish off the title of this blog post: you know you are getting old when you just want to stay home Friday night to wash crib sheets so you can put them on the new crib!!

There is a ton of baby crap still all over the place awaiting the dresser, but here is a view of the crib:

Pretty cute, right? I also decided to take off the doors to the closet in order to create more space for a bookcase. (IKEA purchase). I'm not really sure this kid has enough clothes - what do you think?

And more clothes keep-a-comin' nearly everyday. If you are one of those generous folks: THANK YOU! I will mail you a thank you note soon. Keep reading to understand the delay (sorry!).

In other news... only 4 more trips to San Jose this semester! I have a final due tomorrow (12/1), and my other two classes will only meet a total of 3 more times!! Hallelujah. I am just a little bit tired, and only slightly overwhelmed, in addition to being a bit uncomfortable. Truly, I can't complain about this pregnancy's effects on my body. Even the drives to class aren't terrible. The courses are interesting and (for the most part) relevant to my daily work.

I won't go into detail about work, but I am looking forward to two things:

1 - getting a final date to begin demolition of the swimming pool building.

2 - not working for 2 months!!

Have a great day, S-dub & babe

My Baby Book

These are some of the pages from a scrapbook I am trying to complete prior to baby Wilson being born. They are from a box of old pictures from my mom. I've just organized them chronologically (she did a great job of writing the dates on the back of all the pictures) and am using the same/similar design for each page. It is cruising along - I'm halfway through & just ran out of the matching cardstock! Yea me!

Week 32

I'll post tonight's picture soon

Amanda was asking if we've decided on a name. No. It's been turmoil for the past 6 or 7 weeks. I still want Jane for the first name. Regardless of certain family middle names. Jane Elizabeth sounds the best, but Blaine doesn't like the initials (JEW). He still wants Audrey Mae. Cousin Patty is working on a new middle name for Jane and here is a partial list of her suggestions:

Jane Addison
Jane Victoria
Jane Madeline
Jane Madison
Jane Ashley
Jane Julie (that's steve's suggestion)
Jane Doe (also from Steve)

and my two favs still:
Jane Elizabeth
Jane Alexandria

Blaine suggested Jane Nicole a while ago. But he still wont budge from Audrey. It's just that the more I hear the name Audrey - the more I don't really like it! So, the name war game ensues...

Getting Bigger

Week 29

Week 31

I am getting bigger, that's for sure. I am just now getting uncomfortable trying to sleep and breathe. But, for the most part this pregnancy has been pretty smooth (KNOCK ON WOOD).

We've had a PINK EXPLOSION in our house the past couple of weeks. We have had 2 showers for the baby and have been completely overwhelmed by the generosity of our friends. Talk about stuff! We've now discovered all these things we need that we weren't even aware existed before now: breast pads, toy chains, butt paste, and breast pump attachments??!! It is wild, and exciting. And we are VERY appreciative.


Now for the sad news: I am totally missing the Evans family already! Blaine & I went up to Sacramento last weekend, with much of the family, for a farewell gathering. We played games, held the kids, and just hung out.

During the week I was feeling really sad, so I drove up to Fairfield Friday evening to see them again. We played together all night, and laughed so hard at Trevor's manic trips running back and forth across the room. I was so glad to get one last look at this face:



Well worth the drive.

Ah, a great day...

27 Weeks

25 Weeks

Today was such a great day: I did not drive anywhere!!

My car just sat there in the garage, protected from the elements and from burning endless amounts of fossil fuels.

Today was such a great day: I slept in until nearly 10:00 am!!

I just tossed and turned and kept on sleepin', laughing when the baby danced and just laying around even though I was really awake.

Today was such a great day: I actually completed some homework!

That crap ain't even due until Wednesday and I still sat my butt down to work on it in advance of the actual due date. Man I am good.

Today was such a great day: I cleaned out some stuff from the baby's room and packed up all that preggo clothing I've been meaning to send to Amy.

Today was such a great day: I completed a thank-you album for one of the ladies throwing me a baby shower. It is all done in one day!

Today was such a great day: My darling husband came home!!

I fixed dinner for him and we sat and talked. I even did the dishes because I did not have to be anywhere.

Today was such a great day.

Toothbrushes and Kidneys

Hello all.

I'd like to tell you that I've been writing a novel, curing cancer, or even getting some rest, but none of those are reasons for not having updated this not-quite-that-exciting tomb of Stacey's life miscellany for so long.

Let's see what's been going on for the past month:

I've been brushing my teeth with my newly resurrected Sonic-care toothbrush. That thing is a fabulous advancement for mankind. Just two minutes to stare at the wall and be completely taken care of. I mean, it is the ultimate in lazy - much like many of our modern day "conveniences". I don't even have to move my arm! But, if this is a sonicare advertisement, you must know what a fabulous job it does. This coming from the gal who is excited to get floss in her Christmas stocking (thank you Kylie) and for my b-day (thank you Katie).

I've been competing with Blaine for most-miles-driven. He does about 1,000 per week in his truck (or so he says). I am averaging 800, because I only have my Saturday class every-other week. Maybe one of you will volunteer to be the Director of Weights & Measures for us? I'm sure that I will beat him with all my additional trips to Salinas and back. **NOTE: do not purchase a Ford if you will be traveling any distance. They are NOT comfortable. Repeat, no Fords. (If you talk to Blaine, please reccommend the driving comfort of a BMW for his pregnant wife.

I've also taken a trip to the hospital in September. I had some bleeding and MAJOR pain in my right abdomen: so of course we thought the worst. Upon arrival to SVMH we walked right up to labor & delivery (as instructed by the doctor over the phone) ...
...side note: I was only 26 weeks & totally praying that neither 'labor' or 'delivery' would be applying to me...
...they immediately monitor the baby & everything is fine with her. However, some little elf is running around a tiny hamster wheel on my right side throwing nun-chucks while stabbing me with his little double-edged sword. I'm thinking for sure my appendix has burst & I am bleeding internally and about to die. Blaine was just relieved because there were two monitors on my belly and the baby's heartbeat was echoing throughout the room at a healthy 140-150 beats per minute.
Back to the pain in my side: they did some very unpleasant tests and, after waiting in agony for an additional hour or so, determined that I had a kidney infection, or a urinary tract infection, or kidney stones. Then, the novice nurse proceeds to poke my hand and arm FIVE, yes five, times prior to successfully protruding a vein in order to start the IV for the antibiotic.
That was the long story; the short one is that in September I went to the hospital to find out that I had a kidney problem (babe is OK), and the follow-up ultra sound showed no kidney stones, so it must have been a kidney infection. And a kidney infection is freakin painful.

So that is the excitement for the month. I will get off my tush and upload some photos soon.

For Cousin Patty

Here's my "updated belly pic", upon request from Cousin Patty...

21 Weeks

8/22/07 (Amanda's B-day)

22 Weeks

8/29/07

The babe is REALLY moving around! It feels like she's doing kickboxing. No slight rolling or anything like that, just ramming the sides of her doting mommy's abdomen.

I was reading (a lot) this weekend & took a couple of moments to sit back & look down at my belly. It was like a muscle spasm every 20-30 seconds. I could SEE my belly moving from the baby's punches! Even Blaine could see it. It was so weird, yet not weird all at the same time.

I bet my baby is doing flip-turns: swimming from side to side & pushing off the left to flip over & swim to the right. Yeah, I've got a swim prodigy in my belly.

In other news:

I started school on Monday, August 27th (hence the reading all labor day weekend). This Master's business is tough - SO MUCH READING!!! I do enjoy the subject matter, and it is very relevant to my everyday life (philosophy) and to my job (Research Methods & evaluation). I am excited to catch up to Amanda & Jodi in the education department. I am even more excited to achieve this goal (on my list of 100 things to do in my life cousin Patty!).

To paraphrase my latest reading - please excuse the absence of a citation...

"If anything is worth the doing, it is worth doing badly."

(an argument for leisure)