Just to clear the record (at Jason's insistence) - bathtime went well, we have a clean child again! I think she came out of the bath a few shades brighter than she went in.
She wound up going to sleep around 9pm, which unfortunately is the norm these days, but after a few token howls she went right to sleep. So all in all, a success!
Tuesday, March 6, 2007
The Battle of the Bath
Jason is downstairs right now trying to persuade Juliana to take a bath. It has been so long since she's had a good cleaning that I wonder if there's a little miasma of stink that surrounds her and we just can't smell it.
Her teachers at school would tell us if that was the case, right?
I think Jason has persuaded her into the tub, although I'm still hearing unhappy noises. Hey, at least she's submersed in water.
Daddy may have won this battle, but the war remains to be seen - who knows what time bedtime will be tonight at this rate!
Her teachers at school would tell us if that was the case, right?
I think Jason has persuaded her into the tub, although I'm still hearing unhappy noises. Hey, at least she's submersed in water.
Daddy may have won this battle, but the war remains to be seen - who knows what time bedtime will be tonight at this rate!
Monday, March 5, 2007
32 weeks - update
Had my 32 week OB appointment today and things are looking stable! I had been a little concerned because of the increased contractions, but apparently they are not yet having any effect.
The doctor estimated that the baby is somewhere around four and a half pounds, which is a good size. And I can testify that he or she is moving and kicking quite a bit!
When this all started back at 24 weeks I never would have thought that I would still be pregnant now, so I am grateful for that. But I'm also a bit lost - I don't know quite what to do with myself! For now, just keeping on with the bedrest and we'll continue to see what happens.
The doctor estimated that the baby is somewhere around four and a half pounds, which is a good size. And I can testify that he or she is moving and kicking quite a bit!
When this all started back at 24 weeks I never would have thought that I would still be pregnant now, so I am grateful for that. But I'm also a bit lost - I don't know quite what to do with myself! For now, just keeping on with the bedrest and we'll continue to see what happens.
Sunday, March 4, 2007
Juliana's thoughts on #2
We love to ask Juliana what she thinks is in mommy's tummy. Sometimes she says "a baby!" But other times she says "a froggy and a kitty and a puppy and a teddy bear!"
So we're not sure if she'll be surprised or not when she meets #2!
So we're not sure if she'll be surprised or not when she meets #2!
Contraction Tetris
I've been having contractions off and on for a while now, which can be pretty disconcerting depending on their severity and frequency. As I got used to it when I was in the hospital, it was kind of cool to watch it show up on the Toco monitors; it looks like a fairly perfect bell curve.
Anyway, I needed something to distract me from it, and Contraction Tetris was created. This is your usual game of Tetris, played on my cell phone, but reserved for times when I'm having contractions.
I tend to get them more frequently at night, and they usually start during Juliana's bedtime routine. We read bedtime stories up in our room now so mommy can participate - I'll be reading, say, "Curious George and the Pizza" when a contraction hits and I have to take some deep breaths.
Jason knows that sound by now, and we start the oh-so-fun process of timing the contractions to see if we need to be concerned. If I have more than five in an hour, time to call the doctor and make the trip to L&D. Luckily so far this has only happened once since I've been home from the hospital.
But after Jason takes Juliana downstairs and puts her down for the night, when he comes back upstairs and sees me on my cell phone, he knows it's Contraction Tetris. I don't know if I'll ever be able to play it again when this is all over!
Anyway, I needed something to distract me from it, and Contraction Tetris was created. This is your usual game of Tetris, played on my cell phone, but reserved for times when I'm having contractions.
I tend to get them more frequently at night, and they usually start during Juliana's bedtime routine. We read bedtime stories up in our room now so mommy can participate - I'll be reading, say, "Curious George and the Pizza" when a contraction hits and I have to take some deep breaths.
Jason knows that sound by now, and we start the oh-so-fun process of timing the contractions to see if we need to be concerned. If I have more than five in an hour, time to call the doctor and make the trip to L&D. Luckily so far this has only happened once since I've been home from the hospital.
But after Jason takes Juliana downstairs and puts her down for the night, when he comes back upstairs and sees me on my cell phone, he knows it's Contraction Tetris. I don't know if I'll ever be able to play it again when this is all over!
Friday, March 2, 2007
Hey, it's March!
Living in my little bubble it's easy to stop paying attention to dates. But Jason pointed out to me that it's March, which is very encouraging for #2.
See, when Juliana was born, my due date was August 16. She arrived on May 31. No matter how you slice it, there's a looooong way between those two dates. But I kept hoping (fairly irrationally) that she would stay in until June 1, because the gap between June and August didn't sound as bad as the gap between May and August.
No such luck, she came early when she wanted to. (Which is kind of ironic considering these days we can barely pry her out of her crib with a crowbar to get her to school.)
But now, with #2, whenever he/she does show up, at worst we can say that the due date was April, born in March. See, sounds much better, doesn't it?
Ah, the mental games we play to make ourselves feel less out-of-control....
See, when Juliana was born, my due date was August 16. She arrived on May 31. No matter how you slice it, there's a looooong way between those two dates. But I kept hoping (fairly irrationally) that she would stay in until June 1, because the gap between June and August didn't sound as bad as the gap between May and August.
No such luck, she came early when she wanted to. (Which is kind of ironic considering these days we can barely pry her out of her crib with a crowbar to get her to school.)
But now, with #2, whenever he/she does show up, at worst we can say that the due date was April, born in March. See, sounds much better, doesn't it?
Ah, the mental games we play to make ourselves feel less out-of-control....
Thursday, March 1, 2007
Health update
I don't want this blog to turn into a running commentary on every ache and pain we all have, but thank you to everyone who has asked how we all are doing!
Juliana: went to the doctor on Monday, was given some antibiotics, is now back to her usual happy self and the drippy nose is almost gone.
Nancy: sore throat, chills, aches, etc. never progressed and in fact seems to have gone away. The power of the hermetically sealed bubble!
Jason: unfortunately still sick and miserable, as evidenced by the fact that he is going to the doctor this morning without any nagging on my part. And he's the one stuck taking care of me and Juliana, which seems most unfair.
Puppies: Harry got in trouble at the run yesterday with the dog walker, and Milo is still pooping multicolored from the crayons he got into earlier in the week.
#2: Still inside, still kicking away.
After almost seven weeks of mommy on bed rest, things are definitely falling apart at the seams a little. It's a lot to ask one man to do on his own; Jason has definitely been the essential cog in the wheel and done a fabulous job. Here's hoping the dr's can fix him quickly and things can go back to (relatively - not really) normal!
Juliana: went to the doctor on Monday, was given some antibiotics, is now back to her usual happy self and the drippy nose is almost gone.
Nancy: sore throat, chills, aches, etc. never progressed and in fact seems to have gone away. The power of the hermetically sealed bubble!
Jason: unfortunately still sick and miserable, as evidenced by the fact that he is going to the doctor this morning without any nagging on my part. And he's the one stuck taking care of me and Juliana, which seems most unfair.
Puppies: Harry got in trouble at the run yesterday with the dog walker, and Milo is still pooping multicolored from the crayons he got into earlier in the week.
#2: Still inside, still kicking away.
After almost seven weeks of mommy on bed rest, things are definitely falling apart at the seams a little. It's a lot to ask one man to do on his own; Jason has definitely been the essential cog in the wheel and done a fabulous job. Here's hoping the dr's can fix him quickly and things can go back to (relatively - not really) normal!
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