Andrew Michael
We had burgers….to go.
February 8, 2007 at 3:15 pm (Andrew, Not yet organized)
Lois and Holly are the proud new parents of a baby boy!
Andrew (middle name undecided)
Born: February 8th 2007 at 12:07AM
7lb. 1/2 oz. 19 1/4 inches!!
Both Mommies are doing great, and Andrew is beautiful and resting comfortably… although he is the loudest kid in the nursery….
PS. Lois’s water broke as we were ready to walk in and have a burger, we left but our friends Salina and Ben brought us burgers to go!!
birth story to follow, when Holly finds time, don’t hold your breath!
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Suzanne and K*
another wednesday
February 7, 2007 at 3:50 pm (Not yet organized)
For the past few weeks (since Lois was off bed rest), we have met Salina and Ben for dinner on Wednesday night.
Each time we leave, we make plans for the following Wednesday.
Between Lois (who thinks she will deliver any minute) and Salina (who probably will deliver any minute), we joke that we will inevitably not make it to the following Wednesday dinner and will most likely one couple will be visiting the other in the hospital.
We’ve made it, yet again, to another Wednesday.
Today, we are 39 weeks (how crazy is that?) and Salina will be 38 weeks on Friday. I don’t think anyone would have thought that we would be going out to dinner, child free, at this point.
So, why not go big and greasy!!!
The Sycamore is probably the best burgers in the area. Tied for a close second are Red Rooster and http://food.yahoo.com/blog/edlevineeats/1218/roadfood-roundup-hot-dogs;_ylt=Av9DHYupDW4YLhlJGUc8_xtFY.Y5″>Super Duper Weenie.
If we make it to next Wednesday, Valentine’s Day and our due date, we will probably do dinner closer to Salina and Ben’s house so at least we will only be 5 minutes from the hospital!
Lily is here!
February 7, 2007 at 2:16 pm (Not yet organized)
Congrats to B. and Red – Lily is here!!!
And she’s beautiful!!
working hard
February 7, 2007 at 1:46 am (Not yet organized, the mommies)
It doesn’t seem like Andrew is in any rush to come into the world.
However, Lois is taking the midwife’s advice to get things going to heart. I guess that since our little boy is sunny side up, the midwife in our office suggested working with a therapy ball (again, which we don’t have because Lois got rid of it) and that she should clean the floor on her hands and knees.
Lois is so determined to do her nesting while trying to get something moving, she’s been very active around the house.
Before I go any further, I can say this with all of the love in the world.
Lois is incredibly stubborn and doesn’t always listen to restrictions on what she can do – albeit she did do very well on bed rest.
Today, she moved the 2 couches to clean underneath them and…and….she also went up the pull down stairs to get into the attic.
Let me say that again.
She went up the pull down stairs into the attic.
Stubborn ass is lucky she didn’t get hurt.
(She went up there because she picked up K* from day care and forgot to grab his diaper bags. He had a stinky dinky and all of the non-newborn diapers are in the attic).
small hospitals and stuff
February 5, 2007 at 2:37 pm (Not yet organized)
Andrew has his swing!!
Lois’ aunt came by yesterday morning and brought the swing and the baby monitors. We don’t get to see them as often as we’d like, so it was a great, albeit short, visit.
We put it together right away and Lois was excited about something we’ve gotten for really the first time. This was the only thing on the registry that she picked out. (Not because I am a controlling bitch, but because she was completely indifferent to anything).
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We made it through the Super Bowl without having a baby.
I don’t think I would have cared too much if I was torn away from the TV. Other than the very first play of the game, it was very lackluster.
I still enjoy a good football game, even if my team isn’t in it, but for some reason, neither the game nor the commercials were all that terribly exciting.
I guess, Congrats to Peyton and the Colts. I rooted for the Bears only because every single sports commentator, journalist, and office pool had the Colts taking it with a good sized spread.
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We tried to get into the hospital yesterday before the game to do a quick tour of labor and delivery.
Our OB said to call around 3 pm after the shift change and if it’s not busy, they’ll show us around.
Lois called and they said they were too busy to do a hospital tour.
“There’s a woman laboring right now,” the nurse told her.
Lo hung up the phone and looked at me deadpan.
“They are way too busy for us to have a tour, there is ONE woman laboring right now.”
We know it’s a small hospital, and we don’t really need a tour, I’m sure we’ll find where we need to go.
But I am a little concerned that the staff is only able to handle one laboring patient and nothing else at all.
We haven’t had Bradley or childbirth classes, no hospital tour…we’re so unprepared for that part. Well I’m sure we’d forget anything we learned anyway.
90% effaced
February 3, 2007 at 2:35 pm (Not yet organized)
We had an appointment yesterday and the midwife said that Lois is 90% effaced.
This might mean something to other 38 week pregnant women, but to be honest, Lois might have been 90% effaced for the past 11 weeks.
She’s not dialated and the midwife couldn’t do the scraping to get things started because of the scar tissue (from the LEEP procedures 12 years ago).
The cervix appears to be stuck together. They might actually have to pry it open prior to delivery.
Isn’t that a twist from the “OH MY GOD, YOUR CERVIX WILL FAIL AND HE WILL FALL OUT” scare of the past 2.5 months!?!?!?
It also appears that despite all of his movement, he is still sunny side up. She suggested some thera-ball exercises. I used to have a great thera-ball but someone made me get rid of it when we moved. Hmmm. figures.
groundhog’s day
February 2, 2007 at 4:15 pm (Not yet organized)
First of all, for those of you who may know very little about Molly Ivins, please read this.
She was a truly amazing woman. I hope that people continue reading her work and that many torches will be picked up in her honor. And it doesn’t matter what your political beliefs are, everyone can learn something from this woman’s life!
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Secondly, I realize that today is Groundhog’s Day (my father’s birthday and apparently, Mrs. Fedigan’s favorite holiday), but I am not as ecstatic about Punxsutawney Phil not seeing his shadow this morning.
We’ll have an early Spring. Whoop de freakin’ doo.
We haven’t had a winter for crying out loud!
I woke up this morning ready to go out and clear off my car from the remnants of the Nor-Easter that they had warned us about earlier in the week. I peeked outside, wiped my eyes in disbelief, then peeked outside again.
Nothing. Nada. Zilch.
I live in Connecticut. I am a downhill skier. I like snow.
Okay, so I like snow a little more when (a) I am skiing in it or (b) when I am watching it fall from my living room window on a Sunday morning when I have no where to go, but don’t like it as much when I am trying to get my little self home from work safe and sound in my little Hyundai (which is pretty much like driving a giant sled with airbags.)
I do enjoy driving in the snow sometimes, because I think I am very good at it. We will usually be 2 of 10 people at the mall during a snow storm because we get cabin fever and like being adventurous.
However, I digress.
This winter has downright sucked. We are in New England, I live here because I like the 4 seasons.
We have had 2 or 3 dustings this winter. A dusting consists of a light white look to the grass and no need to wipe off your car. (10 minutes of defrost is plenty).
I know my local friends will be mad at me for wanting snow. I’m sure that anyone who lives in Denver is thinking, “Screw you!” And I know that fate will probably come back and bite me in the ass – such as Lois going into labor during a 2 foot pummeling of snow, but BRING IT ON!
Since I can’t go skiing this year, I still need my snow fix.
So, I do hope a little that Punxsutawney Phil is wrong. I think Punxsutawney Phil’s forecasting has only a 39% success rate. Then again, why we base our beliefs of future weather conditions on a groundhog, I have no idea.
the ugly side
February 1, 2007 at 2:50 pm (Not yet organized)
It’s February.
That means he is going to be born THIS MONTH!
Today, I wanted to share with my readers a TMI entry – it’s about the dark and ugly side of pregnancy. If you are slight of heart or weak of stomach, please turn away and move on to a lighter and more uplifting blog.
You see, pregnancy is a beautiful, amazing, wonderful, magical thing. But, to be perfectly honest, it is not all sunshine and roses and sweet smelling moments!
Pregnancy is feeling bloated and fat, burping, farting, hiccupping, heartburn, gagging, puking, gasping*, snoring, hacking**, runny nose, sneezing, discomfort, moaning, whining and, I saved the best for last, “inking.”
What is inking, you ask?
Remember the line “awww, you made me ink!” from the little octopus in Finding Nemo?***
Yes, Inking.
Inking happens when you sneeze, throw up, gag, or just for no reason whatsoever.
It is for this reason that pregnant women must still use pads. Got the picture? It’s not pretty.
A night of preparing for bed might entail a few “hacks”, a gasp or two, some moans, then a bigger hack and a frantic roll off the bed, run to the bathroom followed by some expletives and a need for new undies.
“Did you ink?” I usually ask.
You body is no longer your own when you are pregnant. Your body is under the control of this being inside of you that starts kicking your ass when it’s smaller than the nail on your pinky finger.
You are subjected to swift kicks in the gut, ribs, bladder, etc. You will be awakened at 2, 4, 7 am from hiccups deep within your belly. You will have heartburn 4 hours after you have eated a seemingly harmless piece of bread.
But, this is all worth it. (I can say that with ease, because I am not the pregnant one)
I still think Loey is the most beautiful woman ever!
When this little boy comes, he will take over the burping, farting, whining, gasping, throwing up, etc. for Mommy Loey.
And we will think it’s the cutest thing ever!
*the gasping, we discovered, may be sleep apnea. Lois gasps for air when she’s sleeping. It’s slightly disconcerting, but we’re getting used to it
**hacking, to me, is that noise we make that’s the beginning of the throw up – but in this case no throw up happens. I don’t know how Lois is so sure that there’s no puke behind the hack when she does it. She does it a lot, sometimes while making dinner. Weird?!?
***for the slower members of the class, it’s when you pee a little
