So, my doctor called me this afternoon to see how I was doing, and to tell me that they want to rerun one of my blood tests when I go up to the hospital this evening to drop off my other lab stuff. She was very happy to hear that I’d stayed home from [...]
Ryan has rigged up his playstation 3 so that we can watch netflix instant watch movies on our television. Even though it does kill me a little bit to have a video game system in my living room, any technology that lets me watch Futurama I guess I can’t hate anymore.
My doctor has scheduled me for a fetal stress test this evening up at the hospital, which means I still have plenty of time to go to work today, but my coworkers talked me out of it. They’re probably right. I won’t be at work tomorrow either, because one of the other things [...]
Today I got a compliment from a random stranger, addressed to me, not to my belly, and I nearly started crying because I was so happy. And it was a stupid little thing too, I was on my way back from getting coffee, which I always get in my own mug, which is purple. [...]
I know the traditional response to finding out that one of your husband’s customers is posting missed connections ads about him would be raving jealousy, but instead I find it highly amusing. Now at least he knows what it feels like to read one of those ads about yourself, and he agrees with me [...]
I’ve been having all kinds of nightmares lately involving my horrible death, usually by stabbing or being hit by a car. I understand that this is probably just my unconscious’s way of dealing with all of my baby-related anxiety, but I wish it would find a different way to cope. I need my [...]
We went to our first childbirth class up at the hospital the other night. I was pleasantly surprised by the instructor, because I expected somebody employed by the hospital to want to talk about pain medications and all kinds of fancy medical things, and she said we’ll talk about medication options eventually, but her [...]
In the continuing saga of Colton Harris-Moore, his mother’s attitude continues to be the high point of an already colorful story:
“Colt is not to be flying a single engine-plane,” she insisted, saying she was worried about engine failure. “When I heard that, that just upset me. The rules are, he carries a parachute with him [...]
It’s supposed to be 97 degrees on Thursday. I think I’m going to cry.
I have been having the kind of day where I consistently write down the date wrong, and then sit there staring at it for five minutes trying to figure out what the problem is. Simple, brainless, familiar parts of my job have been leaving me utterly perplexed, and lunchtime yoga just made me feel [...]