I had him on Saturday. Life has been painful and busy since then. I feel like I cannot catch my breath, or enough sleep. He is sweet though, and we named him Grant.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
baby
I had him on Saturday. Life has been painful and busy since then. I feel like I cannot catch my breath, or enough sleep. He is sweet though, and we named him Grant.
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Today is a big day.
I am going to be induced in hours, and of course I can't sleep. I have finally been having contractions every 7 minutes on the dot, but I still could technically sleep through them, so I have been waiting since 9 p.m. last night for them to get harder or closer together. But now I can't sleep. I've been up since 2:30... its now 4. At 6 I should get a call from the hospital. I am hungry but afraid to eat. So I was tagged to do some trivia thing, but it looks like I did the wrong one. I also really don't know a lot of other bloggers personally, so I can't pass it on, but here is what I spent the wee hours of the morning of my 3rd born doing.
1. LIVING ARRANGEMENT? House, Dad lives with us.
2. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? I can’t concentrate on a book right now, so I read magazines.
3. WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Blue gel
4. FAVORITE BOARD GAME? Monopoly.
5. FAVORITE MAGAZINE? Simple Scrapbooks
6a. FAVORITE SMELLS? Lilacs, cookies, campfires, rain, fresh cut grass
6b. LEAST FAVORITE SMELLS? Dog farts, burned dinner (doesn’t happen often.)
7. FAVORITE SOUNDS? My kids laughing or singing.
8. WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD. Regretting doing something you should have known better. Or hearing someone has died.
9. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING. (for the last morning) Am I still pregnant?
10. FAVORITE COLOR? Today, green.
11. HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE? Depends on how far away it is and how fast I can run to it.
12. FUTURE CHILD'S NAME? I will be naming a baby today, and I plan on looking at him first, but we think Grant.
13. WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IN LIFE? Trying to be better everyday and family.
14. FAVORITE FOODS. Cookies, spinach, whole grain bread, fresh fruit.
15. VANILLA OR CHOCOLATE? Vanilla
16. DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE FAST? No, I don’t want to get pulled over.
17. DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL? Yes, they’re called my husband and 3 boys. (its really crowded)
18. STORMS - COOL OR SCARY? Ususally cool, sometimes scary.
19. WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR? Subaru. I could push start it by myself.
20. IF YOU COULD MEET ONE PERSON DEAD OR ALIVE WHO WOULD IT BE? Jesus, or Jason’s Grandma Victoria.
21. FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINKS? Pina coloda.
22. WHAT IS YOUR ZODIAC SIGN? Leo, but someone told me I act more like a Cancer.
23. DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI? Of course, that’s where the vitamins are.
24. IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED WHAT WOULD IT BE?
25. IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR? Blonde
26. EVER BEEN IN LOVE? I am happy to say I still am.
27. IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL? Usually half full.
28. FAVORITE MOVIES? You’ve got mail, Princess Bride, X-men, Transformers, Spiderman, Enchanted.
29. DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS? Yup. Proud of it, too.
30. WHAT'S UNDER YOUR BED? Guitar my husband can’t play, physical therapy tube for your back.
31. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE NUMBER? 3 or 7.
32. FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH? Hockey or skating or gymnastics.
33. WHAT CD DO YOU HAVE IN YOUR STEREO RIGHT NOW? Beehive Band, old Mormon folk music.
34. FAVORITE TV SHOW? Office, ER, 2 ½ men.
35. EARLIEST MEMORY? Parents fighting. (It helps me not fight in front of mine.)
36. FAVORITE TEAM?! I really don’t know.
1. LIVING ARRANGEMENT? House, Dad lives with us.
2. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? I can’t concentrate on a book right now, so I read magazines.
3. WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Blue gel
4. FAVORITE BOARD GAME? Monopoly.
5. FAVORITE MAGAZINE? Simple Scrapbooks
6a. FAVORITE SMELLS? Lilacs, cookies, campfires, rain, fresh cut grass
6b. LEAST FAVORITE SMELLS? Dog farts, burned dinner (doesn’t happen often.)
7. FAVORITE SOUNDS? My kids laughing or singing.
8. WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD. Regretting doing something you should have known better. Or hearing someone has died.
9. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING. (for the last morning) Am I still pregnant?
10. FAVORITE COLOR? Today, green.
11. HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE? Depends on how far away it is and how fast I can run to it.
12. FUTURE CHILD'S NAME? I will be naming a baby today, and I plan on looking at him first, but we think Grant.
13. WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IN LIFE? Trying to be better everyday and family.
14. FAVORITE FOODS. Cookies, spinach, whole grain bread, fresh fruit.
15. VANILLA OR CHOCOLATE? Vanilla
16. DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE FAST? No, I don’t want to get pulled over.
17. DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL? Yes, they’re called my husband and 3 boys. (its really crowded)
18. STORMS - COOL OR SCARY? Ususally cool, sometimes scary.
19. WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR? Subaru. I could push start it by myself.
20. IF YOU COULD MEET ONE PERSON DEAD OR ALIVE WHO WOULD IT BE? Jesus, or Jason’s Grandma Victoria.
21. FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINKS? Pina coloda.
22. WHAT IS YOUR ZODIAC SIGN? Leo, but someone told me I act more like a Cancer.
23. DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI? Of course, that’s where the vitamins are.
24. IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED WHAT WOULD IT BE?
25. IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR? Blonde
26. EVER BEEN IN LOVE? I am happy to say I still am.
27. IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL? Usually half full.
28. FAVORITE MOVIES? You’ve got mail, Princess Bride, X-men, Transformers, Spiderman, Enchanted.
29. DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS? Yup. Proud of it, too.
30. WHAT'S UNDER YOUR BED? Guitar my husband can’t play, physical therapy tube for your back.
31. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE NUMBER? 3 or 7.
32. FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH? Hockey or skating or gymnastics.
33. WHAT CD DO YOU HAVE IN YOUR STEREO RIGHT NOW? Beehive Band, old Mormon folk music.
34. FAVORITE TV SHOW? Office, ER, 2 ½ men.
35. EARLIEST MEMORY? Parents fighting. (It helps me not fight in front of mine.)
36. FAVORITE TEAM?! I really don’t know.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
S.O.S.
Having contractions, but the aren't getting any closer together and sometimes they are gone altogether. Trying to figure out a better escape plan.
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Wishin' hopin' thinkin' prayin'
I am writing this on Karen's behalf because she is desperately hoping to have a child today. (So far, only an intense anger has been born.) I know things are getting close, as Karen is shifting from her normal use of contractions (don't, won't, can't shouldn't), to tightening her belly muscles in an effort to evict her third son from his cozy belly condo. Since most of you probably don't remember when your own mother evicted you (and assuming you're not reading this in utero), let me tell you what it seems to be like:getting out of a nice hot tub to roll in the snow.
My parents say that when I was born, I actually came out backward, spread eagle, with full claws extended in a futile attempt to stay lodged in my shrinking serenity. However, now that I am in the position of staring down the barrel of a third son, I think I am going to have to fault them for failing to mention the serenity (and sanity) that the parents give up. Seriously, they could have warned me about this. The only thing Dad told me when we got pregnant was 'you know they discovered what causes that.' (-Advice that would have been very helpful if were weren't trying and my wife was a light bulb.)
It is such a fitting irony that parents must suffer to enjoy the life of a child. With each of our first two sons, I can distinctly recall having inevitable thought (that probably comes to every parent) about 3:12 AM three weeks after birth- can't we put him back? But for all of the pain and hardship you go through, that genetic switch just flips in your head and the second he's born you just would not think twice about taking a bullet for that 7 pounds of screaming, eating, pooping, and (God-willing) sleeping baby boy.
My parents say that when I was born, I actually came out backward, spread eagle, with full claws extended in a futile attempt to stay lodged in my shrinking serenity. However, now that I am in the position of staring down the barrel of a third son, I think I am going to have to fault them for failing to mention the serenity (and sanity) that the parents give up. Seriously, they could have warned me about this. The only thing Dad told me when we got pregnant was 'you know they discovered what causes that.' (-Advice that would have been very helpful if were weren't trying and my wife was a light bulb.)
It is such a fitting irony that parents must suffer to enjoy the life of a child. With each of our first two sons, I can distinctly recall having inevitable thought (that probably comes to every parent) about 3:12 AM three weeks after birth- can't we put him back? But for all of the pain and hardship you go through, that genetic switch just flips in your head and the second he's born you just would not think twice about taking a bullet for that 7 pounds of screaming, eating, pooping, and (God-willing) sleeping baby boy.
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Dead zone
So someone told me the other day that they've heard the last few weeks of pregnancy referred to as the "dead zone." Meaning, you don't want to make any plans or be anywhere in case you go into labor, so you're just waiting, mostly miserably for the day. I find it interesting, that for the most part, the only things we don't plan in life are birth and death. Don't we just love knowing/scheduling our lives? I like the convenience, and maybe the security of knowing where the people I'm going to need will be. So not knowing makes me slightly frustrated. Plus the cherry on the top is feeling like a whale with an alien punching you inside, and wanting it OUT! But, as Jason reminds me,I will be asking in the weeks ahead to just put it back. I tried to have some pictures taken, but it seems I look fat in my face now, so there was only one picture I really liked.
Anyway, I'm getting everything ready. Meals planned for next 10 days, check. Clothes washed, floors cleaned, check, check. Now I just need to get the crib up and the bags packed. Jason's even going out of town for a few days. Better wait a week or so.
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