Are you ready to be a parent?
Take this reality test and find out! (provided by our Bradley instructor)
Mess Test
Smear peanut butter on the sofa and curtains. Now rub your hands in the wet flowerbed from outside and rub on the walls. Cover the stains with crayons. Repeat. Place a fish stick behind the couch and leave it there all summer.
Toy Test
Obtain a 55-gallon box of Legos (if Legos are not available, you may substitute roofing tacks or broken bottles.) Have a friend spread them all
Do you know how to tell boy bits from girl bits on an ultrasound image? Test yourself out with this quiz. I got all of them right. “Golden Arches” for girls and …well… boys are easy.
Also, as a bit of political commentary: Hooray that this election will change history. Boo that Sarah Palin has such exterme views!… Continue reading Gender Ultrasound Quiz
MMMM…my baby is the size of an avacado! That quarter is getting awfully small… Continue reading Let's Make Guacamole!
I need to publicly apologize to every woman who has ever been pregnant since the dawn of time.
We have mocked you. DH and I. Relentlessly. What’s with the sweatpants? Why are you waddling? Stop touching your belly like it is precious!
I’m sorry. I’m not waddling yet but I always thought it was just laziness that made pregnant women waddle. Now I know that your hips feel like they are an extra 10 inches apart and you have a log between your knees. I have to feel like I’m walking pigeon-toed to be walking normal! And your hips just hurt. They… Continue reading I'm So Sorry
**I was thinking about turning off comments for this post so I don’t get any negative responses but decided I would miss all the good positive responses (if any). I don’t mind civil discourse but please refrain from telling me I’m nuts, k? thanks**
In case you didn’t know I’m a research librarian. That means that I’ve already read every mainstream book on pregnancy and childbirth and I’m having to delve into obscure texts and scientific literature. Because of this I’m starting early on my birth plan and actually my birth philosophy. I keep reading because it is so discouraging the… Continue reading My Developing Birth Plan
Ok, new series of posts planned. DH and I were talking about what we are most looking forward to in parenthood. I’m going to post them a little at a time.
I can’t wait to dance with my child. When they are little just twirling them in my arms…and later I can move the furniture out of the way and teach them to jitterbug like my mom did with my sister and I.
I love to dance and I love music. When I was a kid it felt like we danced every day. My dad would put records on and I’d dance… Continue reading I can't wait...to dance!
Today I had a midwife appointment and got to hear the baby’s heartbeat with doppler. She warned us that it can take some time to find and then “bam” she laid the sensor on my belly dead on. This isn’t our baby but here is an example of what we heard: Fetal Heartbeat. Mom asked “did it sound like a girl or a boy heartbeat!” LOL.
The top of my uterus (fundus) is about 2 inches below my belly button! She asked if we are having twins, lol. So I must be carrying high or something. I also lost… Continue reading That Beautiful Heartbeat
DH and I went to a deposition today for an accident we were in 2 1/2 years ago. The accident was a 3 car pile up with us smushed in the middle but it also involved 2 dogs loose on the expressway so it is kind of messy who is responsible. Anyway, it was weird being questioned thoroughly. It was mostly civil but my lawyer and the defense lawyer kind of got into it at one point. I felt like I was on an episode of law and order.
Friday is my next midwife appointment and I’m ramping up with questions. … Continue reading Depositions and Headaches
Finally back from my leadership development program. It is more like therapy than training. Learning about yourself and such. Basically, I’m an extreme extrovert with sunshine beaming out of my butt. It has its pros and cons.Well above is our beautiful baby! Look how big! She has fingerprints and hair on her head now. Unbelievable… Continue reading Witty post title
DH and I set up the crib last night. It is so beautiful it made me want to cry. My mom bought us the bedding set of vintage black toile and DH’s mom bought the black finish crib. It is so amazing I can’t stop looking at it. I’ll post pictures soon.
I’m sitting in a nice hotel right now on business travel. Fortunately I’m actually not far from home and didn’t have to fly for a change! I hope my morning sickness hides its head for the week… Continue reading Beautiful Crib
