Personal updates and pregnancy rambling.
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ladydraceFirst of all, I am now so pregnant that I can't put it out of my mind for a single second. This might sound silly, but up until now, I've been able to simply forget that I was pregnant until I bumped my belly into something or got kicked in the bladder. But now I'm so big that the length of my arms (or lack of same) reminds me constantly just how pregnant I am. Also, when I look down there is this very uhm... prominent globe in the way of the view of my feet. It pokes out far more than my boobs and typing is a whole new experience because I need to sit differently to reach the keyboard over my belly. It's really weird.
Despite my rather frequent whining I think I have surprisingly few pregnancy troubles. A bit of nighttime heartburn (cured with mentos, oddly enough), tender breasts, some pinching pains in my hip area if I make a bad move (quite the turn off, I might add) and general tiredness. So basically, with only 3 weeks to go until a birth would not be considered pre-term, I feel quite confident that the birth will go smoothly. Meaning with few or no complications. I am starting to get a little nervous, but that's only natural. After all, birth isn't just something you go ahead and do. The physical and emotional stress is going to be a huge challenge, and I'm doing my best to plan things in order to minimize my anxiety if it chooses to strike at the worst time.
Hubby and I took a guided tour of the labour ward (dunno if that's translated properly, but you get the point) and damn, am I glad we did so. It was a bit upsetting with all the gear and stuff we were shown for the 'just in case' scenarios, and I'm really glad we got to see them before the whole thing starts. I hope very much that I won't be running off to the hospital at the first sign of contractions, just to be sent home again to wait. Of course, I have no way of knowing just what kind of sensations to expect, so I am prepared for the typical nervous first-time-mum jumping the gun. Just.... hoping I won't.
Other than that, we're slowly getting ready. In a couple of weeks we will pack THE BAG. You know the one with a change of clothes, mommy's favorite snack and stuff for the newborn. The only other thing we're really planning, is how and when we contact the family. Don't get me wrong, I love my mother. But I know that if I call her and say we're having the baby, she will come to the hospital and not leave until I've provided a kid. And honestly, I don't want that pressure. Plus, the first few hours or so after the birth, I would like to just rest a little and enjoy our little treasure before showing it off.
Actually, in that respect, I'll be hitting the mark exactly between my sisters. My eldest sister had the whole family waiting in the hospital the last 5 hours of the birth and we were allowed in while the nurses were still cleaning my sister and the baby. I couldn't do that. Honestly. My other sister on the other hand refused to see any of us for a whole day after the birth, not even calling my mother until like 12 hours after the birth, even though her in-laws were invited in only an hour or so after the birth. (It's a long story, but my mother and my middle sister have... issues.) I love my mother and want to present her with her 5th grandchild as soon as I feel up to it, which will hopefully only be a few hours after birth.
A funny thing is that my pregnancy bible says that in the final weeks before the birth, it's not unusual to be feeling the 'nesting instinct'. I've been feeling that, all right. I'm making bigger and better plans every day for how I want to arrange things. Where I want to crib to be, how to arrange room for the clothes and toys, where to sit while nursing and all kinds of other things. Hubby is being really awesome about it and indulges me hugely. And even though I'm feeling throughly unsexy, he still can't keep his hands off me. If that isn't love, Ladies and Gentlemen, I don't know what is!
Hubby must be feeling a bit nesty too though, because he brought up the subject of moving to a bigger place before considering child #2. So we've been looking at ground floor apartments in the area with a little garden and stuff. Since it's in the same category as our current place, we can get another one relatively fast if we sign up to move after the birth. We'll only have to wait like 6 months or something maximum.
Enough about the pregnancy!
I'm thinking of allowing myself to start a few of my more persistant plot bunnies and see if some of them might be finished. It probably won't hurt me to let my WIP folder be for a while. Just because I can't finish my epic fics right now, doesn't mean I never will. And I have SO many bunnies fighting for attention. If just one of them could summon a muse, that would be awesome! So fingers crossed that I'll get some more writing done soon. :o)
Oh and my newest icon obsession is quotes. This one is Eddie Izzard. Very fitting to the rambling posts. :oP I'll probably post a whole new load of icons tomorrow with quotes from all kinds of silly things. Stay tuned! Always use protection and don't do drugs!
Despite my rather frequent whining I think I have surprisingly few pregnancy troubles. A bit of nighttime heartburn (cured with mentos, oddly enough), tender breasts, some pinching pains in my hip area if I make a bad move (quite the turn off, I might add) and general tiredness. So basically, with only 3 weeks to go until a birth would not be considered pre-term, I feel quite confident that the birth will go smoothly. Meaning with few or no complications. I am starting to get a little nervous, but that's only natural. After all, birth isn't just something you go ahead and do. The physical and emotional stress is going to be a huge challenge, and I'm doing my best to plan things in order to minimize my anxiety if it chooses to strike at the worst time.
Hubby and I took a guided tour of the labour ward (dunno if that's translated properly, but you get the point) and damn, am I glad we did so. It was a bit upsetting with all the gear and stuff we were shown for the 'just in case' scenarios, and I'm really glad we got to see them before the whole thing starts. I hope very much that I won't be running off to the hospital at the first sign of contractions, just to be sent home again to wait. Of course, I have no way of knowing just what kind of sensations to expect, so I am prepared for the typical nervous first-time-mum jumping the gun. Just.... hoping I won't.
Other than that, we're slowly getting ready. In a couple of weeks we will pack THE BAG. You know the one with a change of clothes, mommy's favorite snack and stuff for the newborn. The only other thing we're really planning, is how and when we contact the family. Don't get me wrong, I love my mother. But I know that if I call her and say we're having the baby, she will come to the hospital and not leave until I've provided a kid. And honestly, I don't want that pressure. Plus, the first few hours or so after the birth, I would like to just rest a little and enjoy our little treasure before showing it off.
Actually, in that respect, I'll be hitting the mark exactly between my sisters. My eldest sister had the whole family waiting in the hospital the last 5 hours of the birth and we were allowed in while the nurses were still cleaning my sister and the baby. I couldn't do that. Honestly. My other sister on the other hand refused to see any of us for a whole day after the birth, not even calling my mother until like 12 hours after the birth, even though her in-laws were invited in only an hour or so after the birth. (It's a long story, but my mother and my middle sister have... issues.) I love my mother and want to present her with her 5th grandchild as soon as I feel up to it, which will hopefully only be a few hours after birth.
A funny thing is that my pregnancy bible says that in the final weeks before the birth, it's not unusual to be feeling the 'nesting instinct'. I've been feeling that, all right. I'm making bigger and better plans every day for how I want to arrange things. Where I want to crib to be, how to arrange room for the clothes and toys, where to sit while nursing and all kinds of other things. Hubby is being really awesome about it and indulges me hugely. And even though I'm feeling throughly unsexy, he still can't keep his hands off me. If that isn't love, Ladies and Gentlemen, I don't know what is!
Hubby must be feeling a bit nesty too though, because he brought up the subject of moving to a bigger place before considering child #2. So we've been looking at ground floor apartments in the area with a little garden and stuff. Since it's in the same category as our current place, we can get another one relatively fast if we sign up to move after the birth. We'll only have to wait like 6 months or something maximum.
Enough about the pregnancy!
I'm thinking of allowing myself to start a few of my more persistant plot bunnies and see if some of them might be finished. It probably won't hurt me to let my WIP folder be for a while. Just because I can't finish my epic fics right now, doesn't mean I never will. And I have SO many bunnies fighting for attention. If just one of them could summon a muse, that would be awesome! So fingers crossed that I'll get some more writing done soon. :o)
Oh and my newest icon obsession is quotes. This one is Eddie Izzard. Very fitting to the rambling posts. :oP I'll probably post a whole new load of icons tomorrow with quotes from all kinds of silly things. Stay tuned! Always use protection and don't do drugs!
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Date: 2009-04-13 10:20 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2009-04-13 10:28 pm (UTC)I don't remember if you know or say if you are having a boy or girl.
I wish you the best with the birth. Do it your way. Remember to breath.
I birthed 2 of my children. Would have birthed more if I could. But ended up with more foster kids then I could count and my most beautiful daughter who I got when she was 2 1/2 mo. old. She is now almost 24. My gift from God.
It is the hardest and most wonderful thing you can do.
Enjoy.
Ahavia
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Date: 2009-04-14 04:28 am (UTC)And we've got no clue what gender we're getting. The Green Pea was shy on the scans.
About the birth: Thanks a lot for the well wishing. I've already arranged with hubby that I'm allowed to call him a bastard and blame him for anything I want during the pain. So that's settled. ;o)
And oh yes, I will enjoy the whole experience to the fullest!
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Date: 2009-04-14 12:09 am (UTC)I agree with wanting the birth to be with you and hubby. When we were planning for a baby (pre-divorce, ahem), I had told my doctor that my family would be in the waiting area and that we'll need a few extra security personnel to keep my mom out of the birthing room. My then husband laughed that it would be impossible to keep her away but my doctor assured me that my wishes would be honored. The plan, ahem again, was that after the baby was born, we take a few moments for ourselves before inviting them to come into meet the new addition.
*sigh* the best laid plans....
So..... when we suddenly dont see any posts from you, we'll assume you and he are off to make 3. BUT, the second your home and settled, don't keep us in suspense!!!
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Date: 2009-04-14 04:30 am (UTC)But trust me, I will flaunt my happiness shamelessly!
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Date: 2009-04-14 02:41 am (UTC)I'm glad you've had an easy pregnancy, all the sicknesses and nuisance pains aside. Being pregnant is an interesting experience, especially when you get really big. I can remember when I could no longer wash dishes because I couldn't reach the faucet! I had hubby take a picture of me lying flat on my back with my belly rising high, and in my scrapbook I wrote, "Look at the beached whale!" (I'm not generally a scrapbook person, but I did it for my pregnancy and Sarah's first three years.)
I hope everything goes as you want it for the delivery, but whatever happens, it will be fine. We'd hoped for a natural delivery, but Sarah turned tail-up the last two weeks, and we couldn't get her to move, so I had to have a C-section. Still, it all worked out OK. In this case, it's the product, not the process!
I'd say you've been pretty prolific with your writing, but anything new from you is something to look forward to! I've decided to pick up some half-started ideas and see if I can grow them into something. Maybe we'll send creative vibes to each other. Although you're already involved in a pretty creative process... :D
I only hope you don't get any weird dreams about a Cardassian baby... ;)
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Date: 2009-04-14 04:39 am (UTC)I think we'll have to take a picture of the belly soon too. We took one at around 6 months, but it's really huge now! And I'm pretty sure Green Pea is 'bottom up' already. I'm getting the hard kicks right below my ribs now, so if it stays like that, we're good. :o)
Prolific, maybe. But I've put off lots of smaller ideas in the hopes of getting some of my longer fics finished. But maybe if I get some of the little bunnies out of the way, I can perhaps focus on the huge ones again. That's my hope anyway. The gossip fic got me a muse after all, so it's worth a shot!
Cardassian baby! *swoons*
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Date: 2009-04-14 08:39 am (UTC)And I believe we already had established your hubbie is awesome =D
It's wonderful to see you are doing so well. *hugs you really carefully, trying not to squeeze you*
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Date: 2009-04-14 07:58 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-04-14 07:37 pm (UTC)Oh, babble about it as much as you like. I'm fascinated. (Never knew humans got a nesting instinct! Neato!)
Speaking of icons, someone posted one in a Dresden Files community that used a (spoiler free) quote from the newest book that I enjoyed and for some reason want to share:
"You are a bad case of herpes, wizard. You're inconvenient, embarrassing, no real threat, and you simply won't go away."
I also like your present icon. It amuses me. Where's it from?
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Date: 2009-04-14 08:01 pm (UTC)The icon used here bears the words of the almighty Eddie Izzard in his standup about Star Trek. If you wanna see, here it is. (Sorry about the incredibly noisy beginning and end...) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbOC0uoKYtU
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Date: 2009-04-14 08:39 pm (UTC)Oooh, thank you! I think I've seen this, but not often enough obviously. *grins*