It’s a Girl
StarGirl (not her real name, obviously) was born at 11:20 a.m. on March 26. She was 7 lbs. 10 ounces and 20 inches long. And she’s absolutely beautiful. More soon, once we have a chance to eat, sleep and get to know our little girl.
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Atlas Spammed
I’ve received a lot of spam in my life. In fact at this particular moment in time I have 2,965 pieces of spam in my kill file (as opposed to about 3,400 pieces of real mail in my assorted in boxes). I’ve seen it all — pyramid schemes, bizarre sex acts, promises to end my … Read more
T+2 and Still No Baby
We’re now two days past Sue’s due date and the baby has still not made an appearance. The midwife gave us some labor-inducing home remedies to try, but whether they’ll actually work, or whether they’re just to give us something to do, remains to be seen. So we’re renting movies, putting jigsaw puzzles together, cleaning, … Read more
The Waiting is the Hardest Part
Sue hasn’t had the baby yet. Everyone wants to know, so I figured I’d throw it out there before I wrote another word. Sue’s “informal” due date of March 14 — which we got from the ultrasound tech — has come and gone and her official due date of March 21 is getting closer by … Read more
Still No Baby
Well folks, we’re at T-11 days and counting, and still no baby. We had our weekly baby appointment today, and the midwife said everything was going well … and that we had a nice-sized baby coming. How big does that translate to? Not a clue. So … the waiting game continues. We’ve got our bag … Read more
Dog Meets Baby, Part 1
Madison has seen the face of the enemy, and it is pink. Our five-year-old Yellow Labrador was freaked out when Sue began talking to her belly a few months ago, and she started sulking when she saw us loading Sue’s overnight bag into the Cherokee in anticipation of her impending labor (Mad Dog knows that … Read more
Don’t Tread on America
Almost two years after 9/11, it’s become commonplace to see American flags flying. You can see them in front of houses, on overpasses, in cars and soaring over office buildings. For the most part, they are the good old Stars and Stripes, with 13 stripes and 50 stars representing our United States as it is … Read more
Labor’s Looming Large
We’ve got four weeks until Sue’s due date on March 21. One week until she’s term. One week until Lamaze is over. Yes folks, labor is definitely starting to loom rather large on the horizon.
Exactly how large became apparent last night at Lamaze, and it had nothing to do with the 30-minute video we watched of three women giving birth. No, what really drove it home for me was the fact that we’d lost about four couples from our class, not to snow, lack of interest, or schedule conflicts but to … birth.
Midwife != Equal Home Birth
Sue and I have raised a few eyebrows by deciding to go with a midwife for delivering the baby, rather than a traditional obstetrician. Not that people are all that surprised — Sue being nature girl and all — but they’ve been a little concerned, mostly because of misconceptions about what a midwife is and what it means for giving birth.
So why the surprise? It seems that a lot of folks think that having a midwife means that you’re giving birth at home. And naturally they were a little anxious about her being so far away from the hospital.
But having a midwife doesn’t mean that you have to have the baby on your couch. In fact, from what I’ve seen and read, that option would be the exception to the rule.
Bookshelves Phase 1 Completed
It’s finally done. The cabinets that my grandfather and I built for Sue and mine’s library are now installed. My brother-in-law and father-in-law helped me (ok, let’s be honest here … I helped them. I know my strengths, and construction is not one of them) maneuver the cabinets into position. It was not a particularly … Read more