We were awake at 6:30 AM this Sunday. An insane lightning/hail storm threatened to destroy our house and did just that to our plants – they all have holes and tears and the deck is pock-marked. There was a three foot river of water, ice, leaves and branches running down our street – I was [...]
My Friday started out with mild cramps, contractions, nausea, back ache and an eerie calmness… We had a doctors appointment, so, I took it easy for the morning and then headed to see a doctor who is not ours – she was out for the day. This doc was hilarious – uncomfortably so… I was [...]
Scene: Crawfish Boil, Saturday night Guy: “So, how far along are you?” He asks without an introduction, much less a salutation. Me: “Oh, umm… we’ve got about 2 weeks to go.” Guy: “You are kidding me! My wife has four weeks to go and she refused to come tonight. She says she’s tired. I’m going [...]
Over a month ago we had dinner with some new, super-foodie-friends met by Marc at the Whole Hog class and at the time they mentioned their famous crawfish boil and that this year it was at the end of April and we had to be there. This invitation was extended over an evening of really [...]
The belly photo is updated. Not a big change… in fact, as of Friday, I lost a pound. I never thought loosing weight would be a concern… but, it is. I’ve also found myself pointing out other pregnant women and asking Marc: “Am I as big as her?”. This is a tough situation for a [...]
Me: “Can I wear one of your T-shirts to bed?” “A really soft one.” Marc: “Yeah – that’s a good one. Oh wait, I have two of those a large & extra large. Yep – that’s the one — the XL.” It is sad day indeed when you can no longer fit into LARGE menswear. [...]
We walked downtown last night (4 miles total – congratulations joints – you are still holding up even with the 30 pound mass that has accumulated around our middle) to see Smart People – we are determined to see all decent movies that come to the Alamo Ritz or South Lamar before the little monster [...]
Last Saturday we hit the 37 week mark. Apparently that means the kid is full-term. Which I don’t quite get – if that’s full term, then why doesn’t he just come out already? Shouldn’t full-term mean the day he is set loose? Regardless, he is apparently fully-cooked now and just hanging out in the warming [...]
We are incredibly lucky to have made really great friends here in Austin, while only technically living here for 20 months. And it seems that they all know us pretty damn well – we have six people offering to bring us food to the hospital. Yes, of course, everybody knows that hospital food is total [...]
It is pretty funny how the nesting instinct, however subtle, is ingrained in us. Even though the kid’s room is far from done, the work that we have completed makes me feel a ton better. Even the not-so-newly painted bathroom makes me feel more ready. Maybe it’s our way of ignoring the fact that our [...]
