The great countdown has begun
Posted: October 21, 2010 Filed under: Little Women Leave a comment
Oh, to finally be in the last weeks of pregnancy! Why are these last weeks so long? I think it’s to make up for essentially skipping the first four.
But now there are only four left! Right now I’m at 35 weeks and a few days, and my doctor is willing to induce me right at 39 weeks. Of course, that doesn’t actually work out for us, since the Romgi has a once-a-week class on Monday evening that he absolutely can’t miss…and while I’d like to count on another short 4-hour labor, I’m not sure I can promise that we’d be done with the having-a-baby part and onto the sitting-around-in-the-hospital part by then.
My next option is to be induced the next Wednesday (November 17), but for some reason I don’t particularly want this baby on an odd-numbered day (except 11/11). Yes, I know it’s strange. So I might wait until the 18th to be induced. The Romgi only has one class on Thursdays and he can easily make up a missed lecture for that, which means it would be convenient for everybody.
Four weeks from today! This pregnancy has gone a lot more quickly than the last, but it certainly seems to be dragging on now. I just keep reminding myself that I have several projects to finish before we have jr, including two baby showers to attend (for me!) and no carseat yet.
That being said…I think I’ll go make a countdown chain now.
Hug?
Posted: October 16, 2010 Filed under: Dangerous Book for Boys 6 CommentsI’ve heard the Bwun say “sad” a few times before, but only when he was repeating after me if I asked him if he was sad. But yesterday I learned that he can recognize this facial expression:
That’s about how I looked last night when I slipped on the bathroom rug and fell flat on the floor. I was trying to get the Bwun ready for a bath (which he decided he did NOT want once I put him in), and somehow the rug moved instead of staying nicely where it usually does. Kerplop! Mostly I hurt my feet, but the stress of a long day, a fussy toddler, and a husband gone at a law school function – in addition to the shock of falling – made me sit on the floor sobbing for a few minutes.
At first the Bwun burst into tears as well, probably because he didn’t know what was going on. He buried his face in his little hands and cried his eyes out. Then after he calmed down he looked at me, said, “Sad!”, and came over and sat on my lap. He was quiet for a minute before looking up at me and asked, “Hug?”
And it pretty well made everything better.
Gratitude
Posted: October 14, 2010 Filed under: Brothers Karamazov 4 CommentsToday the Romgi’s dad came down to Provo to take the Bwun to the park and lunch. It was going to be a nice break for me – and if we scheduled it right, the Romgi and I could have lunch together.
Between the freeway and our house, the Romgi’s dad was in a terrible car accident. A truck ran a red light and ran into two cars, the second of which was the Romgi’s dad’s. All three cars were totaled – and while the driver of the truck was bleeding (his truck flipped upside down), the other two drivers were unhurt. The truck glanced off the first car and basically landed on top of the hood of the Romgi’s dad’s car.
It was an extremely close call and we’re all so, so thankful that the Romgi’s dad was fine. If it weren’t for the first car, the Romgi’s dad would have been hit dead on the driver’s side and would probably not have survived. I can’t believe how lucky he is for being in such an unlucky situation. Our family is very grateful for the Lord’s protection in keeping him safe! I’ll give up a break from the Bwun any day for having that in our lives.
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