June 30th, 2009 by admin

So, we were supposed to have our “big” ultrasound today to determine the gender of the baby.  Both John and I took half the day off work to make sure we had time for this.  We get to the midwife’s office and she checks us in and listens to the baby’s heart and measures my belly then asks, “So, when do you want to schedule your ultrasound?”  My jaw dropped.  “Um…I thought we were having it today?” I respond.  She just laughs.  I look in disbelief at John.  She says, “We can probably get you in this afternoon.”  We already took the morning off, we can’t afford to take the whole day.  Then she says well we can get you in next week in the morning.  I was pretty upset.  We ended up taking an appointment for tomorrow afternoon so needless to say, I’m pretty annoyed and disappointed.

June 18th, 2009 by admin

Father’s Day is coming this weekend – I can’t believe it’s here so fast.  Celebrating Father’s and Mother’s Day as a couple is a little weird pre-baby but still pretty cool.  I planned on making John a diaper bag for himself that is not pink and frilly so he can carry it around without feeling like a clown.  I have all the materials but just haven’t had the time to get started beyond cutting things out.  On the other hand, I’m planning on surprising him with something he’s not expecting (since he already knows about the bag…), so hopefully that will go well.  I need to go look at it tonight and see if I can get it for the same price as online.

I feel more pregnant this week than I have until now.  It seems like the baby is either always moving or my belly is expanding and I can feel it stretching from the inside.  On the plus side, I seem to have more energy this week than I have until now.  Despite the fact that my head is killing me constantly, I am actually able to get a couple of things done before I pass out for the night.

I still haven’t managed to get our 2nd set of ultrasound photos scanned yet.  Maybe John can get the scanner hooked up this week and I can do it from home.  Our scanner at work has decided it no longer cares to communicate with my computer so it makes things a bit more difficult.

I haven’t managed to get our thank you notes mailed either.  I have everyone’s addresses somewhere but I managed to lose track of where everything was in the move.  (I still can’t find my cell phone charger…)  I feel like such a heel about this.  In fact, I feel so guilty about it, I carry them around with me – as if this will make me remember to look for the addresses.  Maybe I have something in my computer somewhere =(  I really should start a comprehensive address book, like a normal person.

Post Father’s Day Update:  John got a new Sony camcorder for Father’s Day and we took it out to Manhattan with us for a trial run.

June 15th, 2009 by admin

Well, two midwife appointments later, the baby is doing well so far. I have another set of ultrasound photos I’ll need to scan and upload soon. We’re supposed to have our “big” ultrasound on June 30, where we will find out the gender of the baby . I can’t wait!