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FRIDAY, October 31 HAPPY HALLOWEEN! So they say in the third trimester that you're supposed to have all these super-weird hormone-induced dreams. Last night I dreamed I was at Macy's, and they were having a 2-for-1 sale on Clinique Black Honey lipstick. And Aaron and I finalized our anniversary plans! We're leaving early tomorrow morning for Big Sur, camping the first night, then staying at the Ripplewood Resort on Sunday night. Hopefully we will not be too freezing. TUESDAY, October 28 Last night was pregnancy class #7, and the most serious class so far. It was 2.75 hours of straight lecture on "out-of-hospital birth" (i.e., what it's like to give birth at Sage Femme). (The other 15 minutes was our snack + break.) As she was going over the list of gear we're supposed to bring to the birth center, Judith (our midwife) said, completely OUT OF THE BLUE, that she wanted to make sure we all understood that it's "impossible" to have a clean, dry birth. HUH?? I have to admit, I was secretly assuming my own birth experience would be on the dry-ish side. In fact, I'm still thinking that. "Impossible" seems like pretty strong language. Sometimes (especially in this heat) I can't imagine what it's like NOT to be pregnant! But here's a list of the things I'm most looking forward to after: Sleeping on my stomach I would put drinking caffeinated beverages (like Vietnamese coffee) on the list, but I think I have to wait until the baby is done breast-feeding. I guess I could put alchoholic beverages down on the list too, but if I had to choose between caffeinated and alchoholic drinks, I'd pick caffeinated any day. Plus, I think I'm spelling alchoholic wrong. MONDAY, October 27 So the pumpkin-carving party was fun, and the backyard looked great, but nobody carved a pumpkin! What the heck? My sister Kelly said the same thing happened at her pizza-and-pumpkin-carving party. I guess pumpkin-carving is just something people like to do on their own. But it was nice to see everybody; including people we haven't seen in a long time-- like Dave and Melissa (congratulations on your new status as home owners!), Reed and Matt, and even Emi (who we usually see more often, esp. since she lives across the street). And, speaking of generous, check my parents out. Aaron and I met them down in Cupertino on Sunday morning for my brother's volleyball tournament, and they brought us an amazing amount of food: a dozen Niman Ranch hot links, a huge bowl of macaroni salad, paella, left-over punch bowl cake (it's a Southern version of English trifle), a dozen pumpkin muffins, more Kozy Shack pudding, AND a full-size Key Lime pie (the most popular item at the bbq). I pretty much haven't had to cook at all this pregancy, which is good news for me. Thank you mom and dad!!! FRIDAY, October 24 I spoke too soon. We had to do downward-dog in yoga today. Shoot! Weekend highlights: my Aunt Nan is in town from New Mexico, so we're having my family over for dinner tonight. Saturday, I'm hoping to go camping as a run-through for our anniversary weekend next weekend, and Sunday we're having a pumpkin-carving party in the backyard. Everybody's invited! Just bring a pumpkin and a knife. Ysidro from next door just predicted we're having a boy. For the boy side now we've got my mom, Aaron's mom Chris, Ysidro, May, and Janet. And in the girl's camp we've got my sister Kelly, Aaron's sister Tina, this lady Luisa that we met at Lucca Deli, and both grandmothers. (I may not have these exactly right.) Who will be correct? THURSDAY, October 23 For some reason I was completely drained of energy today. But despite that I was able to trudge down to the post office to mail off our thank-you cards. Thirty-five down; a half-dozen left to go. Cha-ching! And this afternoon I had my second official appointment at Sage Femme Alternative Birth Center. I had to get a CBC (that's a complete blood count, for the uninitiated) and a Rho-GAM shot (brought to you by Johnson & Johnson). Crappy. Chelle (who also has a negative blood-type) did some research and found out Rhogam used to be made with LEFTOVER BLOOD PRODUCTS from other people. SICK. Hopefully this is not true in the 21st Century. Here's a photographic essay of my experience (if
you can't tell, those are Looney Tunes bandaids):
WEDNESDAY, October 22 Yoga was awesome this morning - one thing I especially
love about Jane's class: we never have to do evil downward-dog!
You're supposed to be a lot more flexible when you're pregnant (another
hormone thing, this time called "Relaxin"). Apparently,
this is the only horomone to pass me by. At night Aaron and I worked on our wedding thank-you cards. We have just four days left to make it under the etiquette deadline. TUESDAY, October 21 Today I walked by Seth's old house. Namaste, Seth. I hope you are enjoying Marfa. MONDAY, October 20 It was a weekend full of fun and free family fare. Chelle and Jim came down from Oregon late Thursday night, and then we hung out all day Friday -- including trips to Natural Resources and Sage Femme (where Chelle courageously looked through their photo album of births). Kehau and Dennis hosted a barbeque on Friday night with ribs and a dance movie -- starring Adam -- courtesy of Adam and (new Canadian boyfriend) Paul. Sunday morning we went over to Aaron's grandmother's for breakfast and then we had lunch with my sister Malika in Santa Cruz. Lots of fun meals followed by a stop at Baskin Robbins for a buy-one-get-one free ice cream cone (thanks to the Entertainment coupon book from Greg and May). Today my cousin Tobi was in town from New Mexico, so we went over to visit my grandmother together. My grandmother wants the baby to be a girl, but HATES the name Oliver ("Well, I just don't understand that."). She declared that she's going to call it "Tootsie Bell," no matter what. She didn't seemed too thrilled with our leading candidate for a boy's name either. At night we went over to see Josh and Arela's new dog, Fiona. It's 7 months old, super-cute, sweet-tempered and sort-of floppy/slobbery. WEDNESDAY, October 15 MELASMA ALERT!!! Yes, I have developed some hyper-pigmentation at the base of my neck. It is dark brown, and looks a bit like dirt. (I guess it's a side effect of the hormone "Blemishin." Har, har.) MONDAY, October 13 We spent the rest of the weekend in Marin. On Sunday, Aaron filmed Deborah Madison at the farmer's market for a pilot; and my mom took me maternity clothes shopping (I'm set for the next ten weeks now). Then we went to Costco where she bought me a Costco-sized Kozy Shack rice pudding! Thank you mom!! WEDNESDAY, October 15 FRIDAY, October 10 Some days it's harder not to open that gender envelope
than others. FRIDAY, October 3 Well, this is it -- the official beginning of the third trimester. And, according to Aaron's Expectant Father book (thanks Chelle and Angie), the period when I will gain the most weight -- at least eleven pounds. My first pair of official pregnancy pants! The pouch just keeps on going all the way up to your ribs, Cary Grant style. It sounds weird, but it's actually strangely comfortable. Here's a flash presentation, courtesy of Aaron: WEDNESDAY, October 1 I'm back in Yoga action today! It turns out Jane was on vacation last week, so after trying out the substitute teacher's class, I took the week off too. The substitute-teacher class was just too mellow - she kept saying stuff like, "Now let's try this pose - but only if you feel like it." Hello?? I can relax at home for free -- I'm here to work on squats! As for Healthy Pregnancy class #4, we talked about the stages of labor, emotional signposts of labor (from "Oh my god -- the baby's coming!" to "I can't do this anymore."), and our fears around labor - pain, the baby's health, the mother's health, etc.. |
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