Yesterday we went to the hospital on a false alarm first thing in the morning. Yesterday evening we checked in for the real thing, and after 20 hours of labor, Emelia Louise was born at 2:02pm this afternoon. So many things I could say about the progression, but at the risk of sounding trite, it [...]
Archive for the ‘pregnancy’ Category
Apologies If This Post Isn’t As Coherent As I’d Like
Posted in Emelia, pregnancy on November 8, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
How to Successfully Induce Labor
Posted in pregnancy on November 4, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Rub homeopathic balm on the bellyRaspberry TeaEggplant ParmesanSpicy FoodSex & Nipple StimulationDouble Dose of Milk of Magnesia Let enough time pass Let the Doctor do it on Thursday
Can’t Blog, Gotta Blog
Posted in pregnancy on October 18, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
I have nothing to say that isn’t pregnancy related, and I’m sick of talking about the pregnancy. But I know some people read this blog and wonder what the latest pregnancy news is, so all I can say is that it all was a hoax — there never was a pregnancy, Kathy’s been putting larger [...]
W_a__i___t____i_____n______g
Posted in pregnancy on October 11, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
All of a sudden we can’t call anyone without them thinking, you know…. Yesterday one friend interrupted her shrink appointment to take our call, because she thought it might be a birth announcement. Then Kathy’s sister switched lines to take our call last night, with her first words being a panicked, “Are you in labor?” [...]
Nursery
Posted in pregnancy on October 8, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Two weeks after the baby dropped, Kathy’s still waddling around, waiting for the final drop. There are a million things that “need” to get done before then, and it’s a given that we’ll only get to a fraction of those. One thing that’s pretty much done is the nursery. The nursery is one of the [...]
Counting Down
Posted in pregnancy on September 24, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
We’re a little over five weeks away from Kathy’s due date, and Friday and Saturday we did “The Berthing Class.” I hadn’t realized that someone could assemble a 10-hour class on how to stow your baby on a ship, but it seems that everything about expecting your first child is focused on preparing yourself for [...]
Getting There
Posted in poetry, pregnancy on July 29, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Warning — Corniness alert! Chamber of echoes,Moonshine melody,Multitude of poets,Mariners at sea.Close my eyes and wonder,At a child growing near,The future holds I know not what,But that child I’ll hold dear.Imagine tiny handReaching up to mineA high voice calling “Daddy,”Angels ne’er so divine.I cannot call her yet,I do not know her name,But already I love [...]
Name My Beer
Posted in beer, friends, pregnancy on July 12, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Shizuka, one of Kathy’s best friends from college, is also expecting her first child (~10 weeks before Kathy’s due). Shizuka’s husband Eric lives ~20 minutes away, and a couple of months ago I suggested to him that we needed to brew a celebratory beer in honor of the children-to-be and to aid our wives’ lactation. [...]
Assistance, Please
Posted in pregnancy on July 1, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
The technician at the most recent sonogram, upon Kathy asking if it was a boy or a girl, replied, “I don’t see any boy parts.” And so in this fashion we learned that in all likelihood we are having a girl. Last weekend Kathy and I pored over long lists, searching for a name that [...]
Have You Seen Me Lately?
Posted in pregnancy on June 21, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Through 21 weeks and all’s looking well. At least, that’s what people who can tell these things say.
