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How far along? 16 weeks today
Total Weight Gain: (?) since pre-pregnancy. I have no idea, really. My face is thinner, I can still wear most pants with a Bella Band, and I don’t think I’ve gained much, if anything.
Maternity Clothes? I’m definitely in the maternity clothes now or stretching my regular pants with the Bella Band. That’s actually starting to get really uncomfortable, though, so I think I’ll be switching to just maternity pants soon. The shirts are a definite; my regular shirts are snug across the middle or just not long enough.
Stretch Marks? I get occasional red marks but no lasting stretch marks. I started using the Palmer’s stretch mark therapy oil to at least help the ones I already have.
Sleep? I’m starting to wake up early in the morning and have trouble getting back to sleep.
Best Moment This Week: Going to bed early and getting a little more rest!
Movement: I do feel little jabs and squirms, especially when the band of the maternity pants presses against the baby.
Food Cravings: Einstein Brothers asiago cheese bagels, toasted, with a little cream cheese. Mmm. Otherwise, I keep getting strong aversions.
Gender: Still thinking girl
Labor Signs: Nope
Belly Button: Becoming more of a crater than a button. Seth likes to poke at it in the mornings.
What I miss: Sushi!
What I am looking forward to: Hearing the heartbeat again on Monday during our appointment.
Weekly Wisdom: You kind of have to remember to eat enough food, or you don’t feel good.
Milestones: Four months completed!
 Skin Hunger by Kathleen Duey
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
I think I set my expectations too high for this book. I thought the idea was fascinating, but that fascination didn’t carry throughout the book. The two main characters were just sort of “eh” for me. I sort of liked them, but I just didn’t care that much about them. It’s hard to be interested in a three-book story arc if the characters don’t grab you. I might give the second book a try just to see if the plot development helps me care more about the characters. It won’t be a huge loss at this point if I can’t find the second book.
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My Christmas cards went out a little late this year, but we were trying to time them to get to family first and then friends. However, I was later than I intended! To make it up to everyone who hasn’t received it yet, and to share with everyone online, here’s a special version of the card. Be sure to click through to the end!
About a year ago, an unhappy accident occurred in our house. My sweet husband accidentally knocked my laptop, an IBM ThinkPad, off a tv tray that I (or he – I can’t remember) was using as a desk. Crash, boom, bang, and the laptop wouldn’t boot up completely anymore.
We finally got around to sending it off to my uncle, a wizard at rescuing data and restoring broken machines to working order. (He should be a wizard at it; after all, that is his job.) He installed a new hard drive, cleaned the data up as best he could, and sent it back to us. We just got it back today, and I was so excited.
It boots, but it won’t allow me to reset my password. I logged in as the Administrator; it won’t even open the User Accounts window, or the Windows Update window, or pretty much anything else. I can, however, access all of the data files under my real profile. I’ll be backing those gobs (that is what GB stands for, right?) to DVD all night long.
You see, after gnashing of teeth and frantic Googling, I think there is only one option left. That is why I’m now creating recovery discs that will restore the laptop to factory settings.
The joy of machinery, eh?
Please don’t ruin my Christmas cheer by saying I wouldn’t have any of these issues with a Linux, Apple, or Sumerian Cuneiform system. Seriously. Why kick someone when she’s down?
(Written on 12/22; published on 12/28)
I saw this pregnancy milestone tracker idea at Delia’s blog and loved it. I’m going to try to blog more through this pregnancy than I did during Seth’s. I haven’t decided if I’ll do the Project 365 again, but I’ll at least do a weekly picture. I loved having the visual record of my pregnancy with Seth, but not so much the self-induced pressure to take a semi-interesting picture every day.
How far along? 12 weeks, 5 days
Total Weight Gain: (-1) since pre-pregnancy. This makes me happy since I still had about 12 pounds left from carrying Seth.
Maternity Clothes? I feel like I’ve “popped” over the last week. I’m still attempting to wear looser pants, but I think I’m going to have to go all maternity pants or Belly Band.
Stretch Marks? No, but I feel like the ones on the insides of my legs (from Seth, post-delivery) are a brighter purple than they used to be. I need to find a rich lotion I like since the smell of the Burt’s Bees stuff is making me sick.
Sleep? I feel worn out all the time.
Best Moment This Week: Finding out that not only is the baby growing and moving just fine, but I’m actually two days further along than I thought! My last ultrasound (8 weeks) put my due date 10 days beyond what I thought it should be, which had me worried. Yesterday’s nuchal translucency ultrasound showed a healthy, very active baby who measures two days AHEAD of what I thought! Official due date: July 1!
Movement: I’ve thought I felt occasional movement, but I could be wrong. I didn’t feel Seth until about 14 weeks. After seeing how active this baby was on the ultrasound yesterday, though, I could really be feeling movement!
Food Cravings: The peanut craving seems to have subsided. I’ve been all about the Wendy’s Spicy Chicken sandwiches, though.
Gender: I feel like this baby is a girl. Will thinks so, too, and swears that Seth said, “SISTER” during the ultrasound yesterday.
Labor Signs: Nada
Belly Button: the same
What I miss: Sushi, and being alert!
What I am looking forward to: Life getting back to a more normal pace and schedule in the second trimester.
Weekly Wisdom: There’s nothing to be gained by worrying, but prayer never hurts.
Milestones: Nuchal translucency ultrasound looked great! Baby’s heartbeat was around 159.
Obviously I haven’t really been feeling the Holidailies obligation. Oh well: I’m over it! 
I spent tonight frogging* and reknitting one of the Leyburn socks I’m knitting for my mom. These blasted socks have been in progress since I was pregnant with Seth. I do at least have one sock done and have started the second; that’s more than I can usually say for my sock knitting.
* Frogging = ripping out knitting, because you rip it, rip it, rip it. Yes, knitters are punsters. Ho ho hee.
The problem is this second sock. I have frogged and reknit so many times that I can’t keep track. I know I’ve taken the heel out at least twice, and I think I’ve frogged the ankle twice too.
I’m hoping this is the last time around. These really are lovely socks, but I’m starting to hate the pattern. It’s easy enough, but I keep having to tweak it so it won’t be too baggy or too tight. I also have one Leyburn sock half-knit for me, in a different yarn. It was way too baggy in the ankle, although it fit fine in the foot. Grr.
Like I said, I’m starting to hate the pattern.
So last night I started this whole running commentary post while Will and I watched the first few episodes of the first season of Buffy. I typed along on my little iPhone, giggling to myself.
Then the app ate it. Yay.
It’s been a grey, foggy day in Houston- town. If it were cold, I’d think (as a friend said on Facebook) the dementors were circling.
I’d say more, but look at that: the app ate half my post again. I think that means it’s time for bed.
I woke up this morning and realized that Christmas is in less than two weeks.
I don’t have Christmas presents for most of my family.
I just told Will, as he walked by, that I was trying to find another Christmas present for him and was having a hard time finding something I thought would be good.
“How many things are you getting me? You don’t need to get me a gajillion presents.”
“Honey, you know I love to give presents.”
“Okay, then how about … a super-fast car, that I can actually sit in to drive …” [He knows too well that I'd put a toy car in his stocking.]
“… or a super-fast airplane that I can actually sit in to fly …” [See above.]
“… or a million dollars!” [His standard request any time someone asks if he needs/wants anything.]
“How about something actually in my budget, honey?”
*pout*
I don’t have our Christmas cards addressed and ready to go.
We have a Sunday School Christmas party at our house next Saturday, and I’ve only had perfunctory thoughts about what that really means as far as preparation, grocery shopping, etc.
My mom gets here on Monday, and the guest room is still cluttered with laundry, my craft stuff, and Christmas decorations.
Most of my Christmas decorations are either still in their boxes or are halfheartedly arranged around the house. I love a decorated home, but I really just can’t make it a priority to do it myself, it seems.
I’m dreading the idea of the other side of the interstate where Wal-Mart, Target, and the mall cause an unholy vortex of traffic, rude people, and lost days of your life.
Then I remember something that will make a lot of this life a whole lot easier:
Thank you, Amazon.com, for being my virtual mall and delivering to my door. You’re my bestest favorite.
And at least the grocery store is this side of the interstate.
I came home to a fabulous surprise today. The picture at the bottom is our living room, and there used to be two overstuffed bookcases on each side of the tv cabinet. Those bookcases are now in our bedroom, and extra clothes (stashed in bins for donating/giving away) are out of our room. Now I have three stocked bookcases at easy access when I suddenly need a book in the night. It happens more often than you’d think!
One of my goals for December is to finish the knitting projects I’ve had on the needles for too long. One is a baby sweater for a friend; I also have two sets of socks I need to finish. My motivation is simple: I want to actually knit something for myself, for Will, and for Seth!
Thus the view from my lap tonight: a blanket, a pile of yarn, and some NCIS or Doctor Who.
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Baby Things Seth: nursed for 17 months!
Baby #2
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