We've had such a relaxing weekend! It has been so nice to start really getting baby stuff put together and put away. This morning we had our usual routine of going to Panera Bread for breakfast then taking Juan to Marymoor Park for a nice long walk. It was a gorgeous morning and there were so many more dog owners out and about. Juan was really cracking us up as he ran about the whole off-leash park like he owned the place. This morning we actually took an extra lap, but we were only able to do this because of the Honey Buckets placed in convenient locations throughout the park.
This week has been a bit nuts as I've been preparing and starting school conferences. Friday, I had 9 conferences back to back and Monday I'll have 10 back to back. I'll finish up Tuesday with 6 more. This also includes teaching students from 9-noon each day.
Wednesday we'll head out for the farm for Thanksgiving. We are all looking forward to that as we haven't taken a trek there for quite some time. It doesn't look like we'll be going there for Christmas because starting the first week in December I have biweekly appointments. We received disappointing news Friday that I'll probably have to go to Seattle for both appointments each week because the local clinic can't perform the tests we need. It is just a stress test, and they do them, but somehow, don't want to have to bother with the communication piece between the 2 clinics. I'm hoping this doesn't mean I have to have a substitute 2 half days each week for the duration. I've been feeling so great and school has been going well, so it would be a bummer to have to start taking time off before it is truly necessary.
I'm going to continue the day of clean up and organization around here and prepare for the short days and short week around the corner.
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Happy Birthday, Daddy!
Today is Philip's birthday. We've just returned from a lovely dinner out to celebrate. On our doorstep, we found a large box full of the cutest newborn baby clothes from our friend in Nevada! Again, we feel so fortunate to have so many people who are willing to pass along and share their things with us. We were both in awe as we looked at how tiny he will be as a newborn.
As I am typing I am getting a nice constant kick right in the ribs. That would make sense as it is usually around the time I settle down for the evening that our little guy wakes up and starts moving around.
The week began with a trip to the doctor on Monday. All looks great. I measure 29 cm. from top of the uterus to the pelvis and it is a "perfect match" as the doctor described. We're in the 29 1/2 week and the measurement should match the week at this point. Everything looks great and we seem to be right on schedule. We plan for 2 weeks to relax and then the bi-weekly appointments begin at the beginning of December. That'll be how it will go until the due date since we fit in that high risk category and need to be carefully monitored. Fortunately, I only have to drive to the UW Medical Center in Seattle for one appointment each week and the other can be in the Issaquah clinic.
This weekend Philip will be putting a finishing coat of blue paint in the baby's room and we'll finally get the crib put together. We're really going to start focusing on getting the place set up for a baby. Next week we head south to the farm for Thanksgiving and are looking forward to catching up with everyone there!
Philip says his 34th year is bound to be the best yet!
As I am typing I am getting a nice constant kick right in the ribs. That would make sense as it is usually around the time I settle down for the evening that our little guy wakes up and starts moving around.
The week began with a trip to the doctor on Monday. All looks great. I measure 29 cm. from top of the uterus to the pelvis and it is a "perfect match" as the doctor described. We're in the 29 1/2 week and the measurement should match the week at this point. Everything looks great and we seem to be right on schedule. We plan for 2 weeks to relax and then the bi-weekly appointments begin at the beginning of December. That'll be how it will go until the due date since we fit in that high risk category and need to be carefully monitored. Fortunately, I only have to drive to the UW Medical Center in Seattle for one appointment each week and the other can be in the Issaquah clinic.
This weekend Philip will be putting a finishing coat of blue paint in the baby's room and we'll finally get the crib put together. We're really going to start focusing on getting the place set up for a baby. Next week we head south to the farm for Thanksgiving and are looking forward to catching up with everyone there!
Philip says his 34th year is bound to be the best yet!
Monday, November 17, 2008
Sleep - An increasingly rare commodity
The last couple of weeks Ghee and I have been getting less and less sleep each for some reason or the other. For Ghee its mostly been the baby moving around. For me its mostly been Ghee moving around :-) just kidding, some random reasons. The latest one was last night and was mostly a wild goose chase involving our baby's Uncle Paul and some fellow Eastern Oregonians. It's one for the story books for sure.
Saturday, November 15, 2008
"Wow! You look huge now!"
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Well, it is no longer a question whether I'm actually pregnant. Over the last few weeks, I've gone from hearing comments like, "You're not even showing at all" to "Wow! You're gonna be huge by January". Somehow over the last weekend my belly size doubled. I was a bit of a shock to everyone when I showed up at school Monday.
Things didn't slow down much this week as I am continuing to get ready for the end of the grading period. I know everyone will be asking at conferences about the transition and who will be taking over. I'm not sure I'm ready to reveal it yet and, more than that, I don't want the focus to be on me when it should be on the kids and their progress. I have a great deal of confidence in my long-term substitute and I know she'll be fabulous, but I just love my job and want to be in the game until I go on leave.
Today Philip and I really started prepping the baby's room. One of our very generous neighbors gave us several items to add to our collection of hand-me-downs. They did such an amazing job of cleaning everything up and we it really put us in the mood to get things ready around here. We have a lot of the necessities now thanks to friends, neighbors and family members. The baby's room is going to be painted blue tomorrow and tonight Philip trimmed a wall-sized world map to put on the wall. It was about a foot too big, so he trimmed 6 inches from the top and bottom, so we'll just have to teach our son that there is a North and South pole!
He's been moving around so much lately--especially at night. We can actually see him moving arms and legs about which has been exciting--except when I'm trying to sleep.
Monday morning I head to the doctor again. Starting in early December I'll have bi-weekly appointments.
YIKES! It's been over a month
We've had quite a bit of news over the last month, but somehow blogging about all of it has not been a priority. We'll try to catch you up.
Last week was about as chaotic as life gets at the Cherian house. Philip was gone to Leavenworth for an Amazon leadership training for the whole work week. Ghee was prepping for report cards and conferences and school. Poor Juan was a neglected little doggie. Of course, the week continued to be crazy as we moved into the weekend. We started and finished our childbirthing classes. We chose to take the cram session--Saturday and Sunday from 10am-4pm. It actually ended up being 10am-5pm! Although, we found it extremely beneficial and learned so much, by the end of the second day we were drained. We took the course at UW Medical Center which is where we'll be having the baby. A tour of the birthing center was part of the process so we got to see the rooms where it'll all take place and then the post-partum rooms where we'll spend a couple days when it's all over. Other than a couple graphic videos, the class was pretty clinical. We were slightly disappointed that there was little opportunity to connect with other classmates, but we liked the instructor.
After a long day of classes, we attended an Amazon dinner party at a friend of Philip's. We couldn't believe that the party didn't even start until 8pm and when we arrived at 8:30, we were some of the first to get there. By the time we left at 11, things were really just getting going. Pregnancy has exhausted us both and we can't believe what a couple of party poopers we'll be once the baby is born.
Last week was about as chaotic as life gets at the Cherian house. Philip was gone to Leavenworth for an Amazon leadership training for the whole work week. Ghee was prepping for report cards and conferences and school. Poor Juan was a neglected little doggie. Of course, the week continued to be crazy as we moved into the weekend. We started and finished our childbirthing classes. We chose to take the cram session--Saturday and Sunday from 10am-4pm. It actually ended up being 10am-5pm! Although, we found it extremely beneficial and learned so much, by the end of the second day we were drained. We took the course at UW Medical Center which is where we'll be having the baby. A tour of the birthing center was part of the process so we got to see the rooms where it'll all take place and then the post-partum rooms where we'll spend a couple days when it's all over. Other than a couple graphic videos, the class was pretty clinical. We were slightly disappointed that there was little opportunity to connect with other classmates, but we liked the instructor.
After a long day of classes, we attended an Amazon dinner party at a friend of Philip's. We couldn't believe that the party didn't even start until 8pm and when we arrived at 8:30, we were some of the first to get there. By the time we left at 11, things were really just getting going. Pregnancy has exhausted us both and we can't believe what a couple of party poopers we'll be once the baby is born.
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