Sorry this has taken so long...as you can tell it's epically long and I'm pretty short on time these days. I took my first shower in 3 days today, and finally washed my nursing robe which was covered in breast milk and spit up, so my definition of productive has changed drastically ( Read more... )

"When are you due again?" That's the most popular question at this phase...along with "Have you had the baby yet?" People ask when I'm due, as though that's some sort of indicator. I mean, it is technically, but really once you're at 38 weeks the answer is "could be an hour, could be 3 weeks." It's a bit unnerving, really, because unlike a wedding ( Read more... )

Yesterday was my last day of work for 3+ months. I realized I have never in my adult life gone 3+ months without working, it's going to feel odd. Everything is very surreal right now actually ( Read more... )

I think my title is really funny, only because I now work in software development. I actually made one of our developers (who never even smiles) laugh out loud when I told my team that I wanted them to deliver this milestone before I delivered - but that I was already feature complete. Translation: I'm at full term now, so if I go into labor they ( Read more... )

Ask most people who know me well and they'll say I'm a person of high energy. I rarely say no to activities because I'm too tired, or because I'm being prudent about taking care of myself. There are exceptions, of course, I didn't stay out drinking the night before my Yosemite hike for example - but for the most part I am fairly hearty and can push ( Read more... )

I received my h1n1 vaccination this morning. I normally get a flu shot every year when they're available, I guess because of my upbringing - my Mom being a big believer in protecting yourself from illness and my faith in the medical system unless proven otherwise. And I've never had the flu, not really badly, in all the years I've gotten the ( Read more... )

So I made the observation on Facebook that, now that I have only 6 weeks to go, if my due date were opening of a musical I would start rehearsing it now. This led to a flurry of comments from friends, asking if I had a production book, etc. I answered that of course I had a binder, with sections for pediatricians, feeding, etc.! Which of course led ( Read more... )

So, if it's possible I seemed to have "popped" again...meaning now that I'm past the 8-month mark I seem to be REALLY showing. For the very first time, somebody I didn't tell I was pregnant asked me when I was due! Granted it was our neighbor so they've probably watched me grow, but as I was leaving the house Sunday to hike the Stanford Dish with ( Read more... )

Last week I had my second baby shower that my friend Rachelle threw for me in the clubhouse of her apartment building. It was a nice open space for a party, we got to all be in the same room. I tried to mingle as much as possible but the party naturally sort of separated into 3 groups of people, basically separated by my careers - the theatre ( Read more... )

For the record, it's 9 weeks, or by casual calendar view, 2 months from Sunday, December 18. I'm finding that now that we're down to single-digit weeks, Mike and I are starting to realize we gotta get stuff done, and that our friends/families are just starting to realize this is actually happening!

My second shower is Sunday, and that seemed so far ( Read more... )