Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Labor and Delivery Play List

I am in week 29 of my pregnancy, and I cannot avoid thinking about labor and delivery any longer. I must be brave. Before I dive into the labor and delivery chapters in my pregnancy books, I want to start with a fun assignment--my labor and delivery play list.

I need some advice before I begin. Do you think I should have an up-tempo play list or a soothing play list? I have no idea. While we were at lunch today, G was telling me about his running play list. He has the Bourne Identity theme song on there, and he says it makes him run faster. Do you think fast songs will make my labor progress faster? Hmmm.

I can remember laughing out loud at some of Shelley’s choices for her labor and delivery play list. Some girls are bigger than others, indeed. Ugh...I hope Ella is not a big girl.

Anyway, I would love your recommendations.

Saturday, November 24, 2007

I'll bite, too

. . . a month late.

1. Name one person who made you laugh last night? Yang, as always. Gollum made me laugh, but he is not a person.
2. What were you doing at 0800? Sleeping in, but moving from the bed to the couch because my back was hurting.
3. What were you doing 30 minutes ago? Arriving at work to catch-up on some things before Monday. (Obviously, I haven’t started working yet).
4. What happened to you in 2006? I switched law firms, started golfing, said goodbye to a good friend that moved to another state, met up with my high school girlfriends in Las Vegas (it was the first time I had seen some of them in years), attended my friend’s wedding in California, and ran Hood to Coast.
5. What was the last thing you said out loud? Thank you to the gas attendant.
6. How many beverages did you have today? So far, some water and a cup of peppermint hot chocolate. I’ll have more milk and water before the day is up. I miss Diet Coke.
7. What color is your hairbrush? Black.
8. What was the last thing you paid for? Gasoline...Yikes. It was still shocking even though I drive a Honda Civic.
9. Where were you last night? On my new couch watching episodes of Rome.
10. What color is your front door? It still has the manufacturer’s primer on it. We will paint it when we install the new siding and brick work on the front of the house. I had a purple door at my last house and loved it.
11. Where do you keep your change? In my purse and car. I used to raid Yang’s change cup in his office (he always had lots of quarters) when there was a snack box at work. Now that the snack box is gone (employees at my firm took too many candy bars without paying), I rarely use my change.
12. What’s the weather like today? Cloudy and cool.
13. What’s the best ice-cream flavor? Cherry Garcia.
14. What excites you? Parenting books, walks in the forest, good food and good movies/TV.
15. Do you want to cut your hair? Not yet. I’ll cut it eventually.
16. Are you over the age of 25? Yes. I’m almost 29.
17. Do you talk a lot? Less than I used to.
18. Do you watch the O.C.? No, although I do love low brow television. The OC never made it into my schedule.
19. Do you know anyone named Steven? Yes.
20. Do you make up your own words? No. I like Colbert’s made up words.
21. Are you a jealous person? Yes, but mildly so.
22. Name a friend whose name starts with the letter ‘A’. Amber.
23. Name a friend whose name starts with the letter ‘K’. Kami.
24. Who’s the first person on your received call list? A friend.
25. What does the last text message you received say? Can’t remember. I deleted it.
26. Do you chew on your straw? Yes.
27. Do you have curly hair? No, but I am developing a few random curls because of the pregnancy.
28. Where’s the next place you’re going to? Someplace for lunch.
29. Who’s the rudest person in your life? Former opposing counsel on one of the few cases I had an opposing counsel.
30. What was the last thing you ate? Left over pumpkin pie! Yum.
31. Will you get married in the future? No, unless it’s some cheesy renewing of the vows type thing, which Yang will never agree to.
32. What’s the best movie you’ve seen in the past 2 weeks? Knocked Up. It is fun watching movies about pregnancy while pregnant because I seem so calm and collected when compared to Hollywood’s version of a pregnant woman.
33. Is there anyone you like right now? Yes.
34. When was the last time you did the dishes? Yesterday. Our kitchen was still a mess from thanksgiving cooking.
35. Are you currently depressed? Currently, no, but I am 100% at the mercy of pregnancy hormones. Ask me in 10 minutes.
36. Did you cry today? No.
37. Why did you answer and post this? Because SCM tagged me, and because my blog celebrates the mundane. Oh, and I’m avoiding work.
38. Tag 5 people who would do this survey. I don’t think I have five readers, and two of them have already done it. Skier Jess? M? G?

Thursday, November 01, 2007

The Kitchen

When we learned I was pregnant, Yang agreed to have the house substantially completed by the beginning of February 2008. As always, Yang is an over-achiever. The house is substantially completed now. Here are some pictures of the kitchen, start to finish.







Eleanor the Longshanks

I am having a GIRL!!! My 20 week ultrasound was the first week of October, and the technician confirmed that our baby is a girl. I was convinced we were having a boy. My intuition is crap (big surprise), and the Chinese birth calendar is wrong. I am, nevertheless, very happy to be having a girl. In all honesty, I'm a little relieved as well. Yang claims he's known it was a girl all along.

Eleanor is the at the top of our short list of names. We love Eleanor and will call her Ella for short. We may change our minds before she is born, but for now she is Ella.

At my ultrasound appointment, I was also informed that Ella had long legs. I was so excited! I started making plans for her future career as a volley-ball player, US President, model, and/or Confident Woman with Commanding Presence. My daughter, the tall one. My dreams for her ended yesterday. I had a follow up ultrasound and learned that my baby is in the 50th percentile for height and weight. She is average. She is not tall. Sigh. At least she can still be president.