Sunday, August 31, 2008
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Last Week...
This will be my daughter's last week at her daycare, where she has been going for almost two years. I'm having a hard time with it because it is like the end of an era...an era when we get together every day before work/school and ride the bus downtown together, and after the day is over picking her up and together heading home on the bus again. Part of me feels silly for letting this get to me but this is going to be a huge change, I will miss my little girl on the bus with me in the mornings...true I'll have more time for myself to do things like read or maybe even knit... but I'll miss her very very much. I'll also miss the 'community' of the daycare she's been at because they feel almost like family too they've known us so long...almost the whole time we've been in Seattle! I want to do something nice, write notes to the other parents, to the teachers etc. but I've been soo soo tired...I need to do it though because they have been great.
Eventually we will have a new routine, when the house is done it will be a 6 block walk to her new daycare, and from there I will eventually be hopping on a train (to start it'll be a bus, train's not in service yet) and that will be my commute to work...either that or Geoff will take on the morning drop off and I will be picking her up every day in which case I'll be leaving really early in the morning so I can get there in the mid afternoon to pick her up and go home.
Until then I won't be a big part of the daycare commute because the three locations of my apartment, her daycare, and my job are pretty far apart and definitely awkward to fit all three into a 'routine' wi/out a car...I'll probably tag along with Geoff sometimes but he'll be handling most of it.
I just really hope that they will get closer and maybe she'll get even more excited to see me at the end of the day...I know I'll be more excited to see her because I'll be missing her. I'll be writing all this down in the journal that I keep for her to look back on because especially if she has a hard time, I really want her to know that I love her and that I miss her at least as much as she might miss me once this gets started. Okay...time to get started with work.
Eventually we will have a new routine, when the house is done it will be a 6 block walk to her new daycare, and from there I will eventually be hopping on a train (to start it'll be a bus, train's not in service yet) and that will be my commute to work...either that or Geoff will take on the morning drop off and I will be picking her up every day in which case I'll be leaving really early in the morning so I can get there in the mid afternoon to pick her up and go home.
Until then I won't be a big part of the daycare commute because the three locations of my apartment, her daycare, and my job are pretty far apart and definitely awkward to fit all three into a 'routine' wi/out a car...I'll probably tag along with Geoff sometimes but he'll be handling most of it.
I just really hope that they will get closer and maybe she'll get even more excited to see me at the end of the day...I know I'll be more excited to see her because I'll be missing her. I'll be writing all this down in the journal that I keep for her to look back on because especially if she has a hard time, I really want her to know that I love her and that I miss her at least as much as she might miss me once this gets started. Okay...time to get started with work.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
SO SO TIRED!!!
I have been so So SO tired the last few days it is insane...and as much as I'd like to take a few days off, I think of each day as one that I'll need that much more next April!!
I wish I had more energy...I just need to make it through this first trimester, it is freaking hard though I'm BEAT.
I wish I had more energy...I just need to make it through this first trimester, it is freaking hard though I'm BEAT.
Friday, August 22, 2008
Feel different today...
There is definitely a feeling today, in my lower abdomen that is new...more of a 'presence' if you will, right at the bottom of my abdomen area. I think there was either movement or significant growth of my uterus last night.
Prior to this if I got sharper pains I felt them in the left side of my stomach, a little higher.
I'm excited for people to know I'm preggo...for a little while I had on a very cute pink shirt that was kind of tight, but really long and I thought it was soooo cute, tummy was definitely visible in a way that I don't really want yet though...well, I do but I don't. Especially considering my dad'll be at the picnic I think baggy is better.
I think we'll be telling people in early September...once we have the first appointment with Cindy (midwife we met with on Wednesday) and it is confirmed that all is well.
:-)
Prior to this if I got sharper pains I felt them in the left side of my stomach, a little higher.
I'm excited for people to know I'm preggo...for a little while I had on a very cute pink shirt that was kind of tight, but really long and I thought it was soooo cute, tummy was definitely visible in a way that I don't really want yet though...well, I do but I don't. Especially considering my dad'll be at the picnic I think baggy is better.
I think we'll be telling people in early September...once we have the first appointment with Cindy (midwife we met with on Wednesday) and it is confirmed that all is well.
:-)
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Thank you Bus Driver
Today I got on one of the crowded buses...around 5pm. I was sitting with Kenzie on my lap next to a quiet man who had his backpack on and was wearing sunglasses, I figured he was sleeping but noticed every now and then he'd kind of 'huff' sort of like a cough but not as strong (he was not old) and eventually, once we got close to the last stop he talked to me, very quietly and kind of strained asking if he could use my phone, he told me his chest hurt and he needed to go to the hospital. I believed him but really didn't see the value in me calling from a moving bus to get help for a man, and so I encouraged him to go to the front of the bus and talk to the bus driver. I second guessed my decision not to help myself and vowed that if he didn't get help and got off at the last stop I'd try to help him find a phone...but honestly with me having a toddler in my lap and a cold I really don't think I would have been much help.
I was so happy when the bus stayed at that stop...I knew the bus driver listened and was getting help for the man. When people around me in the back of the bus were trying to figure out what was going on and getting impatient I told them what I knew, which was that the bus driver was doing what he could to help a man who was feeling very very sick.
Eventually most of the people got off of the bus to walk home (we were within about 7 blocks of the last stop) and eventually I did the same. I told the bus driver that I'd been sitting by the man and thanked him for listening to him and taking the time to get proper help for him. It felt really good to be explaining to Kenzie that the bus stopped because the man sitting next to us really didn't feel good and that the bus driver was waiting for people to come and make sure he was okay.
When we were about a block away, a big fire truck came and the bus was able continue on it's route and soon after I heard an ambulance too.
I'm glad I saw the bus driver coming around returning from the final stop so I could see the bus number and write up a 'commendation' (who picked those words?) and I really hope he sees it and feels good about what he did. It would have been terrible had he not listened to the man.
I hope he (the man on the bus) feels better too.
I was so happy when the bus stayed at that stop...I knew the bus driver listened and was getting help for the man. When people around me in the back of the bus were trying to figure out what was going on and getting impatient I told them what I knew, which was that the bus driver was doing what he could to help a man who was feeling very very sick.
Eventually most of the people got off of the bus to walk home (we were within about 7 blocks of the last stop) and eventually I did the same. I told the bus driver that I'd been sitting by the man and thanked him for listening to him and taking the time to get proper help for him. It felt really good to be explaining to Kenzie that the bus stopped because the man sitting next to us really didn't feel good and that the bus driver was waiting for people to come and make sure he was okay.
When we were about a block away, a big fire truck came and the bus was able continue on it's route and soon after I heard an ambulance too.
I'm glad I saw the bus driver coming around returning from the final stop so I could see the bus number and write up a 'commendation' (who picked those words?) and I really hope he sees it and feels good about what he did. It would have been terrible had he not listened to the man.
I hope he (the man on the bus) feels better too.
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Welcome home!
On our way to the wedding!
Rehearsal/set up for wedding. . .
Friday, August 8, 2008
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Ouch!
Nipples getting very sore...wedding tomorrow...Belize after that...going to buy some Jolly Ranchers just in case that nausea appears...maybe some ginger candy too.
I bought a bunch of maternity clothes yesterday, denim skirt, 2 shirts, white shorts, and a black dress...
I am so excited to see family!! I have so many close family coming to town I am excited and nervous and wish I could spend more time with them....can I have like 8 more hours in a day? Please? Who is in charge of this anyway....ok, massive amounts of stuff to do, time to get on it...(yawn).
I bought a bunch of maternity clothes yesterday, denim skirt, 2 shirts, white shorts, and a black dress...
I am so excited to see family!! I have so many close family coming to town I am excited and nervous and wish I could spend more time with them....can I have like 8 more hours in a day? Please? Who is in charge of this anyway....ok, massive amounts of stuff to do, time to get on it...(yawn).
Getting Married Tomorrow!!
Wow...time sure does fly.
Geoff and I will be tying the knot tomorrow at Colman Park, it is supposed to be a beautiful day and I am so excited to see everyone! I have family coming from Chicago, New Jersey, and even San Diego, Portland, and I am so so excited, yes a little tired today but mostly just excited!
We are tying up last minute details today (and looking at a new daycare...I know it's crazy) and then tomorrow we're just rolling with it! Geoff and I are sharing a document that has at least 20 to-do items on the list and we'll be getting started pretty soon...we know we will get a chance to rest after wards when we fly to....BELIZE!!
We are doing this wedding the way they used to be done...we will be leaving the reception in a car to go directly to the airport and catch our flight which leaves at 12:55 to Texas and then from there to Belize...we will be staying out on one of the cayes with a lovely couple we've already communicated with who rent out apartments they have for very very reasonable rates.
Currently the RSVP count is at 135, we are so so excited....now time to get on with the day! I need to pick up my dress and we need to get rings, table clothes, and so so much more!
Geoff and I will be tying the knot tomorrow at Colman Park, it is supposed to be a beautiful day and I am so excited to see everyone! I have family coming from Chicago, New Jersey, and even San Diego, Portland, and I am so so excited, yes a little tired today but mostly just excited!
We are tying up last minute details today (and looking at a new daycare...I know it's crazy) and then tomorrow we're just rolling with it! Geoff and I are sharing a document that has at least 20 to-do items on the list and we'll be getting started pretty soon...we know we will get a chance to rest after wards when we fly to....BELIZE!!
We are doing this wedding the way they used to be done...we will be leaving the reception in a car to go directly to the airport and catch our flight which leaves at 12:55 to Texas and then from there to Belize...we will be staying out on one of the cayes with a lovely couple we've already communicated with who rent out apartments they have for very very reasonable rates.
Currently the RSVP count is at 135, we are so so excited....now time to get on with the day! I need to pick up my dress and we need to get rings, table clothes, and so so much more!
Monday, August 4, 2008
I feel like my cup
Saturday, August 2, 2008
5 weeks or so..
I'm still pregnant!
Honestly I don't feel all that pregnant, aside from it being harder to suck my tummy in a big and having to pee all the time. I've had maybe one or two random brief waves of nausea, but never came close to actual puking at all which is nice.
I don't remember how far along I was with Kenzie when I started experiencing that kind of yucky symptom.
Geoff is being really supportive, we have the wedding coming up but he is trying to read his 'Dad's Pregnant Too" book that I got him and is very sensitive to my feelings which is really nice and I appreciate it a lot. I am so so happy that we are getting married (in six days!!) and that I will have him as a husband and my babies will have him as a father forever.
Honestly I don't feel all that pregnant, aside from it being harder to suck my tummy in a big and having to pee all the time. I've had maybe one or two random brief waves of nausea, but never came close to actual puking at all which is nice.
I don't remember how far along I was with Kenzie when I started experiencing that kind of yucky symptom.
Geoff is being really supportive, we have the wedding coming up but he is trying to read his 'Dad's Pregnant Too" book that I got him and is very sensitive to my feelings which is really nice and I appreciate it a lot. I am so so happy that we are getting married (in six days!!) and that I will have him as a husband and my babies will have him as a father forever.
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