Hello. How are you? That is good. Me? Oh, ho, ho, ho. You don't want to even GO there. Oh. You do?
Okay, then.
After finishing up another massive article last Wednesday, I took myself shopping. For some reason I decided I needed a panini maker and bought a kick-ass Cuisinart one. I've taken to shouting "PANINI!" randomly when I walk around the house, scaring both myself and the cats. Just for the record, the baby must like roast beef and arugula on sourdough because I managed to keep it down with minimal gagging.
Last Thursday I had my 1st midwife appt. and finally got to hear the heartbeat. Yay! Since the last time I was at the midwifery practice, they have new offices and have expanded their practice. It is great to see. I had thought maybe I'd go to an OB this time, but decided to go back to the midwives again because I had such a good experience with the daughter.
Thursday night, we stayed at Great Wolf Lodge which is a fabulous indoor waterpark and resort. The husband had installed some faux greenery for the hotel, so we were invited to stay there gratis for their soft opening. It was loads of fun for the kids (the only sad thing was that I couldn't bring the panini maker) and if you happened to see me there, I was the one floating in the wave pool, trying not to barf and wearing a MATERNITY tankini. YEE-GODS, I actually broke down and got one, because this belly? It's popped! I've got 1/2 a soccerball stuffed in there.
GAH.
Friday was the oldest son's 17th birthday. Yes, I actually just wrote that. I can't possibly be a mother to a 17 year old. I'm so OLLLLLLD. He received the-most-glorious-machine-in-the-whole-wide-world-mom, the XBox 360. Ugh. I SO wish they would stop coming out with new systems every few years. We came home from the resort and let the man-child pick his fave dinner (NOT PANINIS!) and then I went to bed. (Actually his day was more exciting than that, but I doubt anyone wants to hear about it.)
I worked on some articles over the weekend that are actually due NEXT week, but since Friday is MY birthday and we are going away for the weekend, I thought I'd act like an ALMOST 35 year old and get a jump on the work.
I also ate some lemongrass miso soup for lunch on Sunday and let me tell you RIGHT now, MISO is on my shit list, right under cottage cheese.
Yesterday, I woke up, got the kids off to school and then crawled back under the duvet and went back to sleep. Apparently it's the baby's fault (it's my pat excuse now.) Stupid daylight savings time messing with my schedule. Then I got up, worked on an article and made grilled cheese paninis and soup for dinner. PANINI!
I've got another ultrasound today and HOPEFULLY the technician has good eyesight and will be able to tell the SEX! of the BABY! Because I MUST KNOW. With the other kids, we never found out, but since this time around it was a SURPRISE! and we have NOTHING!NADA!ZIPPO! in the form of baby-related items, we've decided to find out. I'm 18w3d today, so we should get a pretty clear view. The daughter has been actively campaigning for a girl and both boys are convinced that it is another boy. Me? I have some suspicions, but considering I didn't even know I was pregnant this time, WHAT THE FUCK DO I KNOW?
I rushed to the mailbox this morning hoping for a birthday card from my mother or even a stranger and instead received another issue of my Wish magazine. Thanks, Heidi! I'm going to take it along with me today and read it while I'm waiting at the ultrasound office and then later at the bloody dentist.
Besides consuming PANINIS! I've been eating a lot of vegetables. A LOT. I crave vegetables like some people crave ice cream sundaes. Broccoli cheddar soup, greek salads, tomato and basil salad, asparagus steamed with lemon and cucumber "chips" dipped in tuna salad. I know! Fucking weird! But I find that as soon as I eat anything too carb-y or sweet, it comes right back up and honestly, do you have any idea how sick I am of barfing?
PANINI!
Baby sex update soon! I didn't give you a lot of time to start a pool, did I? Oh, well. It doesn't matter though because no matter if it's a boy or a girl, we are naming it Chauncey!
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