{ Monthly Archives }
April 2006
What is your guess for Kate’s birthday?
When will Kate be born?? We need some input.
Our tools:
– I am exactly 35 weeks and 6 days today (Friday, April 7th).
– I am 40 weeks on Saturday May 6th (my technical “due” date).
– In our family, birthdays tend to repeat. My Mom’s birthday is April 29th. Paul’s is May 5th.
– Pregnancy is considered “term” after the 38th week. Anytime from week 37 and week 43 is game for my delivery. And yes, as long as baby and I are fine, my provider would be okay with me delivering as much as 3 weeks after my “due” date.
– Unless I go into labor before a week from tomorrow (April 15th), I will be a VBAC birth delivering in a birth center with a midwife. Birth will start naturally with minimal intervention (and as a VBAC, I cannot be given drugs to induce labor due to risks to the uterus).
Who can help us out here? We have a ton of projects and things to do before she comes, so it would be great to have some thoughtful input. What is your guess for Kate’s birthday?? (We’re contemplating a prize for this one — so post a guess in comments!!)
Arizona
I haven’t spent a great deal of time in Arizona. I remember it as very beautiful, dry, and having the fortune of a location near to many of our country’s most spectacular parks. But I’d like to note my new favorite aspect of Arizona, one that I feel sets it apart from all of the other states of the union. In Arizona, they do not follow the family-torture device that is Daylight Savings Time.
Sounds like heaven. Or at least intelligent!
Henna Belly!!!
Super-talented Mary (aka: the gifted woman who guided me through sewing the curtains on the front door) painted henna on my belly during our weekly unicycle potluck dinner Sunday night. Awesome fun!
Vote Vote Vote!
Any NOLA readers out there? Here’s some information we’ve found useful:
Early voting for the primary (April 22nd) is April 10-13 and April 15th at 1300 Perdido Street (City Hall), room 1W23. All registered voters can vote early at this location.
The deadline for absentee ballots for the May 20th general election is April 19th. The necessary forms are available from the Louisiana Secretary of State and must be mailed to the address on the form.
And finally, the League of Women Voters has a candidate guide to help us in this messy, messy — but very interesting — election. (One of the many ways that living in NOLA right now is like living in a ‘developing’ setting is this election… a billion candidates and the only new paint and advertisement in the city are their fabulous ads.)
Vote vote vote!
PS: I’m lovin’ Virginia Boulet.
He’s got those dirty diaper blues
During our quick stay in Mobile for Friday’s prenatal, Granna and PapPap got in lots of quality Will time… making his day by giving him a ” ‘prize” (aka: surprise) of a harmonica!
We are not kidding when we say he is a seriously impressive 2-year old harmonica player. We figure if we can teach him “When the Saints Go Marching In,” a few days of working it in the Quarter will cover his college tutition.
No, really, this IS lookin’ good!
It gives telling insight into the state of our domestic challenges when I say that this photo is something to which we can be proud! It documents *huge* improvements and many, many weeks of hard labor.
