Pets

Hooray for maternity clothes! Our dear friends John and Drina, who are expecting in November, have lovingly passed along BUNDLES of maternity clothes to me that really fit. I am set!

This morning the smell of pet store seems to hang in the air above the U of L campus. Why this smell? You know, the mixture of bird poop and dog food. I was walking down to the post office from the Education building (a good 8 minute walk) and I smelled it the entire time! What could this be? Is there a flock of seagulls relieving themselves over our campus? Did they use goose poop as manure in the flower beds? Are they really serving dog food in the cafeteria? Now the smell lingers in my hair, and I will have to walk back to the post office, as it does not open until 10.

Speaking of dogs, mine have been driving me crazy. I hesitate to even write about it, because I love them so much. But the fur, the barking, the waking up to pee at 5 a.m., the fur, the fur, the fur! All this seems all right (we did know what we were getting into, sort of, when we got the dogs), but with a baby coming, I am increasingly bewildered as to how to deal with this. Guess I'll surf the web for some good ideas of how to deal with babies and dogs.

Must go, boss is here.

23 Weeks

We had our ultrasound last week, and the baby is doing great, kicking away. It's so awesome feeling her kick, although sometimes she chooses some inconvenient (and uncomfortable) times and places to kick.

Last night Armistead and I went to the prenatal class on labor and delivery at our hospital. It actually wasn't as scary as I thought it would be, and it was reassuring to see the rooms where we will be when we have the baby. I'm still nervous, but maybe a little less freaked out than I was.

I'm at 23 weeks just about, and it is becoming increasingly difficult to find anything to wear! Summer was pretty well covered, but now that it's getting to be fall and my belly is getting harder to stuff into my old clothes, it may be time to go shopping.

First entry

Okay, so I'm getting started on the blogging thing, at the urging of my friend Kate. I feel a little embarrassed or maybe conceited since I'm exposing my thoughts to everyone. But I guess it's the 21st century thing to do.

So now I guess I'm up to 5 months! So far the pregnancy has been somewhat of a breeze, discounting the one week of intense pain I had a few weeks ago. This pain prompted me to rethink teaching, since last year teaching was so anxiety-provoking and physically intense. So now I am working part time in the Education Dept. at the Univ. of Louisville. This is so much more relaxing and even mindless at times. I think it may be what I need right now.

Tomorrow we go in for our 21 week ultrasound, which seems sooo redundant since we've already had FOUR ultrasounds for various reasons. But this time they'll get a better view of her heart. I pray she is healthy, and have been doing a lot of thinking about what she will be like.