Friday, November 13, 2009
Back from the dead
Okay, so not sure if anyone is even reading this anymore, but I am back from the dead and back at work. Therefore, I am functioning on a more normal level. I have many tales to tell; mainly about the ridiculous story of my labor and delivery with Miss Zoe (or ZoeZers as her brother calls her). It has been a crazy few months, but as we settle into a new routine and bring this horrid year of 2009 to a close, I vow to post regularly. Even if it's about... nothing.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Baby is here, long posts on the way
To say I have been behind on posting would be an understatement. But, adjusting to life with a newborn again, and adjusting to two kids instead of one, kind of eats up your time. So I will just say, for anyone reading out there, that Zoe Vera finally arrived on July 5th, 2009 at 3:30 a.m., weighing in at 8 pounds even and measuring 20 inches long. It was a fast labor and delivery. Very fast. Like, it was a total of two hours from first contraction to her coming out. But that story will follow. Very soon.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Due date
Today is my official due date, and here I am, sitting on the computer at home. I have been home for a week as I pretty much demanded being pulled out of work after having bad back pain and swollen ankles. Swollen doesn't exactly cover it, actually. More like elephantitus of the ankles and feet. It was so gross. But now that I can rest more, I can actually see my ankle bones.
We had a run of false labor on Friday, which sent us to the hospital, and back home again 2 1/2 hours later. To say I was sad and disappointed would be an understatement. I snapped at Brad the whole way home, because you know, it was all his fault. Haven't had anything like that since it happened, so at this point, who knows when this little girl is going to get here. Everyone would love for her to be a July 4th baby. It would be very cool, but, I would like her to come any minute now. But apparently, she just isn't ready. Even if she is full term now. So here I sit, and wait, and wait, and wait, and run out of things to do at home.
Being home with Brad and Dominick has been... interesting. A test of patience? A nice change? Depends on the day. I chock up my irritability to massive late pregnancy hormones. However it is nice to have time with just three of us before it becomes, the four of us.
We have had nonstop rain all week and man, are we tired of it. We can't do anything outside, so everyone is stuck inside. I have a feeling this summer isn't going to be much of a summer at all. We've had a handful of truly hot days so far and that's it. Ahhh, New York. You never know what each day is going to bring.
To pass our time, we have been making several trips to the library. We have gotten DVDs, videos for D, books for us, pretty much anything we can get our hands on. Brad and I watched the HBO miniseries, John Adams. It is quite fantastic and I recommend it to anyone. Following that, I am now reading My Dearest Friend: Letters of Abigail and John Adams, at the recommendation of my friend Laura. It's a great companion to the series and is actually quite interesting.
Hopefully the next post will include pictures of a pink bundle and be full of sleep deprived ramblings, but until then, have a happy and safe 4th!
We had a run of false labor on Friday, which sent us to the hospital, and back home again 2 1/2 hours later. To say I was sad and disappointed would be an understatement. I snapped at Brad the whole way home, because you know, it was all his fault. Haven't had anything like that since it happened, so at this point, who knows when this little girl is going to get here. Everyone would love for her to be a July 4th baby. It would be very cool, but, I would like her to come any minute now. But apparently, she just isn't ready. Even if she is full term now. So here I sit, and wait, and wait, and wait, and run out of things to do at home.
Being home with Brad and Dominick has been... interesting. A test of patience? A nice change? Depends on the day. I chock up my irritability to massive late pregnancy hormones. However it is nice to have time with just three of us before it becomes, the four of us.
We have had nonstop rain all week and man, are we tired of it. We can't do anything outside, so everyone is stuck inside. I have a feeling this summer isn't going to be much of a summer at all. We've had a handful of truly hot days so far and that's it. Ahhh, New York. You never know what each day is going to bring.
To pass our time, we have been making several trips to the library. We have gotten DVDs, videos for D, books for us, pretty much anything we can get our hands on. Brad and I watched the HBO miniseries, John Adams. It is quite fantastic and I recommend it to anyone. Following that, I am now reading My Dearest Friend: Letters of Abigail and John Adams, at the recommendation of my friend Laura. It's a great companion to the series and is actually quite interesting.
Hopefully the next post will include pictures of a pink bundle and be full of sleep deprived ramblings, but until then, have a happy and safe 4th!
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Less than a month and counting
I am in the last month of my pregnancy and let me just say, it has felt like a very, very long haul. Starting out with the extreme sickness, the scares here and there, and now the discomfort, it feels like it's been about five years. BUT, here we are in the home stretch and we are ready for this little girl to make her arrival. Here I am at about 36 1/2 weeks:
I have put on more weight this time than I did with Dominick, but I already have my plan set on how to drop it (hopefully). This weekend we also put the finishing touches on the nursery. I am really excited with how it turned out.
From the hallway:
The "main" shot. I haven't set up the bedding yet as the two cats would get in the crib and sleep all over it and I don't want to wash everything for a second time. So I just hung it to give an idea of where the colors came from. The blanket on the left was the first thing we saw that we loved and the quilt is from the set we got. Yay Target!
And apparently I can't hold a camera straight to save my life, but here is the last shot:
We are really happy with how it all turned out. I bought almost all of the pictures on the walls through Etsy. A fantastic site with lots of great art. We bought these, this, this, and two other ones. It's a great site, I highly recommend it.
It is definitely spring time up here in NY and we've been lucky to not have too many heat waves. I say lucky just because I haven't had to deal with the ridiculous amount of swelling and sweating that I would have to endure come such heat wave. But it has been nice to just wear capris and flip flops, considering no other shoes fit. I have deemed my legs as either elephant legs, or overstuffed sausages and my toes as lil' smokies. Sitting all day at work does a number on my legs. It is all in the name of something great, and hopefully she will be here soon!
I have put on more weight this time than I did with Dominick, but I already have my plan set on how to drop it (hopefully). This weekend we also put the finishing touches on the nursery. I am really excited with how it turned out.
From the hallway:
The "main" shot. I haven't set up the bedding yet as the two cats would get in the crib and sleep all over it and I don't want to wash everything for a second time. So I just hung it to give an idea of where the colors came from. The blanket on the left was the first thing we saw that we loved and the quilt is from the set we got. Yay Target!
And apparently I can't hold a camera straight to save my life, but here is the last shot:
We are really happy with how it all turned out. I bought almost all of the pictures on the walls through Etsy. A fantastic site with lots of great art. We bought these, this, this, and two other ones. It's a great site, I highly recommend it.
It is definitely spring time up here in NY and we've been lucky to not have too many heat waves. I say lucky just because I haven't had to deal with the ridiculous amount of swelling and sweating that I would have to endure come such heat wave. But it has been nice to just wear capris and flip flops, considering no other shoes fit. I have deemed my legs as either elephant legs, or overstuffed sausages and my toes as lil' smokies. Sitting all day at work does a number on my legs. It is all in the name of something great, and hopefully she will be here soon!
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Pura Vida
The one word I keep using over and over to describe my trip to Costa Rica is AMAZING. I have to keep pinching myself because I feel so damn lucky to have been able to go on this trip and stay at the most amazing place...for so cheap! It's great to have great friends who, in turn, have great friends. I know vacationing in a place is different than actually living (and working) there, but I really feel that Costa Rica is a place I could live. The southern Osa part, near Dominical. I liked the atmosphere, the people, the beaches. Oh my god, the beaches. Like the one I pictured above and below. Simply breathtaking.
I spent the whole trip really never knowing what time it was. I don't wear a wristwatch and my cell was turned off the whole trip (I had no service). I simply woke up when the sun rose (around 5ish in the morning) and went to bed when I was tired (usually around 10pm by my best guess). And what a pleasure it was to fall asleep to the sound of the ocean and wake up to the ocean and all the birds. Had one bird who decided that he would be my personal alarm clock -- he liked to knock on my window every morning between 5 and 5:30am. And when I'd swing my body up out of bed to peer over at him, he'd cock his head at me like "Wake UP! You're in paradise, don't sleep the day away!" and fly off. Now I'm not usually a morning person but I had no problems waking up so early. Maybe the first time ever I ENJOYED waking up to greet the day. I'd lay on the bed, peering through the screen door, across the balcony, and watch the ocean waves or the dozens of little silly birds that would flit from tree branch to tree branch. 
When I felt ready, I'd walk down to the main dining area, have a cup of 100% Costa Rican coffee and sit some more, watching the landscape. Very cool to be sipping coffee and watch a flock of macaws fly past.
When I felt ready, I'd walk down to the main dining area, have a cup of 100% Costa Rican coffee and sit some more, watching the landscape. Very cool to be sipping coffee and watch a flock of macaws fly past. 
I traveled with 3 other derby girls. It proved to be a winning combination - we all got along really well. Sometimes traveling with other people can end up not being so fun but thankfully this wasn't the case. Truly, it was a dream vacation. And we hope to do it again soon...
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Ultrasound
After a last minute stay in the hospital due to contractions on Tuesday, things seem to have righted themselves (for now) with this little one. My aunt is an ultrasound tech and offered to do a 3d/4d scan for us. Since I am in my 30th week, it was as good a time as any. And after such a chaotic week (hospital stay, then bed rest), I needed something good. So we went this morning and spent about an hour and got some really good shots of our little girl...
This is my favorite one. You can see her chubby little cheek and a nice profile of her:
Just a good shot of her face. I love her round little nose:
Her big brother was often seen with his hands next to his face. Looks like she following suit:
It was a good time and my aunt gave us plenty of copies. I am so excited to meet this little girl, but she has to stay in and cook for a bit longer. Being born 10 weeks early wouldn't be a great thing to happen! Hopefully this week will be the last of the scares before the big event!
This is my favorite one. You can see her chubby little cheek and a nice profile of her:
Just a good shot of her face. I love her round little nose:
Her big brother was often seen with his hands next to his face. Looks like she following suit:
It was a good time and my aunt gave us plenty of copies. I am so excited to meet this little girl, but she has to stay in and cook for a bit longer. Being born 10 weeks early wouldn't be a great thing to happen! Hopefully this week will be the last of the scares before the big event!
Friday, April 10, 2009
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