June 4th, 2013
June, term, oh my!
“Fearmongering is everywhere on the Internet, don’t get too sucked in. I try to do what I can but working moms don’t have time to obsess over all that shit.”
—Christie, 6/3/13
“WHEN IS BABBY DUE?”
—Michael, 6/4/13
On Saturday I was contacted by no fewer than 5 people regarding the fact that our baby is due this month. Very cute and thoughtful but also a little worrisome…as in, I foresee a lot of ‘how are you feeling?’ inquiries thinly veiled as ‘are you in labor??!?!’ messages in my future. People, don’t worry, I’m already anxious enough, y’all don’t need to help out on that front! Ha. No, but really, it’s nice. People are sweet.
On Saturday we also took an infant CPR class. Very useful. Did a little adult/child CPR review too. Good stuff. I like knowing that stuff.
Today would have been my Grandma June’s 97th(!!!) birthday. Happy birthday to her! She was a most fantastic Grandma.
Today is also when I graduated from high school 13 years ago. Interestingly enough, with the invite to one HS friend’s wedding in India in December and another HS friend getting married Memorial Day weekend (what can I say, I’m an Internet stalking CHAMPION), all but two of my near-er friends from HS will either be married or “married” (that is, decidedly NOT interested in getting married, but having had a child w/ their significant other in a “marriage-is-not-for-all” protest) by the end of the year. Very few will have kids though. OH, Madison! I love it. Very different from even MN, its dear neighbor.
Anyway I plan to have at least a couple more weeks of just chilling. So there’s that. And being with JEFF!
BONUS ITEM:
IF this baby were made of all the things I ate most the past 9 months, this is what it would be:
at first, no meat, but then – chicken, yogurt, berries, bananas, peanut butter, root beer + root beer floats (new obsession), chocolate chip cookies, salads, Wheat Chex, cheese and crackers (EVERY DAY!), green salads, and green grapes.
BY THE NUMBERS:
Number of live college hockey games this baby attended in utero: 3
Number of concerts this baby attended in utero: 5. (TWO were Caspian. I hope she likes Caspian.)
Number of Shark Tank episodes this baby has ‘seen’ in utero: 3924729047291.
Number of times this baby visited Chicago in utero: 1. Also to the North Shore. Also to Madison.
Number of times this baby has been on a balance beam in utero: 1. Not counting the ‘fake’ low ones at Parks. And never to be repeated!!!
HAPPY JUNE, all.
June 9th, 2013 at 9:36 pm
Hahaha, love the bonus item!
Laura would be Mike & Ikes, Skittles, clementines
Ryan would be pop and Australian licorice
Good thing Zelda’s mom has an appetite for healthy things!!!
Also it is pretty amazing you had the endurance to stand through 5 concerts pregnant, some even in the 3rd trimester.
June 10th, 2013 at 1:26 pm
OOOOH I love all of those things! Mmmmm Skittles. Pop was a big one for this baby too…and cinnamon rolls!
To be fair, 2 of the 5 concerts were at like 5 and 7 weeks…so the only challenge was not throwing up…and one of the remaining 3 we found me a chair b/c I just couldn’t take it, ha.
June 11th, 2013 at 1:33 pm
dear god when they make a fluff piece about them at the olympics, they are going to show that picture of us on the beam.
June 11th, 2013 at 9:42 pm
Babby Gives to us a good Babby Babby. Ten Times Ten Tons Tells Us In Tones Tricky Babby.
June 12th, 2013 at 10:10 am
HAHA my new favorite tongue twister…thanks Trike!
YES Oly fluff…gotta plan ahead!!!