Baby Jack is here!
Born 3.5 @ 9:51 pm after a 28 hour drug free labor
9 pounds, 21.25 inches
VBAC homebirth!
It was seriously one of the most empowering things I've ever experienced, and I would bet all the money in my checking account that I could never have done it at the hospital. Being tethered to the bed would've been absolutely miserable.
Jake is calling me to nurse the baby, so I'll be back with pics soon.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Monday, March 2, 2009
T-H-O-M-A-S
Jake posted the video with no commentary, so I felt the urge to add some.
I took Spencer to the doctor today and they were discussing Spencer's Thomas train. The doctor made a comment that Thomas' name was on the bottom and Spencer flipped it over and nonchalantly did what you see in the video. My eyes almost popped out of my head. I had no idea he could identify all those letters!
I'm a proud mommy today. :-)
I took Spencer to the doctor today and they were discussing Spencer's Thomas train. The doctor made a comment that Thomas' name was on the bottom and Spencer flipped it over and nonchalantly did what you see in the video. My eyes almost popped out of my head. I had no idea he could identify all those letters!
I'm a proud mommy today. :-)
Saturday, February 21, 2009
37 weeks
Just sharing a recent pic. Jake is never home to take it when I'm all freshly showered and stuff, so you'll just have to put up with the dirty mirror and no face. :)
Friday, February 20, 2009
Another one bites the dust...
1. 20 weeks, 5 days-Oct. 29-Gestation at which my water broke with Spencer PASSED!
2. 24 weeks-Nov. 21-Viability PASSED!
3. 30 weeks, 3 days-Jan. 5-Gestation at which Spencer was born PASSED!
4. 37 weeks-Feb. 20-Full term PASSED!
5. 40 weeks, 1 day-Mar. 15-Overdue
I am full term today. If you'd have asked me 37 weeks ago if I'd make it to this point, I'd have probably done two things: say probably not and pass out at the thought.
Physically, this pregnancy has gone swimmingly well. Emotionally, its been really rough getting to this point. You know scary things can happen in this world, but until you experience them its just someone else's problem. You might feel bad for them, but you are secretly so grateful it isn't you. That is kind of how I felt during this pregnancy. I experienced something terrible and scary in my pregnancy and with Spencer's NICU stay. I was terrified to repeat it. (I feel the same way about driving the stretch of I-40 where my step-mother had her car accident. It almost makes me hyperventilate.)
I am so grateful to have made it this far. There are no words.
2. 24 weeks-Nov. 21-Viability PASSED!
3. 30 weeks, 3 days-Jan. 5-Gestation at which Spencer was born PASSED!
4. 37 weeks-Feb. 20-Full term PASSED!
5. 40 weeks, 1 day-Mar. 15-Overdue
I am full term today. If you'd have asked me 37 weeks ago if I'd make it to this point, I'd have probably done two things: say probably not and pass out at the thought.
Physically, this pregnancy has gone swimmingly well. Emotionally, its been really rough getting to this point. You know scary things can happen in this world, but until you experience them its just someone else's problem. You might feel bad for them, but you are secretly so grateful it isn't you. That is kind of how I felt during this pregnancy. I experienced something terrible and scary in my pregnancy and with Spencer's NICU stay. I was terrified to repeat it. (I feel the same way about driving the stretch of I-40 where my step-mother had her car accident. It almost makes me hyperventilate.)
I am so grateful to have made it this far. There are no words.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Yarn Love
I'm so totally in love with this yarn. I hope I have enough for newborn longies and small shorties for the summer!
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Is gradual the way to go?
This is one of my favorite times of the year. Even better than Christmas. Its tax return and profit sharing season! *spreads confetti all around*
Last year it was easy to decide what to do with our profit sharing (to be further called PS for simplicity's sake). We knew we'd need to live on it from September to this March. We paid off a little bit of debt and shoved the rest into our savings account. We've done pretty well living on it and will drain the account in about the next week or so. Perfect timing.
This year we are getting a bit more of both our tax return and of PS. I think Jake and I are going to have a pretty moderate conflict relating to how to go about spending this money.
We have quite a bit of debt. My first student loan payment will come due next month and I have no intention of putting them on forbearance any longer. The interest they've accrued in the last 3 years makes me sick. Jake's student loans are much smaller and we've been paying on them for several years already. We also have a credit card with a nasty balance, one with a relatively small balance, and still owe 2 years worth of payments on my car.
Jake wants to pay off as much debt as possible and adjust our tax exemptions to cover the difference. He basically wants to spend all the tax and PS money on debt. I get it. Debt sucks, its no fun shelling out all that money every month on interest and junk.
I want to sock that money into our savings account again and draw an allowance. What we are getting for PS would cover our expenses from this March to next March. I am especially hesitant to adjust our tax exemptions b/c I know how much we love to get our money back every February. We are able to pay off things in bulk or buy big ticket items we need. I'm also afraid we'll end up owing next February, which could be catastrophic given that PS might not be as good next year b/c of the economy.
I know there is middle ground to be found here, and we'll find it, I just hate it when we aren't on the same page about stuff. He wants his way more than I want mine, but I just feel like we're shooting ourselves in the foot if we spend all the money and save none for expenses.
Last year it was easy to decide what to do with our profit sharing (to be further called PS for simplicity's sake). We knew we'd need to live on it from September to this March. We paid off a little bit of debt and shoved the rest into our savings account. We've done pretty well living on it and will drain the account in about the next week or so. Perfect timing.
This year we are getting a bit more of both our tax return and of PS. I think Jake and I are going to have a pretty moderate conflict relating to how to go about spending this money.
We have quite a bit of debt. My first student loan payment will come due next month and I have no intention of putting them on forbearance any longer. The interest they've accrued in the last 3 years makes me sick. Jake's student loans are much smaller and we've been paying on them for several years already. We also have a credit card with a nasty balance, one with a relatively small balance, and still owe 2 years worth of payments on my car.
Jake wants to pay off as much debt as possible and adjust our tax exemptions to cover the difference. He basically wants to spend all the tax and PS money on debt. I get it. Debt sucks, its no fun shelling out all that money every month on interest and junk.
I want to sock that money into our savings account again and draw an allowance. What we are getting for PS would cover our expenses from this March to next March. I am especially hesitant to adjust our tax exemptions b/c I know how much we love to get our money back every February. We are able to pay off things in bulk or buy big ticket items we need. I'm also afraid we'll end up owing next February, which could be catastrophic given that PS might not be as good next year b/c of the economy.
I know there is middle ground to be found here, and we'll find it, I just hate it when we aren't on the same page about stuff. He wants his way more than I want mine, but I just feel like we're shooting ourselves in the foot if we spend all the money and save none for expenses.
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