You're Definitely Coming Today!
At the moment, your mom has been having contactions every five minutes since around 9:30 PM on Thursday. Right now, it's 1:03 AM on Friday, and your mom is in the bathroom "fixing herself up" for the hospital. She just finished her shower, and she's blow drying her hair. She just told me that she wished she got her hair cut.
When you're old enough to read this, you'll probably be old enough to wonder what we were doing the night before you were born...
I took half a day off of work today (your mom has been off for about a week and a half), and we went to Yates Cider Mill to walk around a little. We bought a half gallon of fresh apple cider, along with a dozen donuts, carmel apples, and some fudge.
We walked over to the stream that passes through Yates and we watched the mallard ducks frolicking in the water. I have been watching ducks for 36 years, and this is the first time that I have seen this type of duck actually splish-splashing in the water. The females were basically flapping their wings, chasing each other, and diving underwater for no reason other than fun. It was fun to watch them.
I think Yates Cider Mill should also be called Yates Yellow Jacket Factory, because as soon as we opened up the donuts and started drinking cider, the yellow jackets greeted us as if we were offering the nectar of the gods. I really hate bees. I hate any insect or bug that you can hear when they buzz by your ears... drives me crazy. So we regrouped, and had about ten minutes of peace and quiet from the flying demons, then it was time to go.
We drove east and went to Costco-- a cultish type of group warehouse where prices are cheap because you have to buy ten of something you would normally buy one of per year. We bought some food and then headed to Circuit City.
We went to Circuit City to look at plasma TV's. Your mom started having more regular contractions, so I didn't want to stay too long. We befriended the manager to see "how low he could go" on his plasma pricing, and also talked to him about his plasma preferences. At least I left the store knowing where I'm buying my plasma TV from: direct from Panasonic. I still don't know if we're getting a 50" or a 42".
When we got home, we unpacked, then watched a little TV on our little 27" Apex. The Apprentice was on, so we watched that. It's one of the few television shows that I will actually sit through and watch. I'm not a big TV person. I'd rather watch a good movie, or play a good computer game (like World of Warcraft).
For the last four hours, I have been monitoring your mom's contractions. They have started, and they've been pretty regular at five minutes apart. I'm not sure what your mom is trying to do... I think she's trying to break the record of how long we stay at home before going to the hospital. She knows her body best. If she isn't ready to go to the hospital, we're not going. I just hope that the contractions don't accelerate at a point that you're popping your head out as we're walking out our back door. I would have to birth you myself (which I think I could probably do).
Right now your mom just wants us to cuddle in bed, with a cold, fall breeze draping over us in the bedroom. It is comforting knowing that it makes your mom feel good.
She just had another contraction, so I'm going to go into the bedroom to comfort her. We'll probably hang out here until she can't bear it anymore, or when the contraction frequency or intensity increases.
Me, I've got my shoes on, car is in the driveway, and I'm on high alert.
Can't wait to see you today!
When you're old enough to read this, you'll probably be old enough to wonder what we were doing the night before you were born...
I took half a day off of work today (your mom has been off for about a week and a half), and we went to Yates Cider Mill to walk around a little. We bought a half gallon of fresh apple cider, along with a dozen donuts, carmel apples, and some fudge.
We walked over to the stream that passes through Yates and we watched the mallard ducks frolicking in the water. I have been watching ducks for 36 years, and this is the first time that I have seen this type of duck actually splish-splashing in the water. The females were basically flapping their wings, chasing each other, and diving underwater for no reason other than fun. It was fun to watch them.
I think Yates Cider Mill should also be called Yates Yellow Jacket Factory, because as soon as we opened up the donuts and started drinking cider, the yellow jackets greeted us as if we were offering the nectar of the gods. I really hate bees. I hate any insect or bug that you can hear when they buzz by your ears... drives me crazy. So we regrouped, and had about ten minutes of peace and quiet from the flying demons, then it was time to go.
We drove east and went to Costco-- a cultish type of group warehouse where prices are cheap because you have to buy ten of something you would normally buy one of per year. We bought some food and then headed to Circuit City.
We went to Circuit City to look at plasma TV's. Your mom started having more regular contractions, so I didn't want to stay too long. We befriended the manager to see "how low he could go" on his plasma pricing, and also talked to him about his plasma preferences. At least I left the store knowing where I'm buying my plasma TV from: direct from Panasonic. I still don't know if we're getting a 50" or a 42".
When we got home, we unpacked, then watched a little TV on our little 27" Apex. The Apprentice was on, so we watched that. It's one of the few television shows that I will actually sit through and watch. I'm not a big TV person. I'd rather watch a good movie, or play a good computer game (like World of Warcraft).
For the last four hours, I have been monitoring your mom's contractions. They have started, and they've been pretty regular at five minutes apart. I'm not sure what your mom is trying to do... I think she's trying to break the record of how long we stay at home before going to the hospital. She knows her body best. If she isn't ready to go to the hospital, we're not going. I just hope that the contractions don't accelerate at a point that you're popping your head out as we're walking out our back door. I would have to birth you myself (which I think I could probably do).
Right now your mom just wants us to cuddle in bed, with a cold, fall breeze draping over us in the bedroom. It is comforting knowing that it makes your mom feel good.
She just had another contraction, so I'm going to go into the bedroom to comfort her. We'll probably hang out here until she can't bear it anymore, or when the contraction frequency or intensity increases.
Me, I've got my shoes on, car is in the driveway, and I'm on high alert.
Can't wait to see you today!
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