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altarflameI just ate 5 pickle spears, and I am so sad that there are no more.
There were 5 left in the jar because I ate the rest last night around this time :x
My sister brought up the idea to me today that she thinks I'm having twins. Honestly, every other time I've been pregnant I've been crazy enough to think twins would be cool and a small part of me has hoped for that. This time, though, I am not at all eager about that idea. Her rationale is that I got a faint positive on a (cheapo, not even early detecting) pregnancy test only a week or less after conception, knew so soon, and she thinks I'm having more symptoms than is typical for me, especially this early on. Plus we have a LOT of twins in our family. On both sides. I have twins cousins, twin great aunts, twin aunt and uncle, etc etc.
But we wouldn't have enough seats in the van. We'd have to upgrade again, and are in NO POSITION to do that.
And it would scare the shit out of me, as far as homebirth goes. This honestly is the main factor, I'm honestly not sure I have that level of confidence. Not without an attendant.
And wedon't even barely have room for one more here in this house.
And I know more than I used to, and think differently, and I REALLY CHERISH the baby moments I get and have had ALONE, with each child. The co-sleeping, the nursing, the wearing, all of it. I don't want to have to have my baby(ies) share THAT, too.
Grant doesn't think I'm having any more symptoms than I did with Ananda, and I think he's right about that - Laura is just thinking of the last three pregnancies.
Ananda thinks I could have twin GIRLS, and then that would even the score around here :p
All of this is making me wanna rush back on up to the birth center for an ultrasound SO BADLY. Honestly, if I was having twins, I would need the time to prepare myself fully - for finding a good OB who will let me go into labor spotaneously before a surgery, at a hospital that will let me have them right after they come out...ugh, ugh, ugh....or to struggle to find a midwife who'd attend a freaking hba4c, with multiples. Ugh. Just times one, though, not 3 like the first option. Gah!
We had a pretty good day. I really whipped this house into shape this morning - I cleared most of the Counter of Doom and my desk, scrubbed them both and the (also cleared) dining table, did dishes, swept and mopped, cleared all the carpet clutter, and then swept the blasted carpet, since my dyson is being repaired right now. We had a playdate this afternoon with Melanie (LLL co-leader who's not Kristen) and Eli. It went ok. She is nice and we have some things in common, I just don't have the same spark with her that I do with Kristen. Like we get along, it just isn't as fun or natural feeling.
Isaac was good all day. His wakeup fits were extremely mild, we had funny conversations in the kitchen, and he's consistently used the potty or asked for a diaper. We read a lot this evening. He and Jake rolled all over my bed together, squealing, laughing, shrieking, crawling and playing. He is always SO CUTE, but when he's being good on top of it and it's NOT just his saving grace...WOW, is he CUTE!
And Ananda is reading like I can't believe! We have all these little "Step Into Reading" books and she was reading me one tonight, and it blows my mind that, though she does pause for a second at each word and sound some things out, she never snags or needs helps with anything in "I made you something", said Mother Bear" or other similar sentences.
Grant is waiting for me on the couch with a sleepy Jake. I have to go join him before I miss some movie.
There were 5 left in the jar because I ate the rest last night around this time :x
My sister brought up the idea to me today that she thinks I'm having twins. Honestly, every other time I've been pregnant I've been crazy enough to think twins would be cool and a small part of me has hoped for that. This time, though, I am not at all eager about that idea. Her rationale is that I got a faint positive on a (cheapo, not even early detecting) pregnancy test only a week or less after conception, knew so soon, and she thinks I'm having more symptoms than is typical for me, especially this early on. Plus we have a LOT of twins in our family. On both sides. I have twins cousins, twin great aunts, twin aunt and uncle, etc etc.
But we wouldn't have enough seats in the van. We'd have to upgrade again, and are in NO POSITION to do that.
And it would scare the shit out of me, as far as homebirth goes. This honestly is the main factor, I'm honestly not sure I have that level of confidence. Not without an attendant.
And we
And I know more than I used to, and think differently, and I REALLY CHERISH the baby moments I get and have had ALONE, with each child. The co-sleeping, the nursing, the wearing, all of it. I don't want to have to have my baby(ies) share THAT, too.
Grant doesn't think I'm having any more symptoms than I did with Ananda, and I think he's right about that - Laura is just thinking of the last three pregnancies.
Ananda thinks I could have twin GIRLS, and then that would even the score around here :p
All of this is making me wanna rush back on up to the birth center for an ultrasound SO BADLY. Honestly, if I was having twins, I would need the time to prepare myself fully - for finding a good OB who will let me go into labor spotaneously before a surgery, at a hospital that will let me have them right after they come out...ugh, ugh, ugh....or to struggle to find a midwife who'd attend a freaking hba4c, with multiples. Ugh. Just times one, though, not 3 like the first option. Gah!
We had a pretty good day. I really whipped this house into shape this morning - I cleared most of the Counter of Doom and my desk, scrubbed them both and the (also cleared) dining table, did dishes, swept and mopped, cleared all the carpet clutter, and then swept the blasted carpet, since my dyson is being repaired right now. We had a playdate this afternoon with Melanie (LLL co-leader who's not Kristen) and Eli. It went ok. She is nice and we have some things in common, I just don't have the same spark with her that I do with Kristen. Like we get along, it just isn't as fun or natural feeling.
Isaac was good all day. His wakeup fits were extremely mild, we had funny conversations in the kitchen, and he's consistently used the potty or asked for a diaper. We read a lot this evening. He and Jake rolled all over my bed together, squealing, laughing, shrieking, crawling and playing. He is always SO CUTE, but when he's being good on top of it and it's NOT just his saving grace...WOW, is he CUTE!
And Ananda is reading like I can't believe! We have all these little "Step Into Reading" books and she was reading me one tonight, and it blows my mind that, though she does pause for a second at each word and sound some things out, she never snags or needs helps with anything in "I made you something", said Mother Bear" or other similar sentences.
Grant is waiting for me on the couch with a sleepy Jake. I have to go join him before I miss some movie.
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Date: 2006-08-25 09:04 pm (UTC)You see now that you told me that the idea of having more kids is especially frightening. Though now that I have my station wagon we could concievably handle two more. (isn't it funny how car space can dictate the size of your fmaily, unlike back in the day when you could pile 8 kids in the back of a truck)
I think the duggers had a set of twins after like 10 pregnancies. I wonder if theres were identical or fraternal?