In so far as I trust due dates, etc., I'm halfway through this pregnancy. I'm feeling fairly good, other than easily tired. I feel the movement of the baby quite often now, and Chris thinks he's felt a kick or two when giving me a hug.
I'm reading Pushed by Jennifer Block and excellent book, one I highly recommend to anyone who is pregnant, may ever be pregnant, or has people they care about who are or may become pregnant. (Yes, I know that covers just about everyone. Oh, and people who want to understand one contributing factor to the high cost of health care in the U.S.)
I've read more than a few books about childbirth and maternity care, and I find this book to be the most holistic and even-handed of the lot. She has opinions I'm sure, but she doesn't let them get in the way of reporting her findings. Nor does she play the blame game — she just lays out the information she found in her research and lets it stand on its own.
06 November 2007
01 November 2007
Trick or Treat, Part II
Alright, as promised here we have some pix of Mairi and Nora in costume:
Nora went as "Super Why" (a character from a PBS kids show of the same name. She was happier than you could believe that I had made her a "Super Why" costume, and I was rather pleased with how it turned out myself (hot glue guns and I do not get along). The cape was from Mairi's birthday party and the mask was finished about half an hour before we went out. *g* It's not Halloween unless Mom's finishing a costume at the last minute, right?
Nora was probably the only one in our group not exhausted at the end of our zig-zag trip round the block. The girl has stamina and then some!
Mairi wore a clown costume which had been made for my mom by her paternal grandmother (i.e., Mairi's great-great-grandmother). Somewhere we have a picture of me wearing it, as well as one of my brother Paul in it — unfortunately, there are no pictures (that we know of) of my mom wearing it. We bought the wig at Mairi's request, and I did her make-up.
The kids had a great time, and I was please to be feeling well enough to make it around the block with them. I hope your holiday was equally happy!
P.S. I'm still working on the ultrasound video — I've transfered the DVD files to mp4 files, but I can't load them to my Picasa Web Album from the Mac ... maybe I'll be able to upload them from my laptop at home tonight. *shrug*
Nora went as "Super Why" (a character from a PBS kids show of the same name. She was happier than you could believe that I had made her a "Super Why" costume, and I was rather pleased with how it turned out myself (hot glue guns and I do not get along). The cape was from Mairi's birthday party and the mask was finished about half an hour before we went out. *g* It's not Halloween unless Mom's finishing a costume at the last minute, right?Nora was probably the only one in our group not exhausted at the end of our zig-zag trip round the block. The girl has stamina and then some!
Mairi wore a clown costume which had been made for my mom by her paternal grandmother (i.e., Mairi's great-great-grandmother). Somewhere we have a picture of me wearing it, as well as one of my brother Paul in it — unfortunately, there are no pictures (that we know of) of my mom wearing it. We bought the wig at Mairi's request, and I did her make-up.
The kids had a great time, and I was please to be feeling well enough to make it around the block with them. I hope your holiday was equally happy!
P.S. I'm still working on the ultrasound video — I've transfered the DVD files to mp4 files, but I can't load them to my Picasa Web Album from the Mac ... maybe I'll be able to upload them from my laptop at home tonight. *shrug*
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