It’s been busy.  I’ve gotten about half of my Python programming class completed, and have recently taken my first tests at CMU.  It seems like if I’m not driving to and from school, I’m doing homework or work or some other thing that keeps me from posting.  Yesterday we went to the CMU Vs Akron football game, for example.  Since we’re not going to be able to make the homecoming game because of childbirth classes, we took the kids to see their first CMU game before we wouldn’t be able to.  It was lovely, and rainy throughout the entire game.  I think only I and the she-beastie enjoyed it.  No pictures, since it was so very wet out.

Weeks 32-33

Jolene is doing well, though she has acquired some of the more common issues that a pregnant woman has.  Braxton-Hicks contractions are NO FUN in the middle of a soccer field, behind the CMU Kelly/Shorts Stadium.

We’ve delivered our birth plan to the baby’s doctor.  It’s such a detailed document and contains stuff that… I couldn’t believe was on there.  Jolene doesn’t know, but I scribbled “I want to wear a grass skirt to deliver the baby” on the bottom of it before handing it to the nurse.  What a surprise that will be!

I guess right now the baby is between 4-5 pounds, and is starting to get more normal looking skin colors.  She’s putting on weight, and generally making mom uncomfortable.  Also, she’s losing the wrinkly “alien looking” skin texture.  Which is good, because the alien birth look is so 90′s.

The he-beastie turned 10!

He is now officially a double-digit individual.  He had a birthday party with family all coming over to have lasagna and give him his presents.  I missed half of the entertainment, having class through the beginning of the dinner party.  No pictures here, but he made off quite well.  It almost makes me want to turn 10 again.  It was nice having everyone over all at once, even if our house is so tiny.