supafine

The end is nigh

Posted on | June 7, 2007 21 Comments | e-mail | print

Well! Iain came with me to see the doctor today. Lost another pound (how?!). No progress otherwise. Non-stress test went surprisingly smoothly; Nurse Knowledgable, this time, instead of Nurse Nincompoop. And having Iain for company was awesome. Had an ultrasound, which showed the water levels are fine.

So. Flipper’s all right. Stubborn as a mule, but doing OK.

Conferred with the doctor and have agreed to give Flipper a wee bit of a nudge tomorrow. It’s cheating and I said I wasn’t going to induce but you know what? Induction scheduled for 6:30 a.m. He’s had 9 days. As Xiobhan said, he ain’t payin’ rent. Heh.

Hope to have a new babe in arms by the end of the day. My doctor estimates this will go quickly, which is good.

You know what else is good? New washing machine. Ours crapped out today while I was trying to clean Bruno, the doll Owen threw in the nasty germy outdoor garbage can yesterday. That’s some bad timing. But fortunately Iain is a go-get’em guy. He took the whole damn thing apart. The motor was shot and blah blah other mechanical stuff. So we ran out to the Sears outlet and were able to resume laundrical activities within an hour and a half. Not the way I like to spend $500 but hell if I’m taking all that new-baby dirty laundry to the Suds-O-Mat. And am kind of working on a deadline here.

Also good: New pet fish. They need names. One died already. But they’re our first pets and I love them.

they need names.

So to recap: New fish and washing machine today, new baby tomorrow. Wish me luck.

Category: daily grind, family unit, pregnancy
Nearby posts: « previous: You’re sick of hearing about it, but not as sick as I am of being it | next: cormac louis »

Comments

21 Responses to “The end is nigh”

  1. jg
    June 7th, 2007 @ 9:08 pm

    HOLY CRAP!

    flipper! flipper! him + bean will have the same birthday. =P

    WHEEEEEE! i’m so excited for you! oh little flipper! =D

    and fish! i suggest the name declan. just because!

    washing machine! heck yes!

    ps. wtf is up with all the !!!
    pps. xoxo

    Reply to this
  2. amelia
    June 7th, 2007 @ 9:18 pm

    yee hah! here we go!!!!

    Reply to this
  3. debbie
    June 7th, 2007 @ 9:49 pm

    sweet. once we got the pitocin cranked i had natey within the hour. compared to the 3+ hours pushing jack’s big noggin out, it was pretty awesome.

    good luck! xo!

    Reply to this
  4. LetterB
    June 7th, 2007 @ 10:18 pm

    Yaaaaay!!! Oh my gosh. I’Z SO EXCITED! Not half as excited as you are but WOW. Good luck - can’t wait to see pics. No pressure.

    Reply to this
  5. jess
    June 7th, 2007 @ 10:27 pm

    Well, it’s about time!

    Good luck MB! Happy baby birthing to you.

    Reply to this
  6. Dani
    June 7th, 2007 @ 10:59 pm

    Hooray! Baby pictures soon! (I love it when Flickr tells me you have new pics!) But 6:30 a.m.? Damn!

    For the fish, it looks like there are three, so how about Larry, Curly & Moe? Or Larry, Daryl & Daryl? or Alvin, Simon & Theodore?

    Reply to this
  7. atomic
    June 8th, 2007 @ 5:24 am

    get flipper! whee!

    when you get around to naming the fish, can you call one “not dead yet?”

    Reply to this
  8. Rachael
    June 8th, 2007 @ 6:44 am

    Wonderful!! I know you’re probably ready for the debut. And remember, if you need ANYTHING, I am right across the street.

    Reply to this
  9. LL#2
    June 8th, 2007 @ 6:57 am

    I think you should name the fishies “Fish” and “Carla”. :)

    WooHoo on the baby arrival that is finally going to be here. I can’t wait to hear his name and see his cute little face, but i’m sure that you’re more than ready for all that.

    Congrats on expanding the family (both through babies and fishies!)

    Reply to this
  10. Jen
    June 8th, 2007 @ 7:45 am

    IT’S NEW BABY DAY!!! IT’S NEW BABY DAY!!! IT’S NEW BABY DAY!!!!!

    Reply to this
  11. ellen
    June 8th, 2007 @ 7:59 am

    Oh awesome! All the best to you guys- we can’t wait to see him.

    Reply to this
  12. Belinda
    June 8th, 2007 @ 8:08 am

    Just saw the “going to have a baby” from 4 hours ago on Twitter. Woo-HOOOO! Can’t wait for that first picture. I hope it’s all going smoothly and easily right now.

    *much love from Arkansas*

    Reply to this
  13. your neighborhood librarian
    June 8th, 2007 @ 8:11 am

    dance of joy! dance of joy!

    they ALWAYS schedule inductions for dawn’s buttcrack, what a pain. eat on the way - screw what they say, you’ll need your strength.

    Reply to this
  14. Ty
    June 8th, 2007 @ 8:49 am

    Yay! Happy Birthday, Flipper!

    For the fish, one should definitely be Wanda…

    Reply to this
  15. Beth
    June 8th, 2007 @ 8:55 am

    happy healthy (and easy!! ) Baby Birthing Day
    congrats!!!!

    Reply to this
  16. DeeJay
    June 8th, 2007 @ 9:56 am

    Wootie woot woot!! Congrats on all! Looking forward to seeing little flipper here on your blog!

    Be well and stay sane.

    Reply to this
  17. carrie
    June 8th, 2007 @ 10:13 am

    good luck!!! may everything go smoothly! (btw, love those fish and cute-o tank)

    Reply to this
  18. Beth
    June 8th, 2007 @ 1:05 pm

    Yippee! Sometimes they need a deadline…

    Reply to this
  19. Xdm
    June 8th, 2007 @ 1:23 pm

    Name:
    Sid Fishous

    For the fish, not the kid.
    xo

    Reply to this
  20. Daphne
    June 8th, 2007 @ 2:00 pm

    Hurrah! 9 days is long enough. Best wishes for a fast & easy delivery.

    Reply to this
  21. Matt
    June 9th, 2007 @ 6:19 am

    I second “Fish” and “Carla.” Alternately, “Flipper” and “Bean.”

    Reply to this

Leave a Reply





(Little gray guy confusing you? Get a gravatar!)

Leaving me a comment, eh? Have I mentioned how gorgeous you look in that shirt/kilt/jumpsuit/riding ensemble?

  • sponsors


    Interested in appearing here? E-mail me for sponsorship information


  • Handmade and vintage, by me on Etsy

  • meta

  • Et cetera

    hosting: Meancode Media