henry is cantankerous.

we've been through a lot in the last few days. sleeping is not on that list.

51 hours of labor.
2 trips to the hospital.
water that wouldn't break.
cervix that wouldn't dilate.
a baby trying to come out sideways, getting himself stuck.
fever.
and finally, an emergency c section.

not at all how i expected things to go, but it happened, and i ended up with the most lovely little fella. we're all doing fine. logan is scared of him. more, better pictures this weekend when we're allowed to go home.

henry clarence beedle
7lbs, 13oz
21 1/4" long
9/28/10 10:37pm

museum day

yesterday was museum day! we took the opportunity to go to a couple places that i've been wanting to see since i moved here, since it was free and all...

our first stop was the May Natural History Museum. the name is a bit misleading, because all they really have are bugs. even the road marker to find them is a giant bug. it was a big room full of really old, really dead, and mostly really GIGANTIC bugs- making me decide that i never ever ever want to go to New Guinea. Ever. and the flying foxes? not as cute as it sounds. just scary. the bug museum also included a 12 minute "movie" (national geographic film from 1979), and a "space museum," which i didn't bother to photograph since it was 3 interlocking trailers in the middle of the cheyenne mountain state park filled with posters about space, and a star trek diorama.

i think the strangest thing was how many posters there were of dinosaurs in BOTH the bug and space parts of the museum.







our second stop was the Miramont Castle in Manitou. it was pretty cool, but not as exciting as i had anticipated. it was just full of neat victorian era furnishings, and logan threw a fit because they had lollipops in the gift shop that we weren't going to buy. the basement was a firefighters museum, of sorts, so at least he got to enjoy that :)




we ended the day, of course, at the dutch kitchen. yum yum yum.

i got a ton of walking (and stair climbing) in, and even tried out the birth pool when we got home. i really want to buy one to just have. it's the best.

eat, pee, sleep.

why am i awake at 4:45am? oh, right... cause i had to eat. again. it's funny how everyone says to get your rest before the baby comes, cause then you'll never get any sleep- but seriously, i haven't slept in months. i get up no less than 5 times each night to either eat, pee, or both. and when i'm in bed there's only one position i'm allowed to lay in. i have to say, it's really not that comfortable anymore. i want to sleep on my right side! or my back! or my stomach! or standing up if i could! sleepwalking would be even better, since then at least i'd be moving around and wouldn't hurt so much.

the only good thing about this middle of the night crap is that ingrid always gets up with me. she waits by the door to follow me into the kitchen and keeps me company while i make my snack. she snuggles and purrs while i eat, and walks me back to the bedroom. it's quite sweet.

and with that, i'll shut up for the day. back to bed for 2 hours, until i wake up with hunger pains so severe that i feel like i'll vomit if i don't get up RIGHT THEN. and by that point everyone else will be up, so i'll feel bad if i go back to bed after.

can hardly wait.

while i completely accept the fact that i might not have this baby for another week, that doesn't mean i can't wish and hope and jump rope, perhaps... right? i've been trying to tell him all day how perfect today would be to get it done. not only am i READY, but it's the first day of fall. and a full moon. and the weather has been lovely and cool. also, every time sean walks through the door the first thing he says is "are you having a baby?" with this hopeful look, and seems so disappointed when i say "nothing yet."

now... as i type this, he just called me a "gorgeous engorged shit blossom." so i don't feel bad for disappointing him anymore.

keeping myself busy today with more hat and cowl making, filling the birth pool, and eating my leftover thai. had an appointment this morning where i learned that i've lost 1 pound this week (still, 41 pounds gained...), and i began taking evening primrose oil to help soften things up.

i. am. ready.

(this cowl is my favorite so far)

goodbye due date.

had some contractions last night- 10 minutes apart for a couple hours, but they slowed and eventually stopped by this morning. back to waiting...

been a little cowl crazy the last few weeks. going to try to get some different things in the shop while i have some time off work. but today... today i need to finish sean's fox bandit hat :)

hello due date.

and we're still waiting. big and droopy and patient.

i've got a grand total of 5 stretch marks, all in a row at the bottom. it looks like henry's trying to claw his way out :)

zoo!

feeding the giraffes was the best part.

almost almost...

i've gone ahead and made some big (yet changeable) plans for the next week, just in case little henry decides to take his sweet time. perhaps one of our adventures will coax him out...

tomorrow we're going to the zoo (it's on cheyenne mountain, so i've got elevation and lots of walking on my side)

monday i have another appointment with my chiropractor.

after that, i have acupressure and super hot thai food on my to-do list.

if all this fails, i guess i'm not too worried about having a little extra free time to get things done around the house before he arrives. get some reading done. hang out with logan before he's officially a big brother. work on my etsy shop. shave the cat.

39 weeks, 4 days.

at our appointment with the midwife today, she was all excited because she's had 3 births in the last 5 days.

and guess who's next on the list...

MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

one more day of work. seriously considering a fake water-breaking incident to get out of it.

38/39 weeks

we went kite flying in lieu of naps today. for those of you familiar with Frog an Toad, we did in fact have to run and jump and say "up, kite, up!"





only one more week of work! i am far too excited about this fact.

38 weeks.

I went a little nuts today, and after doing some hardcore grocery and hobby lobby shopping (where logan announced to the entire store that his daddy is white...) we came home and i cleaned like a maniac, painted and hung a shelf for the bathroom, potted 5 plants, did 3 loads of laundry, and rearranged henry's room so that we'll have room for the birth pool (arriving this week!). i also attempted to crochet a hat for logan and failed miserably.... you could fit 2 adults in that thing.

i bought some plaster and am going to do my best to make a belly cast tonight. i got enough for a couple of tries, just in case...



i found this book at the thrift store the other day. i've actually been looking for a copy of it for over 10 years... it was a staple at our house when i was little and this is the first time i've ever been able to find it anywhere. i nearly peed myself.

colorado balloon classic

we got up at 5 this morning to go see the mass ascension of hot air balloons once more. it was amazing, as always. logan loved it.

sean, logan, michael, dakota, michelle, lucas, jessica, robert

logan and dakota are bff

sean and his dream of being on the pikes peak powered paraglider team...

gained 7 pounds in 14 days. gigantic.