Fancy Pantsy

Good

1. My headaches are so much better since I have finished work. I have not had to take a Tylenol since Friday, and and have already been able to cut my caffeine intake (the last few weeks I was having 4-5 caffeinated drinks a day just to keep the headaches under control, which is not a good thing as I kicked a caffeine addiction a few years  back…but it was the ONLY thing that seemed to help at all) to about 2 caffeinated drinks a day. (knocks on wood).

2. Things are slowly coming together. All the laundry is done, and we have  everything we need (though there are a few things we stil want, and of course once baby comes shopping for gender specific clothing will begin). We have put together the stroller and car-seat, and I will install the car-seat base this weekend. The change table/dresser is ready and organized, my bags are packed.

3. There are no problems with me or the baby. My blood pressure is right back down to normal, and the baby is still head down, measuring well, engaged, and has a good strong heart-beat.

4. I love the new washer and dryer. They are not fancy, but they get the job done well. They are both much larger capacity than my previous set, and the dryer is way faster!

5. Probably about 3 more weeks now.

Not so good

1. I have developed what seems to be pregnancy induced carpal tunnel syndrome. It started out  a few weeks ago as very mild numbness in my left hand when I woke up…not a big deal since by the time I was done my shower it was back to normal. Now my fingers  on both hands are so stiff when I wake up I cannot use them until I run my hands under cold water for a good minute or so, and they get stiff and require cold water repeatedly throughout the day (which is drying out my hands and cuticles, ouch!).  In addition my right wrist is very weak and achy. My chiropractor and midwife assure me it’ll probably get better soon after having the baby, and meanwhile using lots of cold water, wrapping the offending wrist, and wiggling my fingers a lot is helping somewhat…but it is still annoying and certain tasks (like pulling up the girl’s tights, or my socks, or using chopsticks) are very awkward and the wrist pain in d0wnright… painful. Oh well.

2. We still have the computer in the middle of our nursery, and the computer nook the man is building in the closet is still a pile of boxes and dirty laundry. We have several ideas about how to deal with this situation…but have not committed to any of them as the man still really wants to follow his plan, but does not have time to do so. I am starting to get very annoyed at the fact that our baby is coming in 3 weeks or less, and the nursery is still not ready. Just getting the computer out of there without finding another place for it (or getting a lap-top we can use anywhere)  is not an option. I use the computer often and being at home alone or with a newborn and no compter would be really miserable for me.

3.  We still have no name for the baby. I have several boy and girl names I like, and have a favorite in each gender, but cannot get the man to agree to any of them.

Neutral

1. I am now spending much of my time looking on craigslist for a second stroller.  I am looking for a stroller that will be good to keep in my front entrance-way and use for walking the girl to school and back and neighborhood walks with my baby, so I don’t have to lug my main (as in lives in the trunk to use at the mall) stroller out of the trunk a million times a day. With the girl I only had one stroller, but since I rarely walked somewhere I did not first drive to get to, it was not a big deal. This time I will be walking  from home often (since the girl’s school is so close and parking in front is so crazy, walking is much much easier than driving), and would like really like to have a nice warm stroller inside the house for this purpose instead of  having to lug an icy cold stroller out of my car-trunk several times a day (or lug a warm stroller into my car-trunk several times a day). It is hard to choose though …there are so many to choose from. The fancy ones are tempting…but I know it is silly to  get a secondary stroller that is nicer than my main one (even if some of them are not overly expensive).  The ones that are not fancy are mostly really junky looking, and I don’t want that either. Also, it needs to be a decent stroller since it needs to be warm, go over snow,  recline for a newborn, and fold small enough to keep inside.  I also need to decide if I want a jogging stroller or not, as I did start jogging a couple years ago and plan to again. I think not though…since I am not a heavy duty jogger (about 1/2 hour is my limit) so I imagine I will prefer to do it in the evenings when the man is home than with the baby during the day anyways. I have always enjoyed jogging most in the evenings when I need some space for myself. Anyways, right now I am leaning towards this stroller as it looks to be in good condition and has everything I need…but it is really more money than I would like to spend on a second used stroller. Maybe I could just wear the baby to walk the girl to and from school? That is another option and I am sure in spring I may do just that…but I don’t think I’ll want to in the winter.