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7/27/2014

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Jasper Orion
Born at home on July 27th
4:15am
9lbs. 11oz.
22"
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Birth story coming soon!
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40w6d

7/22/2014

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I don't even need to say it, do I? Nope. Still, no kidlette, and nothing in the way of any kind of regular and productive contractions. And trust me, I've tried pretty much everything, and then some other not-so-conventional things to get things going. 

Thankfully, feeling pretty good, although I don't know how much more stretching my belly can take (it's been surprisingly resilient!). It's hard as a rock most of the time. I poke it a lot because I am constantly amazed at just how hard it is. (that's what she said) I did start having some swelling yesterday. Ugh. Cankles are just not cool. And I will be quite happy when I don't have old lady hips at night anymore. 

BUT I am trying to be patient and just go with the flow. Ruby was 3 days late and was only 6lbs, 12oz. So maybe the kid just needs some more time to cook. Sometimes I wonder if I have some kind of mental block in place that's delaying birth, but as much as I believe in a mind/body connection I know that eventually my body would get to the point and it would be like, "Let's do this thing!" 

For the hell of it, my predictions for this one:
 
Girl (real scientific on this one-because the Chinese birth chart said so and it was correct for Ruby)
7 lbs, 6 oz. 
21.5"
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40w2d

7/18/2014

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I am still with child. Silly me, I really thought I'd go early this time around. Shows what I know! Ah well. Now I'm just basically trying to keep myself occupied and not let myself get into stressed out mode, which I'm only succeeding at about 50% of the time. Things I'm trying to avoid: "haven't you had that baby yet??" and "what are you doing about childcare?"

Ugh. Let's seriously NOT talk about that.

This morning my car decided to not start while I was at the store but thankfully a good samaritan jumped me (well, the car) and I was on my way within five minutes. After that was a trip to the auto store where turn around was also quick, much quicker than I thought it would be. Battery tested and replaced within 30 minutes. Hell yes.

Now I'm getting a mani/pedi, something I usually don't do for myself. But hey, I'm 40w2d pregnant so I figured what the hell. Also, I had my toes painted green when I delivered Ruby (Heath called them my Hulk toes) so I figured I'd continue the tradition, this time with purple and green.

And you had best believe that this whole time I have been willing my water to break, possible public humiliation be damned! We'll just ignore the fact that most of the time labor does not actually begin this way. It happened with Ruby so it can happen again, right? 

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Ruby: Clothing Edition

7/11/2014

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  • Pretty much my favorite thing to do for Ruby is to shop for her clothes. LOVE it. She doesn't have an overabundance of toys but I am guilty of going overboard when it comes to her clothes (and books, good lord does that child have a lot of books). I've always disliked my own personal style so I feel like, at least for now, I can live vicariously through her wardrobe. I'll be sad the day that she's all like, "Ugh, mom, that's so ugly!" 
  • As far as sizing she's always been right on with her age. (at 12 month was was wearing 12m. etc.) I feel like she stays in one size for a long time too. I haven't had one of those moments where I put something on her that just fit and all of the sudden it magically doesn't.  I have no doubt that she'll be in her 3T's for the rest of the year, although I have noticed that her dresses have gotten a bit shorter in the past few months. In shoes she is currently in an 8. I have no basis for comparison but when I tell people this sometimes they are shocked and think she has tiny feet ("My 18 m.o. is wearing a 10!"). I dunno, but I am willing her feet not to go above a size 10. Selection drops off greatly after that!
  • 98% of her clothes are from the clearance rack, thrift stores, or hand-me-downs. It's very, very rare that I pay full price for something. 
  • I am not partial to any particular store but most of her stuff comes from Target, Old Navy, or GAP. When GAP has an additional 40% off on their clearance you can get stuff crazy, crazy cheap. Like cheaper than Target cheap. (These sales happen usually around the holidays)
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she has a bigger closet than Heath and I
  • I avoid buying sets. If the grandparents buy one (which happens often) I break up the pieces. I hate the term "match" and am pretty liberal with what I think works well together. 
  • I let her pick out her clothes by herself. I think it's important that she cultivate her own little style. Red pouffy tulle dress in the middle of June? Why not? Otherwise it's just sitting in the closet collecting dust. I only put the kibosh on her choice if it's weather inappropriate or she's dragging ass when it comes to making a decision. If I pick her clothes out I usually try to pick the clothes that she tends to avoid, like shorts and tops. She's way more into dresses right now. 
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  • I limit, but don't completely avoid, p-i-n-k. I don't want her to be consumed completely by the pink monster but to be aware that it is just one of many colors in the rainbow. I also don't care if she wears boy clothes.
  • Things I do avoid: pastels, logos, writing and characters (with few exceptions), those pants with the ruffles at the bottom, and camo print. I hate camo print with the ferocity of a thousand suns.  
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another reason to not spend a lot of $
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  • As you can see she loves the purple rain boots. She probably wears them 50% of the time even though her shoe selection rivals probably any of you ladies out there. (my bad. cute shoes are hard to resist when they are under $5 and you get an employee discount) I didn't realize it would be so hard to find rain boots without overtly girly prints or characters, in bright colors, that weren't like $50 or more. These were $7 well spent. Thanks, Kmart!
  • Heath and I are both very much hoping for a little girl for round 2. (Can you say Most Epic Girl Name EVER?) I did ditch all of Ruby's clothes up to 24 months but after that I will have an assload of hand-me-downs for the kid. Financially it will be quite  handy to be able to reuse some of her clothes. Of course if SHE ends up being HE then, oh darn, looks like I have to go shopping. Actually, I know I'll have a hard time finding boys clothes that I like. I've already been Googling "punk kids clothing" and stuff like, perusing Pinterest and Etsy in an effort to avoid the Big 3 for Boys: Puppies, Cars, and Sports. 



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July 07th, 2014

7/7/2014

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It was a pretty uneventful three day weekend. We celebrated the 4th with our friends on Thursday evening with good food (Ruby ate three cupcakes), adult conversation, and fireworks.  I think we meant to do something fun and/or productive on the actual holiday but we didn't for whatever reason. 
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"too loud!!"
Saturday I got together with friends and tried the Wallace Station Deli for the first time-YUM! Afterwards we went on a photo tour of the abandoned Old Crow Distillery in Frankfort, KY. 
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The tour, lead by those who bought the property with the goal of reestablishing the site as a new distillery, was interesting but most of the time I was lagging behind the group taking photos. The whole thing was basically a texture photographers wet dream.
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In baby news, still no indication that he/she will be here in the very near future. LOTS of movement but that's about it. I choose not to be checked as far as dilation goes so I have no idea what is going on up in there. Fuck. I can't believe that it's week 39 already. 

I'm ready, not because I am physically taxed or anything, but I am ready as far as just wanting things to be done so I can stop worrying about the WHEN and all of the other logistical things surrounding birth (where will Ruby be when it all goes down, if my doula will be able to attend my birth).

In general I am somewhat anxious about how things will go this time around. I'm not sure how likely it is that I'll have a wham-bam-thank-you-mam quick (but very intense) birth again and I'm trying to not get caught up in the idea that some second deliveries are faster than the first. I feel like if I do  then I won't be mentally prepared to handle it if things last longer. But at the same time I don't want to be all gloom and doom, oh my god I'm going to be in labor for 48 hours ohthehumanity!! because, you know, self-fulfilling prophecy and all that.

So I am hoping for the best but preparing for the worst while also remaining optimistic that things will go as smoothly the second time around. Two words. Mind. Fuck. Or these two: Over Thinking. But that's just how I roll, my friends, I can't help myself! If I really calm down and get out of my head, I do fully trust my body to know what to do and sooner rather than later I'll be doped up on those amazing endorphins that got me through the first time around. 
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