Alright, I have a bone to pick with all of my friends who have been pregnant before. Why didn't you tell me about adjustable elastic-waist jeans????!!!!
I know Stacey and Clinton (from TLC's "What Not to Wear") would drag me into the dreaded 360-mirror and mock me until I cried, but I may never wear regular jeans again! Have a big night at the Chinese buffet? Just loosen the side-tab a button-hole or two. Finally finished that time of the month and feel less Sta-Puffed? Cinch 'em in a notch.
No one can tell...well, if you wear a shirt that is loose and drapes over the waistband they can't, and our world needs a little more modesty in it anyway.
They're better than not shaving your legs to remind you to be a "good girl" on that first date!
I LOVE ADJUSTABLE ELASTIC-WAIST JEANS!
And I am not too proud to admit it. When you think about it, I'm really fashion forward, I bet ALL the Bettys in assisted living are wearin' them.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
First Visit to the Midwife
Today we had our first visit with our Certified Nurse Midwife, so I guess now that the insurance company is involved, this is really real. I'm only 10 weeks and 2 days along, so the midwife wasn't able to find the heartbeat with her little listening thing, but according to Joe I have a loud placenta. All things look good and we trust that Mother Nature knows better than the rest of us, so Ziggy's cooking along like s/he should be.
It was nice to have a full hour to talk with the midwife and go through all of the information she had for us. I'm pleased to have a variety of midwives and doctors available at the clinic, and lots of medical intervention options if we want them, but most important to me is that the general approach will be to allow nature to take its course unless there's a good reason not to. I sort of wish I could hunker down with the wise women of the tribe in the birthing tent to welcome this little one into the world. But of course I'd like the best surgical and pediatric team standing by in the next (sterile) tent over in case things don't go as expected. So in some ways, this seems like that compromise.
The best part of the visit was when we stood up to leave, Joe picked up the free diaper bag that they gave us and threw it over his shoulder to carry it to the car! Maybe a good sign of things to come??
I continue to feel mostly fine and have had limited WTF? moments (maybe Joe will write the next entry to confirm/deny such claims). Who says a little maniacal laughter, interrupted by extreme irritation, again interrupted by fits of giggles isn't normal? We've been told the fun has only just begun...stay tuned.
It was nice to have a full hour to talk with the midwife and go through all of the information she had for us. I'm pleased to have a variety of midwives and doctors available at the clinic, and lots of medical intervention options if we want them, but most important to me is that the general approach will be to allow nature to take its course unless there's a good reason not to. I sort of wish I could hunker down with the wise women of the tribe in the birthing tent to welcome this little one into the world. But of course I'd like the best surgical and pediatric team standing by in the next (sterile) tent over in case things don't go as expected. So in some ways, this seems like that compromise.
The best part of the visit was when we stood up to leave, Joe picked up the free diaper bag that they gave us and threw it over his shoulder to carry it to the car! Maybe a good sign of things to come??
I continue to feel mostly fine and have had limited WTF? moments (maybe Joe will write the next entry to confirm/deny such claims). Who says a little maniacal laughter, interrupted by extreme irritation, again interrupted by fits of giggles isn't normal? We've been told the fun has only just begun...stay tuned.
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