April 2, 2008

• Wow.  I am exhausted.  I haven’t been home for more than ten minutes or a short night sleep since last Tues.  Jeff and Gab got happily hitched on Sat and it’s been a non stop whirlwind of parties, family and good times.

  Jim headed up to the mountains last night, then Jamie and I said our goodbyes and got home around 11 pm. I had to work today, so I am just now surveying the week worth of damage, and it ain’t pretty.   My house was spotless last tues (since I thought I was going to be showing it off to family), but a week of filling the car up with stuff and dumping it in the house and then tearing out again has come with consequences.   It’s so scary in here I just want to sit down and cry.   The health dept would have to evict us it’s so bad.  Jamie also emptied most of the toilet onto the bathroom floor, and all I did was shut it and lock it.  Incredibly gross.

  I had another u/s at the high risk clinic yesterday, and everything is perfect.  I couldn’t be more text book if I tried.   The sprite baby is currently 1lb 2 oz and we’re pretty much in love with him.   The tech was sweet enough to switch to 3D so we could get some clearer pictures.  Sprite baby was sleeping with one arm stretched up above his head.  We couldn’t see his face very well, so we poked at him and woke him up.  He stretched and rolled over,  rubbed his eyes,  sucked on his fist and kicked his feet around.   I also noticed him curling up his toes a lot which must be a Ramsey thing because Jim, Jeff and Jamie all do it all the time too.   We also watched him “breathe” (amniotic fluid) practicing those lungs for the big day.   He waved ciao to us and we were all quite touched as only parents can be.    I used to think that those 3D/4D ultrasounds were a waste of money, but now I see why people dish out the dough for them.   You get to watch your child live and play, months before you have to actually take care of them and get up in the night when they scream.    I have to admit I’m loving this stage of pregnancy and it is flying by too fast.   They’re so easy to take care of at this point in their life.  My uterus is a built in babysitter, refrigerator and crib all in one.   I don’t have to worry about him running in front of a car or making sure he gets his nap. 

  I know that ultrasound pictures are very alien looking, but here is the latest greatest one.  He’s curled up with his hands up by his face.  You can even see fingers!
  
  

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