Thursday, May 22, 2008
Step one of new life has begun
So I'm now in the process of beginning life as a SAHD. Yesterday marked the end of the school year, and thus I'm transitioning into a new career. I consider myself rather adept at most tasks household related, though according to the wife, I've got to improve on a few things: notably, seeing "dirt". According to her (accurately, I admit), I'm a surface cleaner. I pick up and put things away, even sweep surfaces, but I really don't always get to the microscopic dust particles. My eye for cleanliness will improve with training though. In other baby related news, we have received and assembled both crib and changing table. They are amazingly beautiful. The nursery stills feels bare and unusable because we still haven't put up the pieces from the daybed. We're getting closer though! That's all for now.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
humor from delivery 101
I had to post these two stories...
There was a student nurse training in the delivery room. They are taught to estimate the dilation of the cervix by feel (because you can't exactly shine a flashlight up there and look). Well, this gal goes to give the lady (in the stages of labor at this point) an exam to see how far dilated she is. She's up in this lady's business, and remarks about how small the cervix is. The pregnant lady has been in labor for a while, and the nurse really pushes hard, trying to figure out why the cervix is still tight. She reports to the head nurse that the lady can't be very far dilated. The head nurse checks, and finds out that the baby is in breach birth position...that is, rear end first. Sooo, yeah. That baby had a very unpleasant moment in the womb, prior to making his or her entrance into the world. blech.
A nurse was, once again, giving an exam, to check for cervical dilation. While in there, the baby actually grabbed one of her fingers! Having your fingers in that place and then suddenly feeling someone grab them is a very unsettling moment. In order to get the baby to let go of her finger, she simply started wiggling them back and forth. Remember where the fingers were. The woman in labor shot her eyes down at the nurse and looked at her as if she were the biggest perv on the face of the planet. oops!
There was a student nurse training in the delivery room. They are taught to estimate the dilation of the cervix by feel (because you can't exactly shine a flashlight up there and look). Well, this gal goes to give the lady (in the stages of labor at this point) an exam to see how far dilated she is. She's up in this lady's business, and remarks about how small the cervix is. The pregnant lady has been in labor for a while, and the nurse really pushes hard, trying to figure out why the cervix is still tight. She reports to the head nurse that the lady can't be very far dilated. The head nurse checks, and finds out that the baby is in breach birth position...that is, rear end first. Sooo, yeah. That baby had a very unpleasant moment in the womb, prior to making his or her entrance into the world. blech.
A nurse was, once again, giving an exam, to check for cervical dilation. While in there, the baby actually grabbed one of her fingers! Having your fingers in that place and then suddenly feeling someone grab them is a very unsettling moment. In order to get the baby to let go of her finger, she simply started wiggling them back and forth. Remember where the fingers were. The woman in labor shot her eyes down at the nurse and looked at her as if she were the biggest perv on the face of the planet. oops!
Monday, May 12, 2008
'twas a happy mother's weekend
Yesterday my wife celebrated her first mother's day. I'm so happy.
I've not posted here lately, primarily due to lack of convenient computer access. In a nutshell, here is what has happened over the past week. We began our month long series "Special Delivery 101" last Monday night. It's a four week crash course in delivering a baby. Amazing how women weren't able to properly deliver babies until these $50 courses came along. It was enjoyable, though finding exactly where we were supposed to go proved to be more than enough frustrating. The night began with an overview of the course, introductory comments, and a lecture on the various stages of labor. We ended the night with a tour of the labor and delivery wing of the hospital. That was a very exciting moment for me. I've had times of feeling really anxious and times of wondering if I'm really glad we made the decision. Walking through that part of the hospital reaffirmed the decision. We're doing this!
So other than that, most of the week has been baby event free. Though on Saturday, we did make a major decision. We spent our recently deposited government rebate check on nursery furniture! hooray for the recession. Glad I could put some money back into the economy. Some day in the next few weeks, I'll be able to post regarding the fun I had putting the crib, dresser, and changing table together.
Tonight is round two of the delivery class: Learning how to breathe. Here's hoping everyone makes fools of themselves.
I've not posted here lately, primarily due to lack of convenient computer access. In a nutshell, here is what has happened over the past week. We began our month long series "Special Delivery 101" last Monday night. It's a four week crash course in delivering a baby. Amazing how women weren't able to properly deliver babies until these $50 courses came along. It was enjoyable, though finding exactly where we were supposed to go proved to be more than enough frustrating. The night began with an overview of the course, introductory comments, and a lecture on the various stages of labor. We ended the night with a tour of the labor and delivery wing of the hospital. That was a very exciting moment for me. I've had times of feeling really anxious and times of wondering if I'm really glad we made the decision. Walking through that part of the hospital reaffirmed the decision. We're doing this!
So other than that, most of the week has been baby event free. Though on Saturday, we did make a major decision. We spent our recently deposited government rebate check on nursery furniture! hooray for the recession. Glad I could put some money back into the economy. Some day in the next few weeks, I'll be able to post regarding the fun I had putting the crib, dresser, and changing table together.
Tonight is round two of the delivery class: Learning how to breathe. Here's hoping everyone makes fools of themselves.
Thursday, May 1, 2008
63 days until life changes
I'm home sick today with a sore throat. At least I'm home solely taking care of myself. That fact will soon never be true again. There are only a few weeks of school left, and then the wife and I will have roughly one month to make final preparations for the little one. Counting down these final 2+ months will be both thrilling and anxious. How different will life truly become? Am I cut out for caring for an infant? No amount of preparation or parental advice can soothe the varied emotions I'm beginning to feel. I say bring him on.
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