Ok, so I’m about a week late with this post. Oh well. This is what I got for Valentine’s Day from my wonderful husband. Instead of buying cut flowers that would probably be dead and in the trash by now, he bought flowers that I could plant outside and look at for a long, long time. Aren’t they lovely?
Ok, so I tried once before to make a slideshow of our wedding pictures, and in half of the pics, either our heads were cut off, arms were missing, or some other body part had been left out of the photo. Well, I tried again, this time on another site, and, well, see for yourself!
So I’m curious, what did you get for Valentine’s Day? So far I’ve gotten: a card from Denny, and a chocolate rose, an orange, and M&M’s from students. I wonder what else is in store………………
Wow. Someone in Hollywood must be reading my blog because guess what! The writer’s strike is off. Now I can have my Grey’s Anatomy back. Now don’t you go thinking that I watch too much tv, because I don’t. In fact, I rarely ever watch tv, except when Grey’s is on, and then there’s the occasional HGTV fix that I need every now and then. I’d rather be reading. Which reminds me, I have a newly-checked-out library book calling my name!
Ok, this writer’s strike has gone on long enough. There hasn’t been a new episode of Grey’s, or anything else (besides stupid reality shows) for that matter, in weeks! Please, somebody just give them what they want so that I can indulge in my weekly McSteamy-Dreamy goodness!
With Valentine’s Day swiftly approaching, I find myself unable to think of anything “original” to do/buy for Denny. I am so not creative. And since this is our first V-Day as a married couple, I want it to be really special. Any suggestions?
“The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet.” – James Oppenheim
This fresh start has two meanings. One, I guess you can say that I am trying to forget my troubles. I’ve decided not to dwell on the things that I do not have, but instead, I plan to focus on the things that bring me joy. Two, I am going to try to blog about something other than babies and school. Something new and different. It’s gonna be hard, since my life is all about school right now, but I’m gonna try. Bear with me.
“There is more to life than increasing its speed.” – Ghandi
So today was tough. I don’t know what was wrong with the kids, but they would not shut up! Plus, the other student teacher who is here with me gave me a baby update today. Yep, she is 21 wonderful weeks along, while my belly sits empty and alone, waiting until the day that a baby will fill it as well. Plus, last night I found out about an acquaintance who was married 1 month after Denny and I, and she is pregnant! So if you can’t tell, I have THE FEVER. The all-consuming, always on my mind, all I can think about, jealousy-driven baby fever! Everyone around me is having or has recently had a baby (well, not everybody). And in the back of my mind, I can hear my mother’s voice saying, “well if all of your friends jumped off of a cliff, would you jump too?” Well no, but this time, it is different. This time, the “thing” that I want so badly is not harmful to me, and it’s not going to get me into any trouble. So why can’t I do it? TIME. It’s all about timing. Gotta wait until I finish school (less than 3 months). Until I get a job (hopefully next month). Until Denny is ready (in about 2 years, he says). Well I can’t wait that long! I am one of those people who was born to be a mother. Not someone who just happens to get pregnant and then has a baby. But someone who can’t wait to know what it feels like to have a baby growing inside, learning about every single development as it occurs. Someone who can’t wait to pick out names and baby furniture, buy clothes, take millions of pictures of a sleeping baby, read bedtime stories, go for walks, rock to sleep, and so on. You know what I am talking about. You have known someone like that before, I’m sure. Well, I’m her. I keep trying to tell myself that I can wait. That once I have a baby, it’s mine forever, and I should wait as long as I can. Well it’s not that easy!
“Try to be happy in this present moment, and put not off being so to a time to come – as though that time should be of another make from this which has already come and is ours.” – Thomas Fuller
The Business of Being Born
I have great news! One, I figured out to put a video on my blog. Two, The Business of Being Born is going to be shown close by! I searched a few days ago, and I was disappointed to find out that there were no upcoming screenings in Georgia. But then a thought hit me: What about South Carolina? So I looked, and guess what I found. There is a screening next Saturday! Where in SC? At the University of SC in Bluffton! That’s just right down the road. I really, really want to see it. What do you say, mom? Wanna go? We can make a day out of it and go shopping too…………….. You hooked yet?
What is my current obsession, you ask? Babies! All about babies. In particular, the way that they physically enter into this world. I’ve been watching videos of home births and water births (yes, actual births. the whole thing) on youtube, and I just can’t stop. Plus, I found The Business of Being Born a few days ago, and I can’t wait to watch it and learn even more. I also found a post that lists the 10 biggest childbirth myths. If you wanna read the whole thing, it’s right here. If not, here is the list:
Ok, I am not a doctor, and I knew half of these were not true before I even read them. Most of them are common sense, if people will just take the time to think about them. I am starting to think that it would be funny (and heart-attack inducing) if I had my babies at home, unattended. That means no midwife, just me and Denny. Ha! I can already hear the sighs and gasps of disbelief. Don’t worry, I’m not that crazy. Yet.
A Look Into My World 