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Actually, it does and it doesn't lol Giving birth was painful, particularly pushing, which is not what people generally say. Most people talk about active labor and contractions and transition but those were all not that bad. I mean contractions hurt but I sort of let myself go with it and just moaned through the pain. Pushing hurt, particularly as she went down the canal and got to the end. But out she came! I do plan to post my birth story for those who are interested. I did give birth naturally aka no drugs or pain medication. I was eventually given lidocaine for my stitches and I've taken Tums and some Colace but that is it.

I also hate being anxious over her. My sweet little Adina was born quite small and my breasts just are not producing enough milk/colastrum for her. It's terribly depressing. Even more depressing, is we've not even been able to get enough formula in her so far, so we have to work harder. She's lost way too much weight and if we don't see the # go positive by Saturday she might need to go into the hospital :(

But I love her. I love her sweet little serious face. I love the way it feels when she snuggles up to me and sleeps. I love her soft hair and can't stop petting her. She has the most adorable serious little expressions and she reminds me so much of my husband. Having her in my life (along with Kennis) are probably the best things that have ever happened to me and despite all my worries about her, I would not wish her gone for the world. Right now, nothing makes me happier than falling asleep with her.

I will be slow responding to people, I have a lot going on right now.

( Some pictures of Adina )

Things I need to do:

Order/pick out Announcements
Find a caterer for the Naming
Find a location for the Naming
Contact the Townhome Complex re: our refund
Make a problem transaction thread/bad review for Volks unless they refund me 7000 yen or send the two wigs I paid for with my July FCS order
Write more thank yous
Eat
Shower
Sleep
Be nice to Cookie ♥
FIND BRAS!!!!!!!!!

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And the most adorable baby girl on the planet?

Pictures are upcoming of Adina Verity, born 10/11/10 @ 10:11 pm

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But it's just so hard when you're 37+ weeks pregnant. I feel guilty for not keeping up my baby journal. I need to sit down and work on it tomorrow. I got frustrated when I completely messed it up on the plane and skipped to the wrong week >>; Of course since it's been so long I won't be able to remember all the days I puked as easily which is sad since I really do need to remember that in case I ever get tempted to have a 2nd child.

So Ryuchan is still kicking me and I think I figured out that one of the weird movements she does is actually the hiccups! I'd read babies hiccup in the womb and you can feel it and that babies outside the womb tend to hiccup a lot but had no idea what it would feel like. Sort of sad that it has taken me 13 or so weeks to figure this all out.

We had a bit of a scare on Wednesday when I finally got some very noticeable contractions and I realized that I don't really have 3+ weeks to get everything organized, that SHE COULD COME ANY DAY NOW BECAUSE I AM TERM! I've been working on the assumption she would come at week 40 or later and was more concerned with the specter of induction than thinking of her coming any time soon. This was a not good thing, as I have a list of crap I am supposed to have for her birth, of which I was missing many things. (Thanks to the shower I actually had some 0-3 mos clothes and an actual hat, but was missing: swaddling and booties which have now been bought from Amazon.) We also still need to figure out where she is going to sleep , hahahaha And set up the car seat...

Of course the biggest problem is now I can not plan anything since my plans could change if I really do go into labor. Tomorrow we are going to try to go to Coventry I think, but all plans must be loose and open since who knows.

I also discovered I desperately need more clothes as the temperature finally changes since you can not wear jeans, leggings or sweat pants to synagogue. >>;;;

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So as of yesterday, I've officially passed the 37 week mark, making Ryuchan term. Yesterday's appointment I had a tiny bit more protein in my urine than there should have been the first time I tested but it had vanished to nothing with the second test and my blood pressure was slightly elevated 120/82 (probably from my protein scare) at the start of the appointment but had dropped to 110/78 by the end. So as of now all looks right, she's still head down and they found her heartbeat. Next appointment is week 38. I also am Strep B-!!!!!!! This is very happy as it means no IV and IVs scare me a whole heck of a lot more than labor. For those curious, Strep B just lives in people's bodies and only really causes a problem possibly during labor. Of all the things I was tested for, Strep B is the most common, with 20-30% of the population being positive.

They think she is around 5 1/2 pounds right now, which makes her a little small, but of course 5 1/2 pounds is a lot easier to get out than say 10 pounds lol It will be interesting to see how big she actually is. I am currently watching my belly move of its own volition.

This week end I had my shower! It didn't quite go as I had expected but it was still lots of fun. So many thanks to all my friends and relatives who took the time to come and all the energy and effort they put into it. I feel so blessed by all the funky and amusing gifts and the fact you all took time to come and see me!

Now to work more on the baby naming....

( Pictures of the shower and our sukkah! )

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Today I have the last of my battery of tests pregnant women in the US often go through. It's funny, before I started the process I had such different expectations about those and which I would need to take. The big ones most pregnant women in the US now have are:

Genetic Testing (sometimes before you try to conceive and in our case around week 9) where they take a lot of your blood and look to see what genetic defects you are a carrier of. If you're positive on anything then they look at your spouses blood to try to see what the chances are that anything is truly an issue, before eventually wanting to test the fetus. In our case, I am not a carrier for anything tested for so it was a non-issue.

They also did a Dating Ultrasound to get some idea how far along the fetus was and how it was developing. Ryuchan had a heartbeat so she was on target.

Next up was the Nuchal Translucency which is a diagnostic to give you some idea of chances of Down's Syndrome and the even scarier Trisomy defects. This happens at 13 weeks and involved an ultrasound and a finger prick. Ryuchan passed with flying colors.

Next was the Alpha Fetal Protein Test another diagnostic done around week 17 to look for neural tube defects. It's another one where they take your blood. At the time, I did not know this test is notorious for false positives, particularly in women over 35 ~.~ We still passed though.

My favorite of the tests was The 2nd Stage/Anatomy Ultrasound which is done about 20 weeks and lets you find out the baby's gender. The technicians are making sure everything physically looks good with the baby and as the parent, you get to see lots of images of your little one. Once again we did great, though Ryuchan measured a little tiny with a due date closer to 10/22 or 10/23 than 10/19. I think she is just going to be small. lol

Next was my least favorite test, Gestational Diabetes done around week 28. If you have gestational diabetes it MAY cause problems for the fetus, but also may not. For many people this test is nothing, but with my nausea it was extremely difficult and I nearly puked up the gross tasting artificial super sweet orange liquid. Thankfully I passed this test.

This week is Strep B some sort of Strep virus that likes to live in people's colons and vaginas. If you are positive, you need to take an antibiotic when giving birth. Overall, the consequences are a lot less dire than most of the 20 week or earlier tests.

Along with all those tests, I also have my blood pressure tested each appointment. Other than one high one, I'm around 110/70 most of the time. As well as my urine for protein and sugar, which are both so far not in evidence. I also get to find out my weight gain. Right now it's a little less than 20 pounds from my starting weight. Though with my luck I've gone up again lol I've been trying to exercise more though. I go for several 20 minute walks a day and do 20 mins of prenatal yoga breathing exercises.

If you're wondering why I am sharing so much info now, it's because week 37 (next Tuesday) is the official start of term. i.e. if Ryuchan came today or anytime before next Tuesday she would be a preemie, but starting next Tuesday she would be considered a full term baby.

It just makes me think I probably should have planned my shower for earlier in the summer. lol I'm a little stressed about my shower, but so thankful to

muscatlove I'm even more stressed about the Baby Naming since that is going to involve a caterer and a lot more people.

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For those curious, things have definitely improved on the insomnia and breathing front. Not long after I called the midwives and found out I could take Benadryl, my nose started clearing some on its own (and now the congestion is mostly gone) and the 25 mg tablet of Benadryl pretty much completely knocked me out as well as clearing up any remaining congestion when I was trying to sleep. Last night we cut the 25 mg tablet in half since I felt a little groggy yesterday morning, and the half half dosage seems just about the right amount. I got plenty of sleep, my sinuses feel good and I am breathing a lot easier in more than one way. I'm also still trying to exercise more. I am doing 20-30 minutes of pre-natal yoga every day and going for at least 2 walks around my complex. It feels great to be more active and I am sure that is also helping me to feel better.

The baby is still being active and enjoys moving around in me. I have my next appointment on Tuesday, though I am thinking of also finding a general practitioner to just make sure everything is OK.

( In the TMI department )

Though it could also just be a cold since my husband also has a bit of a cold right now.

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So for those curious, since around Friday night I've had a terrible time breathing. When I lie down it gets particularly bad. I do sleep with my head propped up, but it is just not enough. I can breathe, it's not like I am choking, but I have harder time breathing through my nose and through my mouth than I would like. It is not a happy thing, particularly since it makes me more likely to have insomnia. I've always had a bit of insomnia, but with the pregnancy and my breathing issues it has gotten worse. So for example last night, I only got about 4 hours of sleep.

I want to stress that this is not affecting the baby at all. She is still happily making my belly move on its own, this is only a problem for me. :(

On the happy side, I talked to midwives and got advice on what I can try to get some relief. The best solution for me, is taking Benadryl. Not only will it clear my sinuses, but I find allergy medication is one of the best sleep aids out there. So it should solve both my problems in hopefully one easy step. I also have a few other pieces of advice to try, the hardest being cutting out dairy :( I probably will try to eat less of it, but I just can't give it up I think.

BTW for those curious, tomorrow means I finished 35 weeks and I start month 9! Term is considered week 37-40. Your due date is week 40.

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Happy Belated Birthday to

isachi and I think

seaster was around this time... I owe lots of people responses which I will be working on. Sorry.

The last few days have been very very rough. The baby is fine, no worries there, it's all me and I am seriously looking into going to see the midwives about my problems. At the very least I am so calling them today. :(

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or a Happy New Year!

Since it's been a while, I figured everyone is curious about what I now look like. I will say right now, I feel like a whale. A complete and utter whale. My belly is huge and can make bending over or leaning down a challenge. Ryuchan is pretty active and I often now see my belly move on its own. lol It is a really bizarre sensation, though it makes me thrilled that she is doing well. I feel very pregnant. I just had my 34 week check up and Ryuchan is now heads down as she should be, has enough fluid, is active, and all the other things you want in a baby. 34 weeks means she is nearly to term (aka 37 weeks though your due date is 40 weeks) It's strange to believe sometime in the next 8 weeks I will get to truly see her, I still remember when I was 8 weeks pregnant back in February, well sort of remember.

I have pictures of me with Basil before we lost him but I honestly just don't have the heart to really look at them yet. I still miss him terribly and now I am concerned because the vet wants to do blood work on Cookie. :/

On a happier note, we have finally bought some baby things. We've gotten some baby things as gifts, but we've not actually bought anything before. We have now ordered a dresser and crib and bought a mattress for the crib. We also bought a glider as the floor model was pretty much exactly what we wanted. Now to pick bedding!

( since it is rude to post pictures outside a cut )

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We're leaving for the wedding in less than a week and I feel like I have so much I still need to do! (Mostly trying to see if I can get my shoes fixed and what exactly is wrong with husband's suit, oh and we are hosting the Synagogue kiddush on Sat morning!) On the bright side, my midwife gave me the A-OK to travel to it and has given me copies of all my medical records just in case. I was so relieved, I'd had 1 high blood pressure reading at the appointment before last, 140 over 80 and it made me anxious I could have pre-eclampsia. But at the last appointment I was back down to the healthy and normal for me 110 over 70. So yeah, all seems right with Ryuchan. I'm getting in my kicks and as of last appointment her head is now down like it ought to be. I've finished 32 weeks and so have nearly finished 7 1/2 months (meaning I am in month 8!) It's all sort of amazing.

I've been ranty on my new parenting board because I am against red shirting as well as leaving back kids born in September-December in general. I know I personally loved being younger than most of my class mates. I am feeling thankful I live in CT since I'm pretty sure our cut-off is 12/31 so Ryuchan will have no problem being in elementary with the correct grade.

For the first time in many many many years I own a pair of jeans I love. Oh H&M maternity, how I love thee. They're comfy and stretchy and CUTE! I need to get a picture of me in them when my hair looks good. i.e. not today. Did I mention I got my hair professionally cut at an expensive salon specializing in curly hair? My hair tends to look great the first day now, but not as good on subsequent days once I start tying it back. Oh well.

So for those curious, I got the dresses I ordered from the UK in smaller sizes. The floral print dress I loved is a complete disaster and is completely unflattering. It makes my boobs look huge and super saggy at the same time. I also hate the V-neck as it is way too deep and you can see my bra. So they're all being returned, hopefully today. The other dress I ordered has a lot of potential... but is also slinkier which means... POLL TIME!

( You know you want to vote! )

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I am starting to wonder if it is really worth it for me to schlep out to my brother's wedding in Southern CA. For one thing, I am somewhat shocked by how many hotels in Southern CA CHARGE FOR PARKING. This is not an area where you can get around via public transportation or just walking, this is an area you need to drive! I suspect everyone else but me is going to insist on staying at the La Quinta and honestly, the pool area is ugly, a bunch of people complained about the rooms being dirty at check in and it just feels cheap and unpleasant. Considering depending on how I feel and what the weather is like, I'm only going to able to be so active, I'd really like a hotel that or place to stay that is attractive and where I can just relax. Most of the news my mother had after going out there last week consisted of: how great the froyo places were. Wow, gee mom, so helpful. ~.~

I just got pictures of where the ceremony is taking place. It's a lovely outdoor arboretum, and it seems they expect everyone to sit on the ground. I sat on the ground 3 weeks ago at Coventry and had a really really hard time getting up. I'm larger now and I'm only going to be larger then. I can't get up easily from the ground. And I really need places where I can sit. This is so not happy.

And of course my parasol which I desperately need because I can't find any sunscreens that don't irritate my skin was stolen at the baby naming last week end. *sighs*

EDIT: My brother promises that there is some sort of seating at the ceremony. I am just being anxious about this and it does not help that I am just anxious in general.

Happily, my mother had realized that the LaQuinta is not a great choice without me saying anything.

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I accidentally just swallowed a cherry pit. Normally, I wouldn't worry but according to a bunch of websites they do contain some cyanide and I'm pregnant and don't want to do anything to hurt the baby. So now I am waiting for someone in my doctor's office to call me back so I can find out if I have just done something really bad. ;;_;; I so don't want my belly pumped or for them to make the baby come early but I also don't want to poison her!

Until this, she's been doing great. I've started keeping track of my 10 movements 2x a day and she's been getting in her movements in like 15 minutes! (instead of the 1-2 hours you are allotted.) She's been kicking me the last few minutes in particular.

In other baby news... I... am in shock. My brother's wedding is like week 33, week 33!! That does not sound so far away from when you give birth as I first thought and my shower is week 36!!! That is almost term. This also makes me realize I need to figure out what I want to register for and do all the baby things I need to do and just too much!

I guess if I don't get a call back by 5 I can try the nurse line with my insurance or maybe the poison control hotline.... >>;

EDIT Doctor called me back and it is all fine, it seems you need to eat a lot of pits for it to be an issue not 1. Also my glucose test was confirmed to have gone well and I do not have gestational diabetes!!!! Go me! So now all I have left I think is a Strep B test and the typical routine urine and blood pressure tests. But I think I am done with blood work! :D Ryu-chan is still kicking me a lot.

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I think I'm in that phase of pregnancy where I always feel tired, actually I'm not sure I ever left it.

I think I need to find pictures of me where you can see my body from Month 3 and Month 5.

( For those curious some pregnancy pictures of me )

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A few caveats, while I am looking for some opinions, I don't care if you prefer other "V" names or other names which begin with a different letter. I also don't care if you prefer the "V" names and think they would make a better first name. It has been my fondest wish since my grandmother died in 1994 to have a little girl to name after her. So the "A" name is coming first. What name you all like the best is not necessarily the name I am going to pick, I'm just letting you all give a little input. I already have various family members all campaigning for their favorite lol

So the next stage with baby naming is finding out what various people think of when they hear a particular name. For example, when I say the name "Clementine" someone might think the song "Oh My Darling Clementine" while someone else might think those yummy little readily peelable oranges one eats in Winter. Anyone who would like participate, please make a comment with what is the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the following names.

The following first names are our current top choices:

Adina

Alice

Anne

Anya

Aviva

The following list of names are our top choices for middle names:

Vera

Verity

I might be willing to consider suggestions for other girl's names that start with A but again, I want a name that is not popular of which all of the following are: Abigail, Alexandra, Alexis, Alison, Amelia, Audrey, Aubrey, Audra, Ava. I also do not like gender neutral names, WASPY surnames as first names (think Addison) and I don't want a name that sounds made up. Also I am paying attention to ethnicity of names, Akiko is a perfectly nice name, but sounds really sort of silly when no one in her family is Japanese.

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Happy Belated Birthday to

bwinter and to my cousin Miriam's new little girl!!! I wonder what the other pregnancies in my family are going to be.

Happy Birthday to

kosquarepelli! I hope I get to see you next week!

So today since I was feeling more alert and it was no longer 103, I decided to finally go back through my voice mail on my cell phone where I discovered I had 10 messages waiting for me. Several of them were from a "Nurse" at the doctor's office who declined to leave a detail message. Being the neurotic person that I am, I was worried this meant there was sugar or protein in my urine from my last urine test and there was concern about gestational diabetes. After spending some time playing phone tag I got a nurse and... it was that some of my tests had not been forwarded from my last doctor's office which I already knew from my nurse's appointment yesterday. ~.~ I wish they could have just said it in my voicemail! I'm a bit ticked that the office in Westchester could not forward these tests, and it's not like I have no idea what the results must be.

I also went on a tour of the Birthing Center and... they sound so wonderful! My mother is of course nervous about the whole thing, but I really think I am going to pick the Center over Danbury hospital. For one thing they allow water births which I think is something I am interested in! I've also signed up for a Childbirth class! Now to look into Lactation classes to make sure I can nurse. I think my favorite thing about the Birthing Center is when I shared the fact that my pre-natal vitamins tend to make me nauseous and I have a hard time keeping them down instead of the reaction of both the doctor's office in Westchester and in Danbury (change when you take them, make sure you take them with food, change brands, yeah they just suck like that) they had a fast absorbing LIQUID VERSION! I had been wondering why if we can do all sorts of other amazing scientific achievements we could not make liquid pre-natal vitamins since I've noticed a lot of women get nausea from pre-natal vitamins. It does cost more than the pills, but seriously, I just don't care, so worth the money!

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I will no longer be attending Volks events, visiting their stores or buying their products new (once I finish paying off my Yos from Tokyo Dolpa) because I am extremely disappointed in the company's behavior towards me. I'm not going to go into details, but suffice it to say I do have very good reasons and this decision saddens me but I feel like is the only one I could make. I am also extremely disappointed by the other FDQ volunteers. If you are one of them, I think if you examine your decisions you will know why. I'm not going to be saying any more on this subject because I'd like to move past it and I don't wish to discuss it. I feel like I've already spent more energy on it than it deserves.

In happy news, I survived my Japan trip and had a wonderful time! This was a big deal to me because I was very worried about my abilities to actually manage to get around and do things as I've been quite inactive now for months. I did have to change plans a few days (I still get motion sick on the train, so Matsumoto was out and got hit with pouring rain the day I wanted to go to Nara) but overall for me the trip was a huge success. Mostly, I got to see my friends, particularly

dilettantka and

chocolate_chip who I truly appreciate taking so much time out of their lives and schedules to hang out with me and go to wacky places I wanted to eat. I also loved getting to see

hinoai,

akaisakura, and

jougetsu. I wish I could have see

misspaulette and

triplepunch but so things goes. I also got see Aya-san! This was really lovely because it made me feel like she wants to see me outside of the whole doujinshika circle milieu. I'm really hoping we can get together when she comes to the US, even if it involves me trying to do things with a newborn, at least the weather will be better!

Among the things I did get to do was karaoke 3x! This was one of the things very high on my list as well, since I know it will be much harder to do in the future if I go back to Japan with a baby. I still can't believe how well my hotel reservations worked out. I paid on average 7000 yen a night for my single hotel rooms in Kyoto and Tokyo. My Kyoto room was the most convenient (aka a 5 minute walk from Kyoto Station, nearly all of it underground so rain could be avoided) My Tokyo rooms were the nicest, a huge nearly queen size bed with lots of pillows, mattress pad, and non-Gundam bathrooms! For about the first week I kept track of how much money I spent in Japan this trip. I have the receipts still but hands down I spent the most on: tea (much of it gifts), transportation, and food. The amount spent on everything else pales in comparison. I did make sure to eat well in Japan and made it to: Loving Hut, Pure Cafe, Eat More Greens, DevaDeva, Chien Fu, Nataraj, Proverbs, and Sunshine Cafe. I feel bad I didn't get to go to anywhere 2x, but still so many favorites and I rarely make it to Chien Fu! I also got Mexican at the Mexican place in Osaka and went to Dean and Deluca. And even more wonderful, other than the plane trip to and from Japan and one morning when my vitamin set me off, no puking!!!!!!!!!!

I had a pregnancy moment, where I was convinced I had left my conditioner in Tokyo and was heartbroken as I did not have it to use in Kyoto when the entire time it was sitting in my bathroom at home.

I am also finally showing! I now look pregnant, which is just so happy. Not only do I look pregnant but my daughter kicks more all the time!

I am glad to be home and I missed my husband terribly., thank goodness for Skype! My only true sadness is CT is actually more hot and humid than Tokyo was o_O; Luckily, I have central air.

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Current Music: What Have You Done (ft. Keith Caputo) - Within Temptation

So I should be working on my Japan trip since I am leaving tomorrow, but I am resting in bed because I am exhausted from NY Dolpa.

Some nice things happened,

sumeragiskank,

kosquarepelli and I were able to reunite a doll with her owner after we found the doll on the sidewalk while walking to my car. I was able to get two decent free parking spaces both days, I got to see my parents and my mom and I went to my favorite cafe in Larchmont for lunch on Friday. I got a chance to meet people and see other people I only see once a year. My new maternity dresses looked really pretty on. And I learned how to say "It's a girl" and another way to say "I'm pregnant" in Japanese. My mom had amazing super expensive conditioner that smelt ehhh but was amazing in my hair and I might have finally found something to use to wash my face with and which doesn't irritate my skin. It got rid of the dry skin on my arms and made me look even more like I was glowing. (though that might have been the pregnancy) I sort of want to buy some now...

I don't think a lot of people could tell I was pregnant. People mostly seemed surprised when I said I was. My belly got touched by lots of people lol Ryuchan was being somewhat active and is being active now. When I feel sad about something she kicks more as if to say "Don't be sad `mommy' I love you and I am with you." I feel so lucky to have her in my life already and she hasn't even been born yet. I know a lot of people I know don't like children and/or do not want any of their own, but I really wanted her and it means so much to me when I can feel her moving.

Thank you so much

cc_lemon and

blacktempest for my very first two baby gifts. It's so exciting for me to start to get things for her. Both your gifts were generous and extremely thoughtful.

Some things did not go as well as I would like this week end. As usual the food at the Dolpa was awful. I can understand why the food was awful, but it still makes me unhappy. A few other things were incredibly disappointing for me, but there is not much to be done about it.

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Current Music: Away From Me - Evanescence

Ryu-chan has started to kick a lot more, it doesn't hurt yet, thankfully, but I definitely feel it and it feels decidedly odd. She was doing it quite hard yesterday morning and evening. Most of her movements today have been less active, but I would not be surprised if I feel more as the day progresses. She was actually moving enough that my husband could feel it when he touched my belly. It makes it really feel like there is a baby there.

I'm still thinking of names for her. At some point I might ask LJ at large what comes to mind when they associate with certain names.

I'm in week 23, the viability line and the start of month 6. The viability line is the end of week 23, where if your baby comes early they have a 50% survival rate. Every day after week 23 that rate goes up. I would prefer Ryu wait until October to make her appearance (and so far my cervix is closed according to the doctor) but it does make me feel less anxious to cross that line.

This week end is NY Dolpa, so I'm staying with my mom and dad. I'm a little worried about their lack of A/C >>;; Tuesday is Japan, and I have some of the trip together now: rental keitai, hotels for nearly all nights, my rail pass, airline tickets, but I do need to pack and call my credit card and print some things out.

I've found my pots and pans at long last which is incredibly happy.

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So according to some wikipedia article on pregnancy I just read, I'm supposed to be eating 2000 calories a day. I'm sort of curious how close or far I am from that.

So....

1 large bowl of whole grain cereal approx 200 calories
1 Blueberry Scone from Trader Joes ♥ 240 calories
1 Lemon Ice pop ♥ 80 calories
1 thick piece of sourdough bread (I dunno let's over estimate) 200 calories
2 oz (more estimating prob less) of homemade goat cheese ♥ 200 calories
1 tiny piece of maple brittle candy (the larger piece fell) 50 calories
2 baby organic carrots ...so far >>; ..make that 8 baby carrots... ♥
half a pita and maybe 2T of hummus 120 calories
1 fake meat hot dog, 1 whole wheat roll, 1 T of BBQ sauce and 1 T of relish (I dunno know maybe 400 calories?)
1 more small piece of maple brittle 75 calories
8 pieces of pineapple
6 strawberries...

Hopefully this all stays down but I'm getting like 1600 calories, and this is a lot of eating for me. So at this point I feel like... I'm not eating for two, if I'm lucky I'm eating for 1 o_O;

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Current Music: Reason - Tamaki Nami

I'm still puking. I'm more than half way done with my pregnancy, 20 weeks complete and I'm still puking most days. The longest I've made it is 3 days straight. I guess I ought to be thankful, today was once so far and not the 3 times I had yesterday. The nausea has let up, I don't go around feeling nauseous nearly constantly, but particularly after dinner, I get awful heartburn which generally means some time in the evening dinner makes a reappearance. I don't really know what I can do to stop it. I think I am going to contact the acupuncturist on Monday. It's wearing me out. My belly is starting to bulge, I might be looking a little pregnant, but my face seems thinner and my legs seem thinner and I think I've not yet gained any weight. It will be interesting to see what the scale says when I go in. If I was on target, I should be about 5 pounds heavier than last time. I suspect I weigh about the same. Though since I started on the plump side I am sure the doctors will not think it is a big deal. They say Ryuchan will get her nourishment even if I don't. At least the vitamin has been staying down. I take it earlier in the day with my scone.

I am down to 4 first names to decide between and 4 middle names to decide between. It's now a matter of deciding my favorite.

I want a Dutailer glider, now. They're some sort of special rocking/gliding chair for nursing moms, but I have to say sitting in one at BuyBuy Baby was the most amazing feeling ever. I felt like I could just fall asleep. And I didn't even have my feet up on the ottoman.

There are two stores near me that carry the crib I like. 1 is closed until "late" summer. And the other is closed July and August.

Current Mood: meh
Current Music: Arts' in D Minor / Harry Houdi - Kon Kan

The Lazy Blogger

Wait, you mean this isn't my RP LJ?!?!

What beats the hell out of of going on a free trip to Japan?

What is 5 pounds 11 oz, 18 inches, and noisy?

I'd love to be able to plan for the future...

37 weeks and counting!

36 weeks and counting!

Positive results!

And the verdict is....

Happy Belated Birthday!!!

L'Shanna Tovah!

Too much to do and not enough time to do it!

Meh

I need people to reassure me!

Aaron and Erin should not be pronounced the same...

More on the name game

Birthdays!

And just in time for the heat wave...

And the last I is for....

The final countdown?

Ooops?

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