Archive for December, 2002

Help us potentially scar our child for life!

Friday, December 27th, 2002

We’ve narrowed names down a lot but we’re not there yet. With only 7 weeks to go, we need to figure it out soon! I tried setting up a super high-tech fancy online poll thingy but ran into issues so let’s do this the way people have been doing it for hundreds of years:
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Circumventing the decision

Thursday, December 19th, 2002

In past generations, mothers didn’t have to think about it. At some point the nurse would just bring you your baby and tell you that he had been circumcised and here’s how you take care of the wound, thank you, have a nice day.
Now though, they give you literature listing pros and cons in all [...]

Funny dreams

Monday, December 16th, 2002

I didn’t sleep well last night. I did have some entertaining dreams though. Here’s an example:
I’m watching Jeopardy.
This one contestant says “I’ll take asshole doctors for 500″
For the question, they play a tape of a woman listing her symptoms in a whiny, raspy voice. She says something like “Well, my head hurts and my skin [...]

A very creative Christmas

Friday, December 13th, 2002

OK, I’m just too excited about the way the Christmas gifts are turning out so please indulge me in some private bragging. I’ve locked this entry so my family can’t see the weird crap they’re getting this year. It’s all fantastically low budget but very time consuming. I’m having so much fun!
So check out the [...]

Let the fat jokes begin…

Wednesday, December 11th, 2002

At this point in the pregnancy I should be gaining about a pound per week. I just got back from the doctor where I learned that I gained 11 pounds in the last month. 11 pounds. Holy crap, that’s almost three times what I should have gained.
Since all the weight seems to be tummy and [...]