To answer your question Katie, it is because of lack of time and a cute decoration that we have for Elizabeth's room. I hadn't really considered what I would call my blog, and since "Life will never be the same" was already taken, I had to think fast. We have this cute line of decor in Elizabeth's room by Amy Coe of Target, called the Elephant collection. It has been discontinued, and is currently selling on eBay for well above what it did in the store. Anyways, the color of it is green, and it features elephants. So I have green pillows with an elephant motif, and a small stuffed green elephant. I debated whether to call it Green Elephant or Elephant Green. I chose Elephant Green because I wanted it to be a color, to say her room is painted Elephant Green, that kind of thing.
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In other news, I have scheduled my surgery for the end of December. I am hoping that she is not late, because that could interfere with getting it done. So, please, please, please, little precious girl of mine, come on time. I get to do pre-op on the 18th and the surgery on the 27th. I am told it should be simple, and a relatively easy recovery, so hope for that too.
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We have our first class tonight in preparation for Elizabeth's coming. We get to go learn how to breast feed. One might ask, are you serious, you really need to learn that, women have been doing that since the beginning of time. Well, yes, I think that it is necessary. Women in our culture are not very open about the whole breast feeding thing, it's not like you can walk up to a woman who and ask her how it is done, or to demonstrate for you. Talk about taboo. Plus, I have a predisposition to breast infections since I have had one already, years ago. So I will be able to talk to the lactation specialist about that, and about what to do once I go back to work. I plan to pump/continue to breast feed then. All in all, I think that it will be a good thing, the doctor agrees, as do the mom's. And this weekend, Jake and I are going to the hospital for our tour. We have been there once in the middle of the night because of the gallbladder thing, but it will be good to find out what we are really supposed to do.
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I also have my shower this weekend, which I am somewhat nervous about. It seems that a lot of people can't come, which isn't a horrible thing, because a lot were invited. I don't know, I guess that I am worried that it will be awkward, too awkward. So many of the people my mom invited are from the past, I haven't really kept in contact with them, and so it makes me wonder if they will wonder why they were invited. This may be horrible to say, but I am looking forward to having it over with more than I am to having it. Luckily only 2 people will be reading this. Don't get me wrong, I love my mothers for doing this, and appreciate all the time and effort they have put into it, I just tend to worry about what other people's perseption is. Jake will say that I shouldn't, but I do. I don't want it to come across that I am looking for people to finance my child, and that is the only reason I invited them. We will see how it goes.
2 comments:
1. You shouldn't worry about it. Not that I don't understand; I flee stores and duck to avoid people from the past if I see them in a store or restaurant. But its only a few hours, and my mom is good at tactfully handling awkwardness, so you'll survive.
2. Your writing has improved since your college days. Did you know that? Just something I noticed.
thanks for answering my question! I do hope you deliver on time. That would be very convenient and then you could be not pregnant! Oh, p.s., even like a day after Addie was born, I forgot what being pregnant felt like. Even 9 days later it's so much more fun than having a huge tummy sticking out ... although my tummy now is just really squishy and awkward-looking, although Chris tells me it's cute.
I just realized I wrote two although's in one sentence.
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