Quickie
*Fringe was excellent tonight. I don’t know if any of you watch or care, but it made me happy. I’ll say no more for fear of spoilers.
*My ultrasound appointment wasn’t totally terrible. I was really grumpy about it because the office is such a pain in the ass, but after taking over 20 minutes to pull my chart and take my co-pay, I went right into the u/s room. I don’t know why this office takes so long. The other office always has that stuff ready when you walk in the door.
Anyway, everything was fine, as I thought it would be. I was sort of worried because I know the one predictable thing about birthing babies is that you can’t make a plan. I did not want to have the baby today due to child care concerns, the date (sorry, but I think April Fool’s Day would be a bad birthday), and lack of my mommy. I’ll be happy to have her any time after my mom arrives, but not before. Mom will be here Saturday afternoon.
I guess the doctor was most concerned about my fluid levels and thought they must be really low. Why? I don’t know. My understanding (but I could be wrong) is that a normal level is between 8-25 and it’s a bad situation if it dips down to 4. Mine was at 15, so I think I’m good to go. I have no idea what those numbers mean, but it must be good to be in the middle, right?
*Even though it was a beautiful day outside and we should have spent the day at the park, I took Erik to the movie instead. I wanted him out of the pollen and he’s been begging for “the dragon movie!!!!” all week. Thank you all so much for your input! The majority of you thought it would be fine and it was. I kept thinking he would be scared, and there were a couple of parts were he climbed on my lap, but he was fine. He told me “Mom, that wasn’t scary at all. I don’t know what you were talking about.”
Really, the main problem was all the talky-talky parts. Granted, there aren’t many of them, but towards the beginning there was quite a bit of dialogue and he was bored. About five minutes into the movie he wanted to know when it would be over. Once the more exciting parts started he was hooked. I really couldn’t care less if he liked the movie or not. It was more about getting out of the house and doing something a little different.
*With the realization this baby could come today, I quilted her quilt! I even have the binding half on. It is just a tiny little thing made for a kit, but it is very springy for a spring baby. I’ve discovered the best way for me to bind a quilt and the best tool to use. It is not very “proper” but I’m not the type who will ever enter my quilt in a judged quilt show so who cares? I can’t stand hand sewing the binding on the back, so my alternate method will just have to work. For the quilters out there, the tool I love is one of those stiletto things. I’ve had one for ages and never tried it because I didn’t understand how it was supposed to make things easier. I had a little problem tucking a corner in, so pulled it out and was AMAZED at how effective it was! It is so much easier to manipulate the fabric with a thin stick of metal than with my big, fat fingers. I’ve been missing out! Pictures tomorrow!