Okay, this cheered me up a bit. The meme goes:

1.Go into your LJ's archives.
2.Find your 23rd post (or closest to).
3.Find the fifth sentence (or closest to).
4.Post the text of the sentence in your blog along with these instructions.

So here it is:

"Turkeys."

That is all. :-)

• Babies can propel a stream of poop far enough to hit a wall more than 3 feet away, but only if you've forgotten to leave the diaper in place while you're cleaning their butt.


• Breastfeeding may be the best way to feed your baby, but babies need to eat at least every two to three hours. So you don't get to sleep in increments any longer than two to ( Read more... )

Okay, I finally grabbed a free minute...here are some photos of Dot (most taken between birth and 1 week old). The photos are pretty sizable, so I'm lj-cutting for your convenience. :-)

( On to the photos )

I probably won't have time for any big updates for a while now, but Dorothy Cecelia Alexander arrived safe and sound promptly on her due date (January 10th) at 11:34 AM. She weighed in at 7 pounds 9 ounces, and she's going to be a "Long Tall Sally" as my Mom says...she measured 21 inches long at birth ( Read more... )

This past Saturday marked the 38-week mark of my preganancy...Dorothy would now be considered a full-term baby if she was born now! And despite my hopes, the checkup on Monday revealed no progress whatsoever since last week (well, besides gaining a few more pounds...ack!). My blood pressure is still nice and low, and the baby's heartbeat sounds ( Read more... )

Much to my dismay, the contractions gradually petered out and disappeared. Darn. Just when things were getting interesting. Stupid false labor...

I noticed on one of my usual trips to the bathroom during the night that I seemed to be having more practice contractions (have had a lot of them in the past 2 days). Then around 6:30 or so I woke up in some discomfort, to find that my tummy muscles were feeling a little sore, and more contractions seemed to be happening ( Read more... )

Today, we went in for our 37 week checkup! The doctor performed the internal exam to see how things were progressing, and asked if we were shooting for a tax break for this year! Apparently, I've progressed to 50% effaced, and between 1.5-2 cm dilation ( Read more... )

Today, we had our 36 week checkup at the obstetrician's office. Results: I've gained 5 pounds since my last checkup 2 weeks ago (yikes!), my blood pressure's fine, baby's heartbeat is happy around 150 beats per minute, and I'm roughly 40% effaced, no dilation. The countdown has begun! :-)

*pulls self up to computer for a while to update journal*

I've been really really sick, with either a cold or a virus, I'm not really sure. I guess I'd just heard about how awful it was to be sick in one's third trimester of pregnancy, and being the skeptic I am, just had to find out for myself. Now I know...it's AWFUL.

( Why is it so hard to be sick while pregnant? )