I really need to get another pair or two of summery shoes.  I have two pair of thong-type sandals that have worked well for me the last couple summers.  Since I am now wearing them year-round, though, I want more variety.  Plus, the ones I have are just starting to fall apart.  I’m not sure what type of shoes I want to get though.  I wear mostly capris and casual skirts.  I’d love a non-thong sandal shoe to go with my dressier but still casual capris.  So what do I wear?  Links would be great…I’m fairly fashion illiterate.

We’re settling in pretty well.  Both of our cars are now here.  Our furniture is due in 12 days though I’m hoping it comes next week instead.  The satellite guy came to install our dish but we couldn’t get it b/c the huge trees out front block the line of sight.  So we have to go with cable (blech! The packages are terrible.).  When we called the cable company to get our internet installed, we had a three week wait.  We called Tuesday for the TV and they are coming Sunday (morning at that, who sends out install guys on Sunday mornings??).  So we’re glad we don’t have the same wait but found it weird.  It’ll be exciting to finally get more than two channels! 

Tomorrow is my 38week appointment.  I’ve decided to opt out of a cervical check again.  If I had one and found out I was dilated, that would freak me out b/c we don’t have childcare until Sunday.  Even knowing I could be dilated for weeks still.  And I had one and found out I wasn’t at all dilated or just barely dilated, that still wouldn’t reassure me since I was barely 1cm the day before I gave birth to Elizabeth.  In addition, I don’t want to do anything that will risk infection, an accidental puncture of the membrane, etc.  Anything that could set a chain of events off that could a) mean a labor before the in-laws come (meaning, a labor without my husband) or b) lower my chance of a successful VBAC is NOT something I want to do. 

My anterior placenta has moved up nice and high.  So there should be NO problems with it possibly attaching to my C-section scar.  YEAH!!!!  And baby has finally decided to STAY heads down.  He’s been down for over a week now, so I think he’s staying put.  Just yesterday I was feeling around and I think he’s in full ready-to-go position (looking at my back).  He’s been settled on my left/looking right for most of the pregnancy.    

I’m still feeling good.  Getting rather tired, of course.  Sleeping is becoming difficult (which doesn’t help the tired bit).  But feeling good.

I think our doula is going to come over tomorrow evening. She wants to
meet with me at least one more time and she wants to meet Jim.  I’m so
excited to have found her. I really believe she’ll be invaluable to the labor and delivery, whatever the outcome.

Elizabeth started crying this afternoon.  “I want you to put me night-night.”  Sobbing heart-broken sobs.  I finally figured out what she meant…when I go to the hospital to give birth, Jim told her that he’d be the one to put her to bed.  She sobbed and sobbed for, what seemed like, forever.  “I no want you to go to the pink hospital.  I want you to put me to bed.”  *sigh*  and *sob*  Jim has put her to bed several times in the last year (I’ve always had to be out of the house) and it has gone pretty smoothly.  But she’s never been away from me overnight.  I’m not sure how much she understands that I won’t be home at all in the night when she wakes up.  I know Jim will take good care of her (if for no other reason than he knows I’ll kick his @ss if he doesn’t!!! LOL) but I still worry.  And that just leads me to worrying about how the adjustment will go once we’re all home.  She is SOOOOOOOOOO excited to have him home.  She can barely stand the wait.  But reality will set in eventually and I worry about that transition, especially since she is sooooooo very 3.5 (or nearly) these days!  It will all work out, I know.  But in the midst of my anxiety, its a worry all the same. 

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I got our pictures up!  You can see them at: Our New Home

If anyone still needs our address, please e-mail us at jtbrookover@gmail.com  I’m having a tough time accessing the comments that get left on here, so e-mailing is a better way to reach us. 

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We are officially packed up. The last of our goods left Wednesday. We had a great packing crew–very fast, efficient and friendly. We were very pleased with their service. We have our walk-through inspection this afternoon and we’ll then officially be out of our place.

We are in Columbus until tomorrow and then we head over to Atlanta for a couple days. We fly out Monday afternoon.

I said the last of my goodbyes yesterday…at my BFing group. I was pretty sad to say goodbye. Its a great group of ladies who have seen me through E’s weaning and all my pregnancy sickness & fears. I hope to find another great group in Hawaii.

I picked up my OB records today. My OB decided, at the last minute, not to give me a letter approving me to fly. I’m a bit annoyed b/c there is no reason why I shouldn’t fly. Luckily, Delta doesn’t have any cut-off restriction for flying & doesn’t require a health certificate, so it shouldn’t be an issue. Still, its annoying because he said two weeks ago it would be no problem and now he is trying to pull scare tactics to get me not to fly. As if I have any desire to stay here w/o Jim and with a 3yo for 2.5 months with NO furniture (done that already!!!), birth here alone, for the very, very remote chance that something will happen in the air when I’m perfectly healthy to fly.

I’m very much ready to just get to Hawaii. The waiting around makes me a little nuts. We’re planning to do some touristy things in Atlanta tomorrow & Sunday, so that’ll keep us distracted. Then Monday morning we have to take my car to get shipped. Then we head to the airport after lunch.

Our home phone is currently disconnected (will reconnect w/same phone number when we get housing) as is our e-mail addresses.  We can be reached via e-mail at happygrl6@yahoo.com

Please someone tell me this is just a phase that lasts no more than a month.  Lie to me, if you must. 

Yesterday
I picked her up from school.  As we were walking out of her classroom,
she told me she was hungry.  I had forgotten to bring a snack, so I
told her she coudl have one of the leftover birthday cookies she took
in. 

E “why can i have one of the cookies?”
Me: “I forgot a snack, so you can have one.  When we get home, I’ll get you something else.”
E “Why me hungry?”
Me “You had a big breakfast today.  Did you eat lunch?”
E “I ate lot a lunch.  Why me eat a lot a lunch?”
Me (trying to break the cycle) “What did you have for lunch today?”
E “rice, pineapple and chicken.  Why me have rice, pineapple and chicken?”
Me “B/c that is what they served today.”
E “Why did they make that today?”
Me “I’m not sure why those chose that today.  Did you like it?”
E “Why did I like it?”
Me (trying to divert) “Did the other kids at your table eat their lunch?”
E “Yes.  Why did they eat it?”
Me “You tell me.”
E “B/c they were hungry.  Why were they hungry?”

I was able to steer the topic off-course and she forgot about it. 

What does DH say at dinner? “E, what did you have for lunch today?”   

And
so it goes, all day long.  It IS fun since she’s had such a speech
delay.  And I love hearing what her little mind is thinking.  Still, I
can’t help but think fondly of the days that weren’t ‘whys’
all.day.long!!!

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