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October 12, 2003
Well, we've certainly been busy around here! Fall is in full swing now, and I am LOVING the beautful leaves and mild weather we've been having. The trees are just about at peak for color, and it's been in the 60's-70's for about a week now. This is the time of year that I try to savor to get me through the dreary months until Spring.
Last weekend we (DH, Katie, and me) went to Chicago and had a great time! Katie was a champ while we did the whole sightseeing thing. We went shopping along the Magnificent Mile, and I was duly impressed by the huge selection of stores! Katie mostly slept through it, either in the stroller or the Bjorn. We stayed in a nice little B&B, in a room that was just the right setup for having a baby in tow. I also had the chance to meet up with a good friend who I've 'talked' to on my board, but never met in person, Bev. We met Bev, her husband, and their son for dinner. It was great to finally meet her! Bev was just as easygoing and down to earth as I'd imagined her to be, pretty and petite (I felt like a GIANT next to her! LOL!) her husband was very nice and easy to talk to, and her little boy was simply adorable! Dinner was great, the hubbies got along, heck, even the babies had a great time! We had a rather urban experience, though (for this suburbanite, anyway) that was pretty scary at the time. We were finishing dinner and it was pretty early for a Sat. night - about 7:00 or so. The restaurant we were in was very nice and in a neighborhood that isn't unsafe, but seems to be growing into a trendy, young area. Anyway, we were getting ready to leave and there's this yelling which at first sounded like a spirited conversation or small argument. Then all of a sudden it got real quiet except for this guy who was yelling, threatening to break the window, etc, and throwing this backpack around (with God knows what inside of it). We paid and headed out the side door, and then as we walked out this man also came out. He ranted and raved along the sidewalk, kicked a car, and was bascially just irate at nobody in particular. What was so scary is that he was just feet away from us at some points, and we didn't know where he would go or what he would do, and we were trying so hard to stay out of his way. I think it was the first time that, as a mother, I truly feared for my child's immediate safety. Yes, we all worry about the 'what ifs' that lie in the future, but this was a right there, right then scary situation. Having a baby with me and being in that situation really made me feel vulnerable. Luckily the guy stayed away from us and we crossed the street and just started walking. Later on we were laughing about it (sort of), but it still was pretty scary. After that, the rest of the weekend, I'm happy to say, was pretty uneventful.
Katie and I had girls' time yesterday and today. Daddy was gone hunting, and while I do miss him when he's gone, it was a pretty nice weekend. We didn't have to watch any ESPN or History channel, and I didn't have to share Katie with anyone! LOL. Yesterday we went to a nearby downtown area and did some walking/window shopping, and then we had a sleepover in my bedroom. I brought Katie's pack & play upstairs and she slept in there last night. When she woke up this morning at 6:30, I pulled her into bed w/me and cuddled her in, and we both slept for another couple of hours. This time is short and sweet, I realize, and I want to take advantage of it! Soon enough she will not want to cuddle with Mommy for such a long time!
After church today, Katie and I had lunch with my mom, and then I was off to a teachers union meeting. Yes, a union meeting on a Sunday. You can imagine this is not a good thing! But I won't really discuss that much, except to say that I am glad to work in a state with good educators' unions.
"NOT TRYING...BUT NOT PREVENTING"
Has anyone else but me ever thought that this phrase made absolutely no sense? I remember when friends would get pregnant (before or during my TTC days) and they'd say, "Well, we weren't really trying..." and I thought, well, you're either trying or your not! Well, I'm eating my words because we are in that category now, and it actually makes sense to me. I had said to Chris before that once we finished up our box of condoms (seeing as I'm screwed up enough, I have NO desire to go on the pill before we're done with babies) that we'd just not use any bc and see what happens. So, we're not using anything, but I'm certainly not temping or charting or anything like that. I don't really think I'm truly ready to be pregnant again, but seeing as we have such a small chance of getting pregnant on our own, and then such a high chance of miscarrying due to my chromosome issue, I figure it's unlikely, and if we do become pregnant with a surprise healthy baby, the pregnancy would be welcomed with much celebration as the miracle it would truly be.
Oh, I've started losing more weight again! I have been eating only when I'm truly hungry (stomach hungry, not, "Oh, I think I'd like that candy bar" hungry), and stopping when I am satsified, not when everything is off my plate. Why is that such a difficult concept? It's interesting how programmed we are to eat because it's a certain time, or because everyone else is, and that we feel we must finish everything on our plates. I have found that, when I listen to my body, I don't need to eat nearly as often or as much as I would have imagined. It's only been about 5 lbs so far (mabye a little more by now), but a pair of my pants that were once tight now fasten easier, so I'm hoping to get down a size in the next month or so.
KATIE
I figured I would end this with what Katie is doing lately! She now scrunches up her nose and laughs through it - it's too funny! e tried to catch it on camera and have gotten close - she never does her tricks for film! She also sings now - a lot! I didn't realize just how many songs have the "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" tune, but there are a few of them that we sing on a regular basis. Well, if I sing the tune and substitute "ha ha ha" for the words, she will sing back to me! A couple of times she has been right on with the tune and rhythm, too. It is quite amusing! She will mostly do it right after she's woken up from sleeping, while we're rocking in the rocker. I can't get enough of it! She now points to everything, also. She will gesture for something she wants. At first I thought it was because she was trying to grab it, but even if it's far away she'll do it, and it doesn't seem like she's trying to get it, just saying, "Hey, Lady, get that for me!" It's so funny to see her start to communicate with us. This morning she was also trying to put her paci in my mouth - this was a first!
There was more that I was thinking of saying when I finally wrote an entry, but it has all slipped my mind. Wednesday is my 29th birthday, and I'm thinking I'll just stay this age for a few more years, if you know what I mean! Ha ha! Actually, I don't have any hangups about birthdays - yet! I'm sure it's bound to happen pretty soon. Since I am 9 mos. older than Chris I will inevitably get from him one of those 'you're older than me so ha ha ha' cards (in addition to a nice one), and we'll go out to dinner, but that's about it. Last weekend was kind of my b-day gift, and I've got all I need as it is!
Here's hoping you are all having a beautiful Autumn.
Laura
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