Since that last post was long enough, I didn’t want to bore you with even more details. Details, apparently, people are asking about. So here’s a little random posty-post to tie up some loose ends.

1. How is your grandmother? The day her amputation was originally scheduled, she had a mini-stroke and was too unstable for the doctors to feel comfortable proceeding. She had a few more heart episodes that further delayed the surgery. She was finally stable enough on Thursday for them to do the surgery. She is recovering as best she can, and my dad and aunt will be returning to their homes today and tomorrow. She has a long road ahead of her, so keep praying.
2. How are you feeling? Not bad! Weeks 5-10 were a little rough – nausea and constant, gripping hunger are a weird combo. I spent the last year working really hard to lose 25 pounds, so the imminent weight gain has me nervous. But both the nausea and hunger have subsided a bit, and I feel like I am back on nutritional track. I had been training for a half-marathon in May, and that just isn’t going to happen. I am lucky if I can muster a 2 or 3 mile run a few days a week. Walking, hiking, and gardening still feel good though. And I can’t wait to parade my giant bump around the public pool in a few months! But overall, I feel like every time I have some pregnancy discomfort, it is just a little reminder of how blessed I am. How can you complain about a blessing?
3. When are you actually due? October 29.
4. Is yours a high-risk pregnancy? Nope. Everything is totally fine and normal.
5. Do your pants still fit? Nope. Not even close. Yesterday I went out and bought a pair of maternity pants with the panel. On the rack, they make me cringe. But damn ladies, you weren’t kidding. Those things are AWESOME.
6. Do you have any cravings? Only for wine and sushi! You always want what you can’t have! We went out on Saturday night and found me some vegan Maki and Matt got me some O’Douls last night. Both were sublime experiences. Before you poo-poo the O’Douls, keep in mind I had just spent 4 hours gardening. It tasted so good.
7. What kind of OB/midwife/birth are you aiming for? We literally picked an OB that was covered under our insurance and close by, and decided if we liked him, we would keep him. We did and we will. We will deliver in a hospital. No doula, no midwife, no birthing center. I want technology and drugs and surgeons nearby. It probably didn’t help that I am currently reading Midwives right now. Fiction or not, that books scares the pants off me. Kind of like giving birth does…
8. Are you going to find out the gender? YES YES YES. We will tell you as soon as we know. But we aren’t telling you the name. I think we are each hoping for our respective genders, but will be happy either way.
9. Are you going to keep working? Yes. The goal is to find a part-time care situation that will allow me a few days a week of uninterrupted work. Beyond that, I will snatch some time elsewhere and on the weekend. I have already started doing some research and it scares me a little. More on that later.

Alright, anything else y’all want to know?