It's just how you live it.

[geminigirl]

I feel clingy and needy today. I don't like this feeling.

We did have a nice weekend, mostly. We went to a wedding on Saturday. I tried to slow dance...my belly was in the way. It was very awkward.

Saturday morning, I was getting dressed in the bedroom, and looked at zedrikcayne and said, "I feel like an elephant."

He looked lovingly at me and said, "Yes, but you're my elephant." Which he then followed with a sheepish grin and the comment, "Ooops. That didn't come out right."

Yes, I was called an elephant by my spouse, but in the most loving way imaginable.

Sunday we had what should be our last Bradley childbirth class. While we're pleased with the materials from the class, we're both fed up and horrified with our instructors. They're just one train wreck after another, and yesterday was really just the icing on the cake.

I'd gotten an e-mail earlier in the week telling me that one couple in the class wouldn't make it...I thought this was fine, and not a big deal-the instructor had made arrangements with the couple to make up the class with them. We arrived and it turns out that the other couple wasn't going to make it either. We were already there though and decided to go on with the class materials. We got through them promptly, and began to discuss whether or not we should just finish the last of the materials, which was really just reviewing some things, and probably wouldn't take more than about an hour in total, or if we wanted to wait and review with everyone else. Keep in mind that one of my big issues with the way this class has been run is the scheduling issue...a typical Bradley class is about 12 2 hour sessions. Our instructors decided to do three hour sessions instead. For us, not really a big deal...except for the fact that for some reason, the instructors can't or won't or don't actually plan much ahead for the classes so we're at the mercy of the schedules of the other people who use the space. On top of which, we've had some of our classes re-scheduled a number of times, because one particular class member can't make that date/time even though he's known weeks in advance. (He works retail...I've managed retail departments and know how far in advance schedules are usually made up...when he gets the date of class six weeks in advance, there's almost no reason that a manager can't work that into a schedule, even if someone is on the bottom of the seniority ladder.) So when we were discussing whether or not to continue with the review work, I asked if we had a date for the next class yet and was told "no." I have the earliest due date of anyone, and found this a bit disturbing. It's impossible to schedule a class for next week, the following week is Easter, and the week after that is just a little too close to my due date for my/our comfort...that would put class at eight days before my "due date" and well into the "could come anytime without a great deal of concern" phase (which actually begins today.) Nonetheless, we're glad we got through the materials though I would highly suggest not taking another class with these instructors.

I need to decide whether or not to accept my mother's offer to come in for a day or two at the end of March (family wedding in Ft. Lauderdale-we were invited but told by my mother that under no circumstances should we actually go so close to the anticipated arrival of the baby.) Mom offered to put Dad on a plane home, then drive up to here (about four hours) and spend a day or two just helping me/us to finish getting ready. I'm leaning towards yes, but still not entirely sure.

People are asking if we're hosting Passover again. I would love to host Passover at my house again, but it's not happening this year...not with a newborn in the house. I'll make soup and kugel and salad, and serve matzo with it, and maybe we'll have a few people over if we're feeling up to it. Not the usual multi-course, sit down meal that I do.

Daylight savings time has been really messing with me. Between pregnancy-insomnia, many nighttime bathroom trips and the simple discomfort of pregnancy, I'm not getting enough good sleep, and very little of the sleep I get is "good sleep." I'd really love a night of quality sleep, even if it's broken sleep. In the "looking on the bright side" at least I'll probably be awake to watch tonight's Space Shuttle launch...either because I had to get up to pee or because I've not yet fallen asleep.

Probably a more baby-focused update in a later post, in case anyone is curious.

Comments

[bicrim.livejournal.com]

Crap sleep now is preparing you for the next several years of crap sleep. Dude, take a Benedryl and knock yourself out if you need it now, you won't be able to do that very soon.

[geminigirl]

I've been thinking about the Benadryl at night...it wouldn't be the first time since being pregnant that I've done it. The only thing holding me back is how groggy I end up when I have to keep getting up during the night and I'm drugged from the Benadryl. If I knew I wouldn't be getting up every 90 minutes or so during the night, I'd do it without hesitation. I'll have to see how crazy the exhaustion gets and then do it.

[danger-chick.livejournal.com]

Daylight savings time has got me all whacked, too, but I don't have a good excuse.

[geminigirl]

No excuses needed...it's hard to adjust and I think as I've gotten older its gotten harder

[danger-chick.livejournal.com]

The worst is that we're in MA next week and it's another two hour time change. I really wanted to go to my old AA meetings, but I used to go to 7am and 7:30 am meetings. I just don't see how I am going to be able to do that, considering that I am commuting in from the suburbs as well.