What a month

Sorry about the delay in posts. This has been one crazy month. I hope that everyone has had a safe and wonderful holiday season.

Two weeks ago Jason had to have oral surgery to have a couple of teeth cut out. He went in today for his post-op check up. The Dr. says that he is healing amazingly well. The timing of his surgery could not have been better. He was laid off of work the day before his surgery, so he has been able to relax and take care of himself. After 2 weeks off of work, we are both ready for him to go back. He gets a little stir-crazy not having anything to do during the days.

Everything is going fine with me. About 3 weeks ago, I noticed that my feet were beginning to get a little tight in my work shoes. I have now reached a point to where walking can sometimes be a chore that Jason has to help me with due to the massive swelling. I only have one pair of shoes that will fit my foot comfortably - Jason's XL house shoes. The tennis shoes that I have been wearing to work are as unlaced as possible and are quite painful to put on in the mornings. Jason described my toes as "tator tots" and my fingers as "sausage links". My extremities have become food products. As of now, my ob is not as concerned about my swelling as Jason is. I do not have any other signs of pre-eclampsia. I will be going back on Friday to be checked again. As of two weeks ago, my ob said that I should be able to work until I pop, however, my coworkers and my husband are beginning to think otherwise. I was also told two weeks ago that our baby is measuring extremely large. Dr. Ramsey does not like percentiles, but reading the look on her face made Jason and I both a little squirmy. I know that people have been delivering 9 and 10 lb babies forever, but I would really like for my business to somewhat return to normal when we are done.

I will update again at the end of the week. Sorry for the long delay.

Happy New Year!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bill Cosby

Over the weekend, Jason and I attended a childbirth class at Deaconess's Women's Hospital. After about an hour or two on Saturday, the instructor asked the class what the first thing that came to mind was when she said the word "birth". Nobody in the class said anything so Jason popped up and said "Bill Cosby's skit on breathing during birth." For those of you who don't know which skit I am talking about, it is worth the $2 rental fee to see "Bill Cosby, himself".

Saturday's class was 8 1/2 hours long and full of information. By the time we left, we were both so overwhelmed that we just went home and crashed. Jason also decided that he didn't think he could handle me all by himself during our birth. He has informed me that my mom will be in the room and that he has 2-3 backups already lined out, just in case. I think that the video of the women giving birth kind of affected him.

Sunday's class only lasted about 2 1/2 hours and covered the basics of new baby, including cord care and bathing. It is amazing how much random information the brain can absorb in such a short time frame.

Jason was unable to go to Sunday's class with me because he had to finish his homework. He is attending classes this week offered by the Carpenter's Apprenticeship Program. 2 - 3 times a year, they give him books and a syllabus and tell him when his classes are. He has to read and do homework before attending the class. At the end of the week he will take a final exam, just like he would in high school or college. By the time he completes all kinds of various classes, he will have an associates degree in applied science (I think). Today was his first day in class and to say the least, he is a little frazzled. It has been 13 years since he has done homework or sat still in class for hours on end. He just keeps looking for the prize at the end.

Not much else going on right now. Just one more crazy busy week down and 8 more to go.