I’m going to start pointing everybody to this space for updates, especially the non-update updates, which is what this is: baby still isn’t here. Karina has continued to have contractions all day but they’re still not consistent. The birthing ball seems to be working wonders–she gets a contraction five seconds after she sits on it. We’re also going for walks and trying other ideas to help jumpstart active labor.
Archive for 2007
Womb = Attica
There is some irony that Karina is finally ready for Baby to come out and now he’s the one who isn’t cooperating. I’m convinced that, up until now, she’s kept her legs tightly crossed and was busy summoning all of her willpower to keep him locked away until she was ready for him. Baby was a prisoner in her womb. I’m sure of it!
SXSWi 2007: Hey Everybody
This weekend I’m misssing my favorite event: SXSWi. I start looking forward to the next one the day the current one ends and I usually have more fun during those four or five days than I do when Karina and I go on vacation. But I’m missing it for a very good reason: Karina is due any day now and it turns out there are a (very) few things that are more important than south-by.
Steinbeck’s intro from “Travels with Charley”
James sent this to me this afternoon and I liked it so much I wanted to pass it along.
I’m not scared…yet
I’m not a big believer in religion but sometimes I do feel tested. We’re now eight weeks away from our estimated due date. Last week my laptop–the one I do all my work on–died. It died once before and I’m not sure if I’m going to try to get it fixed this [...]