At my baby check up yesterday I made the decision to have a tubal ligation after Brannon is delivered. The induction is set for September 23 and on September 24 they will do the tubal. I also found out yesterday that I will still need the flippin' epidural done. I have avoided an epi like the black plague for 8 years and have no reason to think I would need one for Brannon's delivery. I am not anti-drugs while in labor, oh no, I am all for them, but I am terrified beyond belief of the stupid needle in my spine, therefore, I dont get epidurals. Yep, bring on the pain and keep the damn needle as far away from me as possible. Now I find out that because my husband is a big baby, I will have to have one anyway to get my tubes tied. I dont need one to have a baby, but I need one to not have a baby. The irony is not lost on me.
Ok, so he isnt a big baby...well, ya, he kinda is but regardless, its makes more sense financially to have the tubal done as my insurance will cover more of it then will over the procedure for him. He is lucky because otherwise he would be putting on his big boy pants and dealing with it.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Infestation
Grasshoppers. That our infestation. A real infestation, not the kinda I invent in my head when I think there may be a snake in the front yard but I am convinced there are hundreds of them out there.
I mean, THOUSANDS of grasshoppers. Don't believe me....check out the picture....thats a very small portion of the recently departed critters in my front yard. Hubby sprayed for them again this morning and now, they are dead. The ground literally looked like it was moving before. Now I have thousands of little critter corpses but hey, Im ok with that. Especially after being covered in grasshopper guts while weed-wacking around my flower bed yesterday.
They eat everything. Well so far, everything but weeds (of course). Including our alfalfa, potatos, tomatos, you name it, they will eat it. Then after we make that list we can talk about the grasshopper guts I had in my mail because one got smashed in the mailbox. The ones who made it into my car before I remember to shoot the windows (that was early on in the invasion). They have no purpose here....they must go.
And they did.
RIP little critters. You will NOT be missed.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
9 month appt and......
WE ARE FINALLY ON THE GROWTH CHARTS!!!!
Whoohoo....I would say visualize me doing a happy dance right now but thats probably not a vision anyone wants or needs right now.
At 9 months old Little Man weighs 16lbs 11oz and is 26 inches long. That puts him on the full term growth charts for the first time EVER. Albeit the 3rd percentile but hey, its a goal that I had for him to be on the charts before he was a year, and he is.
My little man is a rockstar!
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
World of Convenience
My dear husband has an issue. He feels we are living in a world that accepts laziness and expects convenience.
I understand and dont disagree with this statement. Being 8 months pregnant and typically having a 9 month old child with me when I go places, I tend to enjoy a world of conveniences.
So does hubby, but I dont think he will ever admit it.
Right now his rant is his recent discovery of drive thru windows at pharmacies. Really, I dont know where he has been, these are not a new concept but hey...he just experienced it for the first time last week and he has had issues with it since.
It all started innocently enough....I had to refill a prescription. Simple enough and he was going to town anyway, so we (I) invited ourselves along. **Sounds so much better when I blame the baby also**
I told him to pull up to the drive thru window....he looked at me like I was crazy.
"What?"
"The drive thru window. That place right in front of you that has 2 lanes, and works like McDonalds."
"They have a drive thru at the pharmacy?" I took this as a question but apparently, judging by the look I got, it was more of a statement.
"Yes, they do...why?"
"We live in such a lazy world. Everything is convenient, everyone expects things to be convenient."
"Yeah....so?" Big mistake
"A pharmacy? If your to lazy to get out of your car and pick up your prescription then you shouldnt be leaving your house."
"Or you might be leaving your house only to pick up your meds and are unable to get out of your car because of an illness or, oh I dont know, a 9 month old, 16lb baby that takes more time to get out of the car seat and into the store then it does to be in the store."
"Well, whatever....its sad."
"Its reality."
At this time we find out my script isnt ready yet, so we drive around to get something to drink. Pulling into the McDonald's I comment on how packed the parking lot is and he says "thats why we are going to the drive thru."
"Oh we are now...feeling to lazy to stand in line or just wanting the convenience of not getting out of the car?" HA, take that Mr. Lazy and Convenient
Going back to the pharmacy he pulls into the parking lot, bypasses the drive thru and parks. Then he looks at me.
"Seriously" I say....
"Seriously" he replies. Damn, thats why you dont smart off to the driver.
"This is the most ridiculous thing I have ever seen you do. You are really having problems with the drive thru pharmacy thing and I think you need to seek some professional help."
"Maybe so but right now, I am not using the drive thru and your not driving so its my call."
"Big baby"
OK, so maybe it wasnt one of our more mature conversations but still....he has a seriously problem. I think Mr. Lazy and Convenient needs to think about the food drive thrus he uses, the pay at the pump gas stations, the remote control, microwaves, cell phones and various other means of "convenience" before he starts in on the drive thru pharmacy.
However being a man, he never will. And even if he does, he certainly wont share his thoughts with me, espcially when he realizes that I am right :-)
I understand and dont disagree with this statement. Being 8 months pregnant and typically having a 9 month old child with me when I go places, I tend to enjoy a world of conveniences.
So does hubby, but I dont think he will ever admit it.
Right now his rant is his recent discovery of drive thru windows at pharmacies. Really, I dont know where he has been, these are not a new concept but hey...he just experienced it for the first time last week and he has had issues with it since.
It all started innocently enough....I had to refill a prescription. Simple enough and he was going to town anyway, so we (I) invited ourselves along. **Sounds so much better when I blame the baby also**
I told him to pull up to the drive thru window....he looked at me like I was crazy.
"What?"
"The drive thru window. That place right in front of you that has 2 lanes, and works like McDonalds."
"They have a drive thru at the pharmacy?" I took this as a question but apparently, judging by the look I got, it was more of a statement.
"Yes, they do...why?"
"We live in such a lazy world. Everything is convenient, everyone expects things to be convenient."
"Yeah....so?" Big mistake
"A pharmacy? If your to lazy to get out of your car and pick up your prescription then you shouldnt be leaving your house."
"Or you might be leaving your house only to pick up your meds and are unable to get out of your car because of an illness or, oh I dont know, a 9 month old, 16lb baby that takes more time to get out of the car seat and into the store then it does to be in the store."
"Well, whatever....its sad."
"Its reality."
At this time we find out my script isnt ready yet, so we drive around to get something to drink. Pulling into the McDonald's I comment on how packed the parking lot is and he says "thats why we are going to the drive thru."
"Oh we are now...feeling to lazy to stand in line or just wanting the convenience of not getting out of the car?" HA, take that Mr. Lazy and Convenient
Going back to the pharmacy he pulls into the parking lot, bypasses the drive thru and parks. Then he looks at me.
"Seriously" I say....
"Seriously" he replies. Damn, thats why you dont smart off to the driver.
"This is the most ridiculous thing I have ever seen you do. You are really having problems with the drive thru pharmacy thing and I think you need to seek some professional help."
"Maybe so but right now, I am not using the drive thru and your not driving so its my call."
"Big baby"
OK, so maybe it wasnt one of our more mature conversations but still....he has a seriously problem. I think Mr. Lazy and Convenient needs to think about the food drive thrus he uses, the pay at the pump gas stations, the remote control, microwaves, cell phones and various other means of "convenience" before he starts in on the drive thru pharmacy.
However being a man, he never will. And even if he does, he certainly wont share his thoughts with me, espcially when he realizes that I am right :-)
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