The End-For Now

With the new development of "us" being pregnant, the family has put pressure on me to start a baby blog. I have and this one sadly will have to fall by the wayside until further notice.

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Not a Kind Cut

Medical School Guy writes about his first circumcision. It hurt just to read it. I wonder what we will do if we have a boy.

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No Peanut, No She-Nut, It's a Sprog!

Since some friends of mine have taken to calling their unborn child, their Peanut, my husband gave ours the name Sprog. We're keeping things pretty low key until the 12 week mark, but are happy and excited.

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Is it a Peanut or a She-Nut?

After 7 months of trying The Missus and The Mister are pregnant. This is my first pregnancy and so I am a bit nervous but in 6-7 weeks we can comfortably tell the rest of our friends and family about the baby.

I went in for my first ultrasound today and we were hoping to see the baby's beating heart but did not. The gyno figured I must be 5 weeks pregnant instead of 6 and so all we saw was a sac. If I did not know better, I would have guessed I just had gas.
I am feeling great, no morning sickness at all, a bit of water retention and weight gain from being indoors all winter. I need to work it off and eat better. All in all, we are excited and the Mister has been extremely doting. Running my belly and telling me he feels so serene. He actually has taken on a healthy glow himself. More later as the Peanut/She-Nut continues to grow.

The Traveling Salesman

My husband is not a salesman but he does have to travel quite a bit for work. Oftentimes he is gone from 6-10 days. I used to feel glum as I drove him to the airport but this time I had my head up in the clouds.

The minute I got home I called my cleaning lady up and made an appointment for a thorough spring cleaning. She and I worked for 4 hours the first day and 3 hours the second day. The house was turned upside down and with no man in site. We dusted the furniture, oil the wood, cleaned all windows and glass, cleaned the oven, stove, under the kitchen sink, bathroom, even the balcony got a scrubbing. After the second day, I went out bought three bouquets of flowers and spread a little color and joy all over the apartment. With clean sheets on the bed, I was looking forward to a week of no black hairs from the electric razor in the sink, no under ware or socks on the floor, no extra dishes in the sink (as he can never bring himself to put them in the dishwasher). I was planning to just relish in a clean and beautified house. I went to lunch with some friends while he was gone, gave a little dinner party for 6, did errands, read a bunch of girlie magazine, and went to the mall. Now as he is due to come back home, I am antsy in a whole new way. I miss my husband.

Back from Hiatus

After almost a month off I almost forgot about this blog. I am happy to report that somehow things have improved in Homer and Marge land. There is still no pregnancy to speak of and my gyno says that unless we have been trying for a year, he basically won't do a thing for us.

The new year has brought with it the realization we are still bound to one another and still living under the same roof even after all the stress and chaos of last year. We've made it one more year together. It is quite amazing really. My hours at work have increased a bit, I'm making some money again. The reliance I felt on my husband 6 months ago has somewhat mellowed. My independence level is back at perceivable levels and so is my mood. With my birtday coming up, I really have to take time to re-evaluate how to make my life more livable. And so the personal growth starts....

A New Year Full of Resolutions

Along with thousands possibly millions of other Americans, I have been making my fair share of resolutions this 2006.

1. Get fit and get healthier, I am not getting any younger. We eat very well and over the past 6 months I have even been able to sneak some whole grain into our diets.

2. Make a for solid effort to keep in touch with family and friends. I am a fan of emails, letters, sending homemade CD's in the mail, no e-cards tho', and clipped out articles as well as little gifts here and there.

3. Stop extra spending and re-evaluate what is really important, basically get out of debt. Who does not have credit card debt, we just acquired some this year when we moved so now it's time to wipe it out.

4. Work on our marriage, Whew is a big one but we are committed. More later of course.

5. I forgot one more thing: Clean Up! Sadly but feverently I am thinning out our supply of stuff, old magazines, books, clothes stuff that out of date and taking up too much space.

More Computer Shit...

Tonight I had a total meltdown. He has gotten into the habit of playing computer games until all hours of the night and stopping off at the computer between courses at dinner. After we finished our soup and salad and I began to cook the meat course, he stole off to the computer for a quick look at a game he was playing. The meat course was only going to take me 5-7 minutes.

Naturally this upset me and so I told him I deserved more respect as I try very hard to produce nice meals for him. From this day forward, if he so much as dared to run off to the computer between courses again. I would cease dinner preparations immediately and leave the kitchen to him.

2nd Best

How do I get my husband away from his computer? I must confess I am online 24/7. I blog, I surf, I e-mail, I read the news BUT I am not glued to my machine. I cook, iron, vacuum, take the dog on walks, make the bed (sometimes), do dishes etc... When he is on his machine, he does not move. Often our weekends start at 2-3 p.m. since he is on his machine all morning long.

I know he has the right to have some free time but when do I have the right to get really mad? Yesterday I went out for 4 hours so he could have some free time. Today, Sunday I was hoping to do something together in the morning/afternoon. The day is slipping away and he always is "in the middle of something" on this machine. Does anyone else think this is unfair.

By Accident

I just found this website and it is so freaky that I can't even imagine it's on the web.