An update on us

I am not feeling so sick anymore. But I still don't feel great. I have very low energy and my body seems to be in rebellion. I am swelling a considerable amount and my weight fluctuates a lot. I had lost a lot of weight, but now I am gaining rapidly and trying to remind myself to eat the healthy things that are good for me. But my body doesn't want healthy it wants junk.

I don't mean to be a complainer. We've actually been having a lot of fun lately. Today we went to the zoo with Anne. Abby and Omi fed the giraffes, but the boys did not want to (they were scared). The animals were especially active today because it was not particularly warm and it was just a little bit rainy.

Yesterday afternoon we took the children to Science Central and had a blast. We went to a demonstration on Static Electricity. Abby, Isaac, Paul and I all got to be volunteers. Paul's hair was very nifty looking when he was touching the generator.

Last night Paul took me to go see the new Harry Potter movie. It was very good, but of course not as good as the book. I am already looking forward to the last movies. Yes MOVIES. The last book will be made into two movies.

Kathy's wedding last weekend was a lot of fun. I had never seen her so incredibly happy.

As with all weddings, the day did not go perfectly. But there weren't any major crises or anything. Paul had fun as the photographer, and he got a lot of really good pictures. He also got a lot of pictures that weren't exceptional, but that's why he took a lot of photos. I think I did a pretty good job as the "hair and make-up expert". The hair was not easy because it did not want to stay curled. Kathy's hair is so fine and so long it just doesn't like to be curly. But I defied it with lots of hair spray.

I painted her nails the night before. Paul took some pretty cool pictures of us doing nails. We were sitting around a lamp with no shade using it as light. But, as I am in those pictures and Paul doesn't like me to post pictures of our family I will not be posting those.

I should be fixing dinner now. Tacos! Yummy!

Paul and Omi went to George's to get chips and salsa. I think they are also going to the Panaderia to get some fresh bread.

Kathy's Parents

Let them eat cake?

The Happy Couple

Knowing is Easier

I had an OB visit today and an ultrasound. There will clearly only be one baby. A very small gestational sac is still visible in the ultrasound, but it appears to be collapsing.

While I am saddened about the lost twin, I still find it easier to know for sure.

The healthy baby is now about 41 mm long and is looking like a baby now. The heart rate is 178, which is on the very high end of normal. Higher heart rates often indicate a girl baby. So with that and my increased sickness, I feel fairly confident that it is a girl.

The children think we should call the baby Sarah if it's a girl. I don't know if we will use that name or not, or if we did what middle name we would use. I like the name Sarah Katherine, but I don't know how Paul would feel. I also like the name Micaiah (Mi-kay-uh) . But I believe it would not be a good middle name for Sarah. Too much "ah". But it would be a good middle name for Ruth. Sarah Ruth also wouldn't be a bad combo. But I am reluctant to use both of those names together since I might want to reserve one as a first name in case we have another girl someday. Paul and I have a harder time agreeing on girl's names he has already vetoed a couple of my favorites, and we like both of those.

All of this is just rambling. We may well choose something completely different. Or the baby might surprise us and be a boy after all.

Feeling a Little Better

The past few days I have not been quite as sick. I don't know if it's something I've been doing, or just that God has graced me with some good days. Either way I am thankful.

My brother John and his fiancee have been visiting from Champaign, IL. My Grandma Pat has been here from Kansas City. And my brother David came in from Potsdam, NY.

The reason? My father's 60th birthday. My mom had a big party for him, which was a lot of fun. And nobody teased him too much about being old. We were all afraid he would run away (as he did on his fortieth birthday).

10000 days...

... if you are counting in binary, which is something I do when I get bored at work. I would venture to say my ability to count in binary is the best it has ever been.

Tomorrow (Friday) is going to be "move as much of Kathy's stuff to Don's" day. So I am in the process of trying to figure out what I will not need for the next 2 weeks. What can I say, it is keeping life interesting.

I would write more, but I still have some organizing/packing to do before my father shows up in the morning with the minivan.

I want a cookie

I feel like I am going to puke. Thinking of food makes me feel sick. The smell of food makes me feel even more sick.

But still. I feel like I absolutely NEED a chocolate chip cookie!